Foundations of Grand Strategy

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The Foundations of Grand Strategy is open to students in the MSFS program and to doctoral candidates in the Government and History departments. The course exposes students to canonical authors such as Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Machiavelli, Kautilya, and Clausewitz. It examines the key components of great power strategy through a series of historical case studies. The class concludes with study of the current challenges confronting major powers as they seek to formulate and implement grand strategy. Students will read approximately one book per week; take part in weekly discussions; make one presentation to the class; and write one research paper.