GOVT 6897

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GOVT 6897
International Security

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

This course will examine a variety of international relations theories in studying a broad range of security issues, including the causes of war, alliance formation, balance-of-power politics, security regimes, nuclear and conventional deterrence, the democratic peace, military strategy, international terrorism, and domestic constraints on the use of force. We will use a variety of theoretical perspectives to investigate these and other issues, paying particular attention to evaluating the theoretical arguments with both historical and systematic evidence. 

When Offered Spring.

Course Subfield (IR)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16573 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

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