Dinara Khalelova
Have you ever thought why some states are most prone to conflict? Some countries in the World are facing “infinite” number of conflict within the state and with other states. There is significant number of such countries. According to several sources, the worst bloodshed events are happening in Syria. BBC News (2017) states that Syrian Civil War is continuing from 2011, and took about 300 000 lives of people. Moreover, as a result of the war, approximately 11 million have lost their homes. Another country that is included to the list of the most war prone countries is Iraq. Iraq is also considered as the most dangerous war zones, because in the history of Iraq, there are a significantly big number of wars and conflicts took place. As in Syria, Iraq also undergoing a long war since 2014. UN reports that in 2016, according to calculations about 20 000 people were killed between 2014 and 2015.
Weeks (2014) in her book explains why some countries are prone to war. In order to find an answer, the author analyzes different nondemocratic regimes, including those of Saddam Hussein and Joseph Stalin; Argentine junta, and the communist regime of the North Vietnam. She believes that nondemocratic states have predisposition to war. According to her findings, the type of authoritarian regime plays an important role in raising conflict. She claims that in authoritarian state such as Iraq, where leaders of states directly and fully control the military, and more prone to start conflicts. However, authoritarian states that ruled by parties, like China, instead are less prone to conflict. It shows that not all authoritarian countries are war “lovers”.
To sum up, Weeks (2014) strongly believes that the regime type has a considerable impact on future prosperity of wars. She concluded that particularly countries with authoritarian regimes, like Iraq has the danger for having numerous conflicts.
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References:
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-most-war-torn-countries.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35806229
http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_iraq.html#.WPomFvl97AU
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/iraq-civil-war.htm
Weeks, Jessica L. P. 2014. Dictators at War and Peace. Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press
Have you ever thought why some states are most prone to conflict? Some countries in the World are facing “infinite” number of conflict within the state and with other states. There is significant number of such countries. According to several sources, the worst bloodshed events are happening in Syria. BBC News (2017) states that Syrian Civil War is continuing from 2011, and took about 300 000 lives of people. Moreover, as a result of the war, approximately 11 million have lost their homes. Another country that is included to the list of the most war prone countries is Iraq. Iraq is also considered as the most dangerous war zones, because in the history of Iraq, there are a significantly big number of wars and conflicts took place. As in Syria, Iraq also undergoing a long war since 2014. UN reports that in 2016, according to calculations about 20 000 people were killed between 2014 and 2015.
Weeks (2014) in her book explains why some countries are prone to war. In order to find an answer, the author analyzes different nondemocratic regimes, including those of Saddam Hussein and Joseph Stalin; Argentine junta, and the communist regime of the North Vietnam. She believes that nondemocratic states have predisposition to war. According to her findings, the type of authoritarian regime plays an important role in raising conflict. She claims that in authoritarian state such as Iraq, where leaders of states directly and fully control the military, and more prone to start conflicts. However, authoritarian states that ruled by parties, like China, instead are less prone to conflict. It shows that not all authoritarian countries are war “lovers”.
To sum up, Weeks (2014) strongly believes that the regime type has a considerable impact on future prosperity of wars. She concluded that particularly countries with authoritarian regimes, like Iraq has the danger for having numerous conflicts.
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References:
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-most-war-torn-countries.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35806229
http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_iraq.html#.WPomFvl97AU
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/iraq-civil-war.htm
Weeks, Jessica L. P. 2014. Dictators at War and Peace. Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press
