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Michael Walzer suggests that states could morally justify war or military interv

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Question

Michael Walzer suggests that states could morally justify war or military intervention in the absence of overt agression to assist secessionist movementsift of overt aggression to assist secessionist movements if they can show that they have allies in other states that are ready to recognize them diplomatically if they are able to form their own state they represent an oppressed minority under the rule of a military government O the ruling government from which a group is trying to secede does not have the support of a majority of the people O they have demonstrated their representative character

Explanation / Answer

1. D.) They have demonstrated their representative character.

Justifiable wars undoubtedly include wars of necessity, that is, wars in which the most vital interests of a country are threatened and where there are no promising alternatives to using force. They use it due to lack of no option but not lack of support or proving it's ally power or due to opperessed minority.

2. D ) it closely resembled a classical balance of power mechanism attached to a collective security systems, and ran into familiar problems of power politics, self interest and free rider issues.

The interests of the permanent members have come to rest on the concept of non-interference, at the expense of the "keep the peace and security" mandate with which the Security Council was created and five permanent members had used their veto to "promote their political self interest or geopolitical interest above the interest of protecting civilians but UN wanted to maintain balance of power mechanism.