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This document provides a summary of key points from Kenneth Waltz's seminal text "Man, the State, and War" regarding his analysis of the causes of war. Waltz examines three "images" or levels of analysis: 1) human nature, 2) domestic politics/internal state structure, and 3) the international environment. While human nature explanations are too reductionist, decision-makers' behaviors are important. Domestic politics images highlight states' power and ability to act. Most importantly, the anarchic international system, with no overarching authority, means states must rely on self-help, leading to potential conflicts that could be resolved through force.
This document provides a summary of key points from Kenneth Waltz's seminal text "Man, the State, and War" regarding his analysis of the causes of war. Waltz examines three "images" or levels of analysis: 1) human nature, 2) domestic politics/internal state structure, and 3) the international environment. While human nature explanations are too reductionist, decision-makers' behaviors are important. Domestic politics images highlight states' power and ability to act. Most importantly, the anarchic international system, with no overarching authority, means states must rely on self-help, leading to potential conflicts that could be resolved through force.
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This document provides a summary of key points from Kenneth Waltz's seminal text "Man, the State, and War" regarding his analysis of the causes of war. Waltz examines three "images" or levels of analysis: 1) human nature, 2) domestic politics/internal state structure, and 3) the international environment. While human nature explanations are too reductionist, decision-makers' behaviors are important. Domestic politics images highlight states' power and ability to act. Most importantly, the anarchic international system, with no overarching authority, means states must rely on self-help, leading to potential conflicts that could be resolved through force.
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1nL NA1ICNAL SLCUkI1 CI SMALL S1A1LS A CASL S1UD CI SINGACkL
8 MLI ANAND SA1nI kUMAk (SINGACkL AkMLD ICkCLS)
IN1kCDUC1ICN
`5inqopore must o/woys mointoin o credib/e ond deterrent mi/itory defence os the fundomento/ underpinninq of on effective foreiqn po/icy
L|m kuan ew S|ngapore's r|me M|n|ster
1 1hls dlsserLaLlon wrlLLen by Lhe above offlcer offers a perspecLlve ln [usLlfylng Lhe developmenL of Slngapore Armed lorces (SAl) Lo lLs presenL seLLlng As a small sLaLe LhaL ls saddled wlLh a myrlad of geopollLlcal cleavages she was consLanLly compelled Lo relnvenL and reenerglze Lo remaln ln Lhe fore fronL among Lhe oLher SouLh LasL Aslan nelghbours 1hls pesslmlsLlc ouLlook was very much drlven slnce early lndependence on Lhe need Lo bulld a credlble convenLlonal mlllLary capablllLy LhaL had been sLeadfasLly malnLalned and lnvesLed by Lhe Slngapore AdmlnlsLraLlon slnce
DISCUSSICN
2 1he auLhor has gone Lo greaL lengLhs ln magnlfylng and somewhaL exalLlng Lhe evoluLlon of SAl 1he quesLlon here ls whaL compels SAl Lo do so? uoes Slngapore as a naLlon requlres such a large sLandlng and very modern mlllLary? As a naLlon of mere 4 mllllon lnhablLanLs (of whlch 20 are forelgn naLlonals) coupled wlLh Lhe lack of naLural resources eLhnlc lmbalance no LerrlLorlal depLh hlghly concenLraLed urbanlzed lnfrasLrucLure and uncerLaln naLlonallsm are among Lhe dlre reasons LhaL lnduce Lhe need for such securlLy WlLh all Lhese geosLraLeglc vulnerablllLles Slngapore reallzes LhaL lL needs Lo be compeLlLlve for survlval and LhaL Lhough a robusL and formldable mlllLary would provlde Lhe bruLe force Lhere are also oLher areas LhaL Slngapore have Lo develop ln Landem as parL of a compleLe package mulLl pronged approach Among Lhe oLher porLfollos LhaL were dedlcaLed due aLLenLlon were
a Lmploylng sound and frulLful economlcs b Lnhanclng soclal and naLlonal coheslon c CulLlvaLlng respecLable fuLure leaders d 8eglonal and lnLernaLlonal dlplomacy e Lnhanclng defence Lles and mechanlsms
CIN1S 1C CNDLk
ln a way due credlL should be accorded SAl as lLs sLandlng Loday ls a LesLlmony of a deLermlned manlfesLaLlon embarked from Lhe onseL WlLh lnlLlal foundaLlon lald ouL wlLh uefence lan 1966 subsequenLly wlLh a serles of plans vlsuallzed Lhrough CombaLanL 2000 / Army 2000 / SAl 2000 followed by Army 21 and recenLly embarked lnLo SAl rd CeneraLlon Pavlng esLabllshed Lhls foundaLlon a qulck look would conclude LhaL SAl has Lhe numbers a dedlcaLed sLrengLh LhaL can be moblllzed and have an array of armoury asseLs LhaL are lmpresslve melL an lmpedlng adversary 8uL a closer look would reveal LhaL Lhere ls more Lo lL LhaL meeLs Lhe eye 1hls Langlble elemenL Lhough remarkable does noL palnL Lhe full plcLure as lL ls lnconcluslve Lo deLermlne wheLher SAl ls a vlable warflghLlng force 1he conLenLlon here would very much be dependenL upon Lhe poLenLlal confllcL Should lL be foughL away from lLs shores lL would auger well as Lhe alr force and navy would Lake Lhe lead and permlL Lhe deploymenL of much of lLs expedlLlonary asseLs Powever should Lhe confllcL be closer Lo home Lhan a poslLlve ouLcome may noL be smooLh ln negoLlaLlng such a scenarlo Lhere are four conslderaLlons LhaL mlghL serve as a dlsadvanLage
a SAl lack or has no combaL experlence AcLlve duLy and naLlonal Servlcemen would need Lo deal wlLh combaL slLuaLlons aL Lhelr own doorsLep ls Lhe SAl up Lo lL? WhaL abouL posslble causallLles? Can Lhe Slngapore publlc accepL such grlef?
b 8elng an over whelmlng clLlzens armed forces Lhe counLry has yeL Lo encounLer any dlscomforL or hardshlp slnce lndependence Slngaporeans have en[oyed a relaLlvely benlgn llfe safe and free from any upheavals 1hls probably quesLlons Lhe fraglllLy of clvlllan morale once llves LhreaLened
c As a naLlon wlLh no depLh Lhls geographlcal dlsadvanLage lndlrecLly conLrlbuLes Lo mlllLary asymmeLry
d As a condensed and saLuraLed naLlon lndlrecLly provldes many lucraLlve LargeLs
CCNCLUSICN
4 lrom Lhe above exposlLlon lL would be a fallacy Lo conclude LhaL Lhe concepL of securlLy ls absoluLe Complex reglonal alllances geopollLlcal slLuaLlon operaLlonal weapons sysLems and posslble momenLous changes ln Lhe envlronmenL can provlde adverse lmpacLs Lo Lhe posslble conLemplaLlons of a naLlon Lvery endeavor has lLs pros and cons As a cauLlous naLlon Slngapore ls noL an excepLlon 1he foundaLlon of Slngapore's survlval phllosophy ls Lo be relevanL lmporLanL and a small glanL lL ls for such opLlmum LhaL Slngapore needs Lo be wary consLanLly be on lLs Loes and rapldly respond Lo changes ln Lhe exLernal envlronmenL
Man the State and War kenneth Wa|tz 19S9
lran sLarLed enrlchlng lLs own uranlum Lhls week Why lf nuclear weapons ushered ln an era of unprecedenLed peace growLh and wealLh for Lhose possesslng Lhem should we noL welcome Lhe spread of nuclear weapons? Pave Lhe nuclear haves noL always credlLed nuclear deLerrence for banlshlng war beLween nuclear weapons sLaLes? 1hls ls Lhe argumenL LhaL kenneLh WalLz made ln 1981 renewed ln 200 and whlch surely begs brlnglng back agaln Lhls week
WalLzs argumenL sLems dlrecLly from Lhe loglc of nuclear deLerrence and Lhe balance of power a concepL he relnvlgoraLed ln hls semlnal LexL Man Lhe SLaLe and War Pe sLarLs by asklng where Lhe causes of war are Lo be found and poslLs LhaL Lhey are Lo be found somewhere ln Lhe nowfamous Lhree lmages" or levels of analysls ln lnLernaLlonal pollLlcs 1he flrsL ls human behavlor" (chapLer 2) or more succlncLly human naLure lf Lhe causes of war are Lo be found here one musL dlvlne Lhe naLure of human behavlour Cf course Lhere are as many vlews on human naLure as humans on Lhe planeL and Lhus how Lo secure peace wlll be equally lndeLermlnaLe WalLz counLers all Lhe human naLure soluLlons Lo Lhe causes of war and peace as belng reducLlonlsL ln chapLer by Lrylng Lo explaln everyLhlng human behavlour lmages explaln noLhlng Powever where l Lhlnk Lhls lmage could glve clarlLy would be ln focuslng on declslonmakers (heads of sLaLe dlplomaLs generals and so on) and Lhelr role ln causlng war and peace
WalLz Lhen looks ln chapLer 4 aL a second lmage domesLlc pollLlcs or Lhe lnLernal sLrucLure of sLaLes" All pollLlcal Lheorles have a concepLlon of Lhe good sLaLe whlch ls (wlLh Lhe excepLlon of mlllLarlsm) a peaceful one We all know LhaL democracles have never foughL each oLher Lhe Lrouble ls LhaL Lhere ls llLLle agreemenL as Lo whaL a democraLlc sLaLe conslsLs of leL alone wheLher LhaL ls Lhe only good" sLaLe Soclallsm has always been smug abouL lLs credenLlals of belng good and peaceful cerLalnly before Lhe llrsL World War lnLernaLlonal soclallsLs (ch3) belleved LhaL Lhey could prevenL war buL Lhey all ended up flghLlng for Lhelr own sLaLes Powever ln Lhese Lwo chapLers WalLz does hlghllghL Lhe lmporLance of a sLaLe's power or lLs ablllLy Lo acL and Lhls along wlLh Lhe human behavlour of lndlvldual and group declslonmakers wlll prove lmporLanL when looklng aL all Lhree lmages LogeLher !usL as Lhe socleLles Lhey llve ln make men so Lhe lnLernaLlonal envlronmenL makes sLaLes (page 122) Lhe scene ls seL Lherefore Lo look aL Lhe Lhlrd and flnal lmage whlch examlnes Lhls lnLernaLlonal envlronmenL whlch makes sLaLes
ChapLer 6 lnLroduces Lhe lnLernaLlonal anarchy WlLh many soverelgn sLaLes wlLh no sysLem of law enforceable among Lhem wlLh each sLaLe [udglng lLs grlevances and amblLlons accordlng Lo Lhe dlcLaLes of lLs own reason or deslre confllcL someLlmes leadlng Lo war ls bound Lo occur 1o achleve a favorable ouLcome from such a confllcL a sLaLe has Lo rely on lLs own devlces Lhe relaLlve efflclency of whlch ls lLs consLanL concern (p139)
ln anarchy Lhere ls no auLomaLlc harmony 8ecause some counLrles may be wllllng Lo use force Lo achleve Lhelr ends and because Lhere ls no auLhorlLy Lo prevenL Lhem from dolng so even peacefully lncllned sLaLes arm Lhemselves Coodness and evll agreemenL and dlsagreemenL may or may noL lead Lo war War occurs because Lhere ls noLhlng Lo prevenL lL Lhere ls no auLomaLlc ad[usLmenL of lnLeresLs among sLaLes and Lhere ls a consLanL posslblllLy LhaL confllcLs wlll be seLLled by force (p188) A balance of power may exlsL because some counLrles consclously make lL Lhe end of Lhelr pollcles buL lL malnly exlsLs because Lhe sysLem forces an equlllbrlum lL ls noL so much lmposed by sLaLesmen on evenLs as lL ls lmposed by evenLs on sLaLesmen (p209)
1he Lhlrd lmage descrlbes Lhe framework of lnLernaLlonal pollLlcs buL wlLhouL Lhe flrsL and Lhe second lmages Lhere can be no knowledge of Lhe forces LhaL deLermlne pollcy Lhe flrsL and second lmages descrlbe Lhe forces ln lnLernaLlonal pollLlcs buL wlLhouL Lhe Lhlrd lmage lL ls lmposslble Lo assess Lhelr lmporLance or predlcL Lhelr resulLs (p28) lor WalLz anarchy or Lhe absence of cenLral auLhorlLy ls Lhe orderlng prlnclple of Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem 8y analogy Lo mlcroeconomlc Lheory (ch7) WalLz argues LhaL lnLernaLlonal sysLems emerge from selfregardlng unlLs comlng lnLo conLacL wlLh each oLher ln a mlcroLheory wheLher economlc or pollLlcal Lhe moLlvaLlon of acLors ls assumed raLher Lhan reallsLlcally descrlbed WalLz assumes LhaL sLaLes seek Lo ensure Lhelr survlval 1he real alms of sLaLes may be endlessly varlable buL ln a world wlLhouL securlLy survlval ls Lhe foundaLlon for Lhe Lheory
Anarchy does noL lmply LhaL vlolence ls common ln Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem buL raLher LhaL Lhe LhreaL of vlolence ls ever presenL Anarchy means LhaL Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem ls one of selfhelp WalLz ldenLlfles Lwo ways ln whlch Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem llmlLs cooperaLlon llrsL Lhe condlLlon of lnsecurlLyaL Lhe leasL Lhe uncerLalnLy of each abouL Lhe oLhers fuLure lnLenLlons and acLlonsworks agalnsL Lhelr cooperaLlon A sLaLe worrles abouL a dlvlslon of posslble galns LhaL may favour anoLher sLaLe more Lhan lLself Second a sLaLe ls also concerned abouL becomlng dependenL on oLhers and Lherefore also chooses Lo llmlL lLs cooperaLlon wlLh oLher sLaLes WalLz sees vlrLues ln anarchyprlnclpally LhaL sLaLes can preserve Lhelr auLonomy Whlle WalLz recognlzes Lhe exlsLence of nonsLaLe acLors he dlsmlsses Lhelr lmporLance because sLaLes are sLlll Lhe mosL powerful acLors on Lhe world sLageLhey have Lhe mosL lnfluence and Lhey seL Lhe rules 1hus Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem ls deflned ln Lerms of sLaLes
1he naLure of Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem ls deLermlned by Lhe number of CreaL owers 1he sLrucLure of Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem changes wlLh changes ln Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of power and Lhls ls where Lhe second level sLarLs Lo play a larger role Pls 8alance of ower 1heory (pages 116128 ln chapLer 6) ls worLhy of close readlng and noLlng
1 SLaLes are unlLary acLors who seek aL a mlnlmum Lhelr own preservaLlon and aL a maxlmum unlversal domlnaLlon 2 SLaLes seek Lo achleve Lhelr goals elLher Lhrough lnLernal balanclng (lncreaslng economlc and mlllLary sLrengLh) or exLernal balanclng (creaLlng alllances) lor Lhls Lheory Lo operaLe we musL see Lwo or more sLaLes ln a selfhelp sysLem wlLh no superlor auLhorlLy over Lhem llnally WalLz conLrasLs balanclng wlLh bandwagonlng ln whlch weaker sLaLes choose Lo ally wlLh Lhe sLronger sLaLe WalLz argues LhaL because power ls a means noL an end sLaLes prefer Lo [oln Lhe weaker of Lwo coallLlons Agaln Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem and Lhe necesslLy of survlval dlcLaLe Lhls behavlour ln chapLer 8 WalLz lnvesLlgaLes how changes ln Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe lnLernaLlonal sysLem affecL alllances Pe focuses ln parLlcular on Lhe dlfference beLween mulLlpolar and blpolar alllance sysLems
1he prlmary dlfference beLween mulLlpolar and blpolar balanclng ls LhaL mulLlpolar balanclng occurs exLernally (among sLaLes) whlle blpolar balanclng occurs lnLernally 8ecause exLernal balanclng ls more uncerLaln blpolar balanclng Lends Lo produce less confllcL WalLz dlscusses several addlLlonal feaLures of mulLlpolar balanclng
* SLaLes wlll woo alllance parLners by adapLlng Lo Lhem Lxample lrance and 8ussla aLLempLlng Lo appear more allke one anoLher ln order Lo form Lhelr alllance ln 1894 * lor securlLy sLaLes are wllllng Lo allgn wlLh anyone * 1he weaker parLner ln an alllance wlll deLermlne pollcy ln a momenL of crlsls * lnLernaLlonal compeLlLlon wlll Lend Lo force sLaLes ln a mulLlpolar order lnLo Lwo blocs * Pavlng Lwo blocs does noL mean LhaL Lhe sysLem ls blpolar because alllance shlfLs and defecLlons can sLlll occur * 1hese alllance shlfLs and defecLlons make Lhe mulLlpolar order dangerous * 1he flexlblllLy of alllances makes for rlgldlLy ln sLraLegy
lor blpolar alllances
* Alllance leaders do noL need Lo worry much abouL Lhe falLhfulness of followers * ln blpolar sysLems Lhere wlll be unequal burdensharlng beLween Lhe ma[or and mlnor powers ln an alllance * CreaL owers ln a blpolar sysLem do noL need Lo make Lhemselves aLLracLlve Lo alllance parLners lor example Lhe SovleL unlon and Lhe uSA dld noL alLer Lhelr sLraLegles Lo accommodaLe allles * 1he rlgldlLy of blpolar alllances makes for flexlble sLraLegy
CrlLlclsms Lhere ls ofLen noL a balance buL an lmbalance creaLed ln Lhe Lu Lhe weaker sLaLes seem Lo fawn on lrance and Cermany and do Lhelr wlll look aL how everyone flocked Lo MlcrosofL Wlndows and all buL abandoned unlx llkewlse Coogles 70+ share of Lhe search englne markeL and noL many wlll Lry Lo argue LhaL Lhe markeL ls selfrlghLlng durlng Lhls credlL crunch (Lhough qulLe clearly lL ls wlLh a vengeance)!
WalLz' analysls underplns so many oLher famous LexLs LhaL have come afLer hls lncludlng a number of Lhe books l have revlewed ln Lhls blog AnoLher key LexL ln Lhe undersLandlng of War ollLlcs SLraLegy 8arry 8uzan's eople SLaLes and lear (whlch l wlll have Lo dusL off and revlew) overLly uses WalLz's Lhree levels of analysls Lo sLudy Lhe concepL of securlLy kenneLh ayne ln hls ulscusslon Analogles and AfghanlsLan eleganLly argued agalnsL placlng Loo much emphasls on analogles buL WalLzs key conLrlbuLlon ls Lo explaln recurrlng paLLerns of sLaLe behavlour LhroughouL hlsLory
LxperLs may dlspuLe how he explalns Lhe flrsL Lwo levels and how Lhese lnLeracL wlLh each oLher buL Lhey wlll all agree LhaL hls Lhreelevel analysls ls a powerful way of comprehendlng Lhe lncomprehenslble of parLs of lnLernaLlonal pollLlcs WalLz ls ln hls elemenL when he Lalks abouL Lhe Lhlrd level and argues LhaL Lhe world exlsLs ln a sLaLe of perpeLual lnLernaLlonal anarchy
AnoLher greaL sLrengLh of WalLz' analysls ls hls explanaLlon of Lhe funcLlon of CreaL owers (and exLrapolaLlng from LhaL Superowers) ln Lhe lnLersLaLe sLrucLure lL ls upon Lhls analysls LhaL l commend hls 1981 llSS Adelphl aper on Lhe Spread of nuclear Weapons Lo you and ask for your conLrlbuLlon ln Lhe llghL of Lhe currenL hoohaa over lran
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Me[ Afendl seorang pegawal yang Legas dengan clrlclrl sempurna yang Lelah melalul kllangkllang slsLem yang dlgambarkan oleh profeslonallsme maLang ker[anya dan kehormaLan keupayaannya unLuk menyesualkan dlrl dengan perubahan proakLlf beker[a dl bawah Lekanan LellLl papan buLlrbuLlr pada masa yang sama mengekalkan slkap yang poslLlf benarbenar mercu Landa bellau yang berLerusan menenLang / meleblhl [angkaan unggul 8ellau mempunyal keazaman yang kuaL unLuk cemerlang yang dlmanlfesLaslkan dalam komlLmen dedlkasl unLlrlng dan kuallLl ouLpuL Mempunyal keupayaan unLuk menyuarakan yakln bersamasama dengan kemahlran Leknlkal Lerus menlngkaLkan kecekapan 8oleh dlamanahkan unLuk beker[a secara bebas dengan slkap kreaLlf Llada apa yang dlanggap musLahll
Me[ Afendl lalah seorang pegawal Legas dengan karakLer sempurna yang pernah dllalul kllangkllang slsLem yang dlcermlnkan oleh kemaLangan ker[anya profeslonallsme dan dengan penuh hormaL kebolehan bellau akan penyesualan kepada perubahan men[adl proakLlf ker[a dl bawah Lekanan dengan LellLl menggosok keluar buLlran keLlka memellhara saLu slkap yang poslLlf benarbenar merupakan clrlclrlnya yang secara berLerusan menenLang / meleblhl hebaL [angkaan[angkaan ula mempunyal saLu keazaman kuaL cemerlang yang dlnyaLakan dalam dedlkasl Lldak puLuspuLusnya komlLmen dan kuallLl ouLpuL Adakah keupayaan menyebuL dengan yakln bersama dengan kemahlran Leknlkal seLerusnya menlngglkan kecekapannya 8oleh dlpercayal beker[a secara bebas dengan slkap kreaLlfnya Llada apaapa dlanggap musLahll