tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826651931032166686.post1402091042244442764..comments2023-09-11T10:26:02.107-07:00Comments on For (un)Official Use Only: Would You Buy Tickets to Concert of Democracies?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07053641389180604110noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826651931032166686.post-27555027893748639162012-04-16T20:33:51.066-07:002012-04-16T20:33:51.066-07:00I don't think a COD discounts the role of non-...I don't think a COD discounts the role of non-state actors. It actually provides a stronger mechanism for dealing with them (ie. killing them).<br /><br />I'm not sure a COD and the UN are exclusive. If the goal is "security cooperation", the UN and a COD can exist much as NATO and the UN have. Lets face it, the UN is a complete failure and impotent organization. NATO is actually a pretty big success, so the framework of the COD should be a NATO-type expansion, not another UN-type mess.<br /><br />Realists won't just worry about the existing balance of power, but how their individual power shifts vis a vis other powers. If joining a COD bolster your standing while diminishing someone else's (like China/NK/Iran) in the zero sum game, they might very well be for it.Slippery Petenoreply@blogger.com