Assignment 15

  1. Read Poast, The Economics of War, Chapter 6, in particular:
    1. Section 6.1 and Box 6.1,
    2. Section 6.3, pp. 133-138, and
    3. Section 6.6, pp. 145-149.
  2. Read Fortna, Chapter 7.
  3. Read Global Trends 2025, Chapter 5, in particular pp. 63, 66, & 68: New Conflicts Over Resources? (PDF pp. 83, 86 & 88) and p. 71: The Changing Character of Conflict (PDF p. 91).
  4. Read the blog post "Why we go to war" and the Foreign Policy article it links to, "Why Hawks Win" (on Blackboard).
  5. Find and summarize an article related to your country and war, the military, or arms.