Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security

On War: Thucydides and Current Strategic Dilemmas | Policy Certificate Program

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November 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - November 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

The Hudson Institute | In-Person event

Description: Thucydides is thought to be the first and greatest teacher of power—who taught that might makes right and that wars begin as a consequence of fear. Thinkers from Thomas Hobbes to proponents of modern “realist” schools of international relations invoke his name. But what are his teachings, exactly? And what can he tell us about modern warfare? In this workshop, candidates will study Thucydides’s great history of the Peloponnesian War with a series of foundational questions in mind: What is the nature of power, and of war? How do wars start? What role do domestic politics and “ideology” play in foreign policy? In our discussions and final simulation, we will explore if his actual teachings are applicable to current grand strategic dilemmas—and if so, how.

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Details

Start:
November 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm
End:
November 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Website:
https://www.hudson.org/events/war-thucydides-current-strategic-dilemmas-policy-certificate-program

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The Hudson Institute