GOVT 6897

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GOVT 6897
International Security

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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.


Exploratory Studies (EAAREA, EUAREA, LAAREA)

Last 3 terms offered 2024SP, 2022SP, 2019FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18991 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  • 19074 GOVT 6897   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies