INR 2001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Baltic States, Collective Security, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Political Science
• Course: INR 2001
• Professor: Paul D’ Anieri

Document Summary

History influences the present in international affairs in three ways: history provides the background to events, history informs attitudes and provides motivation, it informs people"s understanding of the nature of international politics. The evolution of the international system has been dominated by the emergence and spread of the sovereign state system. The birth of international politics: begins with greek city-states in the fifth century bce. City-state: a state that centers on a single city, rather than a larger territory or nation: earliest known analyses of international politics: history of the. Peloponnesian war by thucydides: peloponnesian war: a war between athens and sparta from 431 bce to 404 bce, thucydides asserted that the war was caused by an imbalance of power between athens and sparta. From city-states to nation-states: following the collapse of the roman empire, europe was dominated by a feudal system.