War & Peace ((4 Credits))

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This course examines the literature on the causes of war and the conditions under which the international community establishes peace among nations. It includes major theoretical approaches explaining war and peace, interactions between the major actors in the international system, causal paths that lead to either war or peace, and the empirical support that the discipline offers to understanding the phenomenon. Prerequisites: U.S. History, European and/or Diplomatic History.