– Why do states engage or not engage in conflict with one another? How has warfare changed since 1945 in terms of actors, goals, and technology? What accounts for some actors resorting to terrorism including cyberwarfare and how can other global actors address such challenges?
– First part calls for an assessment of theory, levels of analysis, and
related key terms such as Total War, Conflict of Interests, and Democratic
Peace Theory. Emphasize intra-state and asymmetric conflict including civil
wars in the second and third sections of your response. A review of NATO
should be included in your response but any other security alliance or
agreement is optional. You do not have to cover in detail every current
conflict or global hotspot like Iran, North Korea, or Ukraine, but reference and
assess relevant examples as applicable.
