1. Introduction - What is War? Sep 8

2. The Classical Thinking of War Sep 15

3. Philosophies of War Sep 19

4. War and Human Nature Sep 26

5. Rationalist and Psychological Explanations of War Sep 29

6. Systemic Explanations for War Oct 6

7. National Level Explanations Oct 13

8. Old vs. New Wars Oct 20

9. What is Strategy? The Three levels of war Nov 3

10. War and International Law Nov 10

11. War and International Law (Cont.) Nov 24

12. Making Peace Dec 1

13. Conclusion - The future of war Dec 8