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Home > Degree Programs > Teaching & Courses > 2009-2010 Course Listing > War, States and Intervention
IGA-215: War, States and Intervention
Faculty: Rory Stewart
Schedule
| Day | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | 9/3 | ||
| Meet Day | T/Th | 1:10 PM - 2:30 PM | L130 |
| Review |
Description
Examines war, states, and intervention from the Balkans to Afghanistan. The goal is to allow students to operate more knowledgeably and effectively in interventions and post conflict environments. Examines multilateral actors, military agencies and local institutions and suggests why the policy rhetoric of the international community often fails to reflect problems on the ground. Considers questions such as why interventions have often been successful militarily but have struggled (despite hundreds of billions of dollars of investment) to achieve their aims in state-building and development. Analyzes limitations of power, knowledge and legitimacy. Drawing on the professors personal experience in the military, the foreign service and NGOs in all these theaters, the course will propose a more systematic and attentive form of policy formulation and suggest an alternative model for intervention.