Thucydides, International Politics, and War

3 Credits.

Using the Peloponnesian War as a case study, this course will examine critical aspects of domestic and international politics and their influence on war. It will use Thucydides to consider how strategy, alliances, and domestic politics impact the origins, conduct, and termination of conflict as well as testing the lessons we have derived from Thucydides over the centuries for their accuracy and continued relevance.