Read instructions
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21: MISPERCEPTION AND THE SECURITY DILEMMA
Readings to be completed for today PICK AT LEAST THREE TO READ FULLY; SKIM REST
Levy, “Misperception and the Causes of War”Duelfer and Dyson, “Chronic Misperception and International Conflict”
Snyder, “The Security Dilemma in Alliance Politics”
Montgomery, “Breaking out of the Security Dilemma”
Jervis, “Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma”
Assignments due by 11:30 PM February 24:
Assignment 5 due on D2L.
You should have an original post on the readings by this point, and responded to someone else’s as well.
DRAFT II ASSIGNED
Assignment: Using at least THREE of the articles today, compose an essay, in no more than 750 words, that addresses the following:
Explain the security dilemma in detail. Additionally, how does misperception effect the security dilemma? How can states prevent and or cooperate in the security dilemma?
Of course, you must fully cite and quote and this should be a formal essay.Use all my formal writing rules including formatting, starting with this assignment. You can see those rules in the prompt for the first draft of the research paper.