Talk:International Relations/The Causes of War

A definition of war would be helpful here.

"However, throughout history there are as many invasions and annexations that did not lead to a war, such as the U.S.-led invasion of Haiti in 1994" Depending on your definition of war, the US intervention in Haiti in 1994 could be seen as causing the recent (2004?) overthrow of Aristide. Also, Cedras allowed the US-led forces into Haiti (as did Aristide, whatever scrap of power he had), so although Powell et al verbally threatened that they would invade anyway if they didn't have Cedras's permission, isn't that the point of diplomacy? If they had his permission, it wasn't an act of aggression. Obviously this is a detailed topic, but I don't believe it is a good example for what you are saying.

Also, discussion of old wars versus new wars would be good (Kaldor, van Creveld, etc), as would perhaps more of a discussion on political philosophy's different views of war