Instruments of Foreign

Policy

Aid
Diplomacy
Trade
Terrorism
War

War : Characteristics

War is Unique
Endemic Disease of International System
Ultima Ratio of Power
Lurking in Backdrop of International
Politics
Unresolved Riddle of International
Politics
First and Second World Wars

War : Dimensions of Combat

Air
Land
Sea
Electro-Magnetic Spectrum
Cyberspace

Types of War
Hot War : Shooting War
Cold War : Ideology, Arms Race, Espionage
Total War: Time, Targets, Territory, Forces,
Weaponry
Limited War: As Above
Conventional War : Non Nuclear Weaponry
Unconventional War: Use of Commandos,
Guerillas
Nuclear War: Use of Nuclear Weapons

Causes of War
A = ASSYMETRY OF POWER
I = INSTABILITY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL
D= DARWINISM: SURVIVAL OF FITTEST
T= TECHNOLOGICAL STIMULATION
O= OVERPOPULATION
I = INTERNAL COHESION EXTERNAL
AGRESSION
NATIONALISM
DEPRIVATION THEORY
IDEOLOGY
ARMS RACE