Examines rising powers have affected global politics from the 19th to the 21st century. What are rising powers? What accounts for their foreign policy behavior? Is war with a rising power inevitable? How should current great powers manage them? Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration.

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