Evaluate the following claim, “The use of force, more than diplomacy or appeals to norms and values, ultimately determine the outcome of a dispute.”
The use of force may be an effective way to help finalize a dispute, but it does not ultimately determine the outcome of a dispute. When diplomacy and appeals to norms and values fails to achieve results, force becomes a plausible option that can get the job done (in an unknown amount of time). The old adage, you may have won the battle, but I won the war, further substantiates my point. Force may not always be the determining factor in deputes. The use of diplomatic sanctions, such as the refusal to conduct business with a nation, person, or peoples, can be effective as well. In modern times, North Korea would give up their nuclear program if all nations refused to trade with it and sell it oil for the winter. To sum up my point, the use of force, more than diplomacy or appeals to norms and values, DOES NOT ultimately determine the outcome of a dispute.
