CLA 380 GRAND STRATEGY,ANCIENT & MODRN

A theoretical and practical study of the comprehensive ways-diplomatic, military, economic, cultural-in which civilizations and states advance their values and interests in the world vis-à-vis other civilizations and states. Readings range from classic texts such as those of Sun Tzu and Thucydides to modern case studies and secondary literature. A major course emphasis is to encourage a holistic approach to the subject matter and to engage broad questions of why and how civilizations and states wax and wane.