Claude: Collective Security as an Approach to Peace

Inis L. Claude Jr. “Collective Security as an Approach to Peace.” Accessed February 2, 2021.

Collective security is a halfway point between anarchy and world governement
talks about how collective security has become a bandied about term, but means something completely different

The achievement of orthodox status is very often fatal to the integreity of a concept

“collective security” began as a specialized term, initially meant to hamstring aggressions
- now has largely lost its meaning, appropriated for any & all approaches to collective actions that build peace and order, synonym for world peace
collective security should be defined as “a second line of defense against wars where settlement should but does not prevent a war”
assumptions: wars are likely to occur and most can be prevented
about forestalling the arbitrary & aggresive use of force
constract with pacific security
- pacific security - moral ambiguity, uses tools like investigating, reconciliation, arbitration, etc
- collective security - moral clarity, uses diplomatic, economic, and military sanctions

subjective requirements on collective security

aggression in one part of the world is not localized, things can easily spread
people & states must recongize their interests align with the international
- demands that many national loyalities become harmonized
  - is this similar to how domestic institutions ahve aligned with Barnett et al: International Organizations and the Diffusions of Power?
fundalmentally requires the state to give up very much
- control of military
- follow rulebook adherence to international order
- runs against the instincts of statement and politicians
collective security is meant to be used against any state, anonomous aggressors and anonomyous victims
states must be confidence in collective security, or else the whole thing falls apart

power: requires several great powers of equal strength
membership: must be universal, assumes any state may become aggressor
- proposes that the preponderance of power be available to any state
aims for the organization of police action, requires a world where every state is caught in and dependent on one other
requires large scale disarmament and lack of economic self sufficiency