HTST 490 Study Guide - Rapaport Diamond Report, Scientific Method, Hedley Bull
27 Jan 2014
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Poli 439 understanding the nature of the field (week of jan 13-17) Agreement has been contested as to what constitutes strategic studies since the collapse of the bi-polar system constituting the end of the cold war, as well as the events following the attacks of september 11th, 2001. There will be a traditional approach to strategic studies, followed by examining the new approaches to the field. Core issue: what are the strengths and weaknesses of the foundations of the study of. Strategy: the application of military power to achieve political objectives, the theory and practice of the use, and threat of use, of organized force for political purposes. Grand strategy: the coordination and direction of all the resources of a nation, a band of nations, towards the attainment of the political objectives sought. A mix of politics and military knowledge. There is no such thing as purely military advice when it comes to strategy issues.
