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DIP-411: International Conflicts: Theory and History

This course discusses the theory, causes and history of international conflicts and warfare.

The first and main textbook is the now classic text by Joseph Nye.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1- Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics?

Chapter 2- Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts

Chapter 3- Balance of Power and World War I

Chapter 4- The Failure of Collective Security and World War II

Chapter 5- The Cold War

Chapter 6- Intervention, Institutions, and Regional and Ethnic Conflicts

Chapter 7- Globalization and Interdependence

Chapter 8- The Information Revolution, Transnational Actors, and the Diffusion of PowerThe overall objectives of this course are:

– To understand theoretical approaches to conflict

– To review the causes and history of major conflicts

– To understand resource-based conflict as well as other causes

Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to able to:

– Understand theoretical approaches to conflict

– Review the causes and history of major conflicts

– Understand resource-based conflict as well as other causes

Course Instructor:

This is course is supervised by a primary instructor/faculty member and may also be served by a backup instructor.

The International Faculty Coordinator will confirm the assignment. Do not contact any instructor prior to LMS enrollment with faculty assignment confirmed.