Conditions of War and Peace

The course is divided into four parts:

• Week 1: "When is War Necessary?", raises the question of military intervention in light of theories of just war.
• Week 2: "Power Transition and War", discusses the argument that global transitions in power distribution lead to hegemonic wars.
• Week 3: "Democratic Peace, Democratic Wars", is a reappraisal of the democratic peace theory, and asks if democratization by force provides international security.
• Week 4: "Conditions for Peace", is directed toward our new assessment of paths toward durable peace.