Changing Conflict: State-to-State Wars to Intrastate Conflicts & Technology's Role - Prof., Exams of Political Geography

Download Changing Conflict: State-to-State Wars to Intrastate Conflicts & Technology's Role - Prof. and more Exams Political Geography in PDF only on Docsity! Conflict on... We are still living to fight new fights• Is conflict over? No• They knew what they were getting in to□ Few civilians die, and it's by accident About 90% military; 10% civilian Most of the casualties were military□ WWI: Professional soldiers fought each other Occurred in the last 100 years○ 90% civilian deaths; 10% military Much more wide-spread damage□ The way the fighting is done and the technology has changed 100 years later, the ration has flipped ○ There has been a shift from military to civilian casualties 1. Almost overwhelmingly, the conflict comes from groups within states○ Was country vs. country  As opposed to all European wars○ Preventing State-to-State warfare□ UN creation Was the reason the Cold War was cold They would all kill each other Nuclear weapons are game changers □ Technology increases Why?○ Rebels, Separatists, Extremists,… Taliban in Afghanistan Pakistan's fighting with itself against rebel groups Republic of Congo has dozens of entities fighting within the state Seri Lanka has had a civil war within their state Chechnya has had rebels fighting to be removed from Russia Not about the governments, but about the people trying to control them□ The US government has been fighting terrorists within Iraq and Afghanistan Who are the current fighters?○ In the last 100 years, fighting has shifted from sovereign states to being within a single state2. The richer, more developed countries have relied on technologies ○ How has fighting changed?3. Who is fighting?• The Changing Nature of Conflict Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:30 PM International Organizations Page 1  They are trying to keep their soldiers alive□ The more invested, the fewer deaths□ Minimizes their risk and casualties  The US invests more in military than the rest of the world combined Just for the richer countries □ We are fighting small groups of people that need to tracked down Things like tanks are extinct □  Sketchy.  Will be able to deliver supplies or kill people remotely  We are building robot dogs□ Iron Man type technologies will be available□ Drones are increasingly being used□ The US is working on soldier-less battle capabilities International Organizations Page 2