Harvard Kennedy School of Government Politics and Ethics of Statecraft (IGA 112) Fall 2017 M/W: 2:45-4:00 WEIL (BELFER) W-1

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1 Harvard Kennedy School of Government Politics and Ethics of Statecraft (IGA 112) Fall 2017 M/W: 2:45-4:00 WEIL (BELFER) W-1 Professor: J. Bryan Hehir Faculty Assistant: Rosita Scarfo Office: Belfer 123 Office: Belfer 127 Telephone: Telephone: Fax: Office Hours: Thursday (4:30-6:30pm) I. Course Description The course is designed to examine the choices and limits of statecraft from a political and ethical perspective. The class will analyze the setting for statecraft (the international system), the resources available to political leaders in a state, and the margin which exists for human choice and creativity the challenge of statecraft. The method of the course will involve an examination of basic issues in statecraft and then the study of selected political leaders, assessing how they understood the system and their state and how they shaped policy at the intersection of the system and state. II. Course Requirements (1.) Preparation of Readings and Participation in Class Discussion (2.) Essay: Portrait of a Leader ; (1000 words) due: Oct 6 (20pts) (3.) Oral Exam: Based on Lectures and Readings (Sep 1 thru Nov 15); Exam Given (Nov 17-22); (30 pts) (4.) Research Paper (20 Pages) due: Dec 18 (50 pts.) (5.) Grading Policy: HKS guidelines for grading III. Required Text and Class Format (1.) Text: All readings ONLINE (2.) Format: Class opens with 30 minutes of guided discussion led by professor; then formal lecture Collaboration in Written Work: Discussion and the exchange of ideas are essential to academic work. For assignments in this course, you are encouraged to consult with your classmates on the choice of paper topics and to share sources. You may find it useful to discuss your chosen topic with your peers, particularly if you are working on the same topic as a classmate. However, you should ensure that any written work you submit for evaluation is the result of your own research and writing and that it reflects your own approach to the topic. You must also adhere to standard citation practices in this discipline and properly cite any books, articles, websites, lectures, etc. that have helped you with your work. If you receive any help with your writing (e.g., feedback on drafts), you must also acknowledge this assistance. Source: Harvard University Course Syllabus Gov 20: Foundations of Comparative Politics, Professor Steven Levitsky, Fall 2013

2 IV. Course Outline Part One: Design and Resources (Aug 30 Sept 6) A. Introduction B. System, State and Statesmen C. Ethics and International Relations Part Two: Statesmen and Statecraft (Sept 11-Nov 27) A. Otto von Bismarck: Reshaping the European Order (Sept 11-18) B. Woodrow Wilson: Creating a Legacy in War and Peace (Sept 20-27) C. John F. Kennedy: Between Containment and Catastrophe (Oct 2-4) D. Charles degaulle: Maximal Goals and Minimal Means (Oct 11-18) E. Henry Kissinger: Theory and Practice of Diplomacy (Oct 23-30) F. Margaret Thatcher: Conservative Statecraft (Nov 1-6) G. Golda Meir: War without Peace (Nov 8) H. Liberal Statecraft: Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama (Nov 13-27) Conclusion: Nov 29 IV. Required Readings Sept 1-6: 1. Max Weber, Politics as a Vocation, in H.H. Gerth and C.W. Mills, From Max Weber:Essays in Sociology (N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1958) pp S. Hoffmann, Duties Beyond Borders: On the Limits and Possibilities of Ethical International Politics (N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1981) pp Sept 11-13: 1. H.A. Kissinger, The White Revolutionary: Reflections on Bismarck, in Dankwart A. Rustow, ed., Philosophers and Kings: Studies in Leadership (N.Y.: George Braziller, 1970) pp J. Steinberg, Bismark: A Life (NY: Oxford University Press, 2011) pp

3 Sept O. von Bismarck, The Memoirs, vol. II (N.Y.: H. Fertig, 1966) pp ; D. Thompson, Europe Since Napoleon (N.Y.: A.A. Knopf, 1962) pp James Sheehan, The Bloody Details: Who Was to Blame for World War I Commonweal 141 (May 2, 2014) pp Sept 20: 1. A.S. Link, Woodrow Wilson and The Progressive Era (NY: Harper and Brothers Publishers) pp A.S. Link, Wilson Diplomatist: A look At His Major Foreign Policies (N.Y.:) pp W. Wilson, The Messages and Papers of Woodrow Wilson (edited by Albert Shaw), (N.Y.: The Review of Reviews Corp., 1924) vols. I and II (Selected speeches) Sept 25-27: 1. J.M. Cooper, Jr., Woodrow Wilson: A Biography (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009) pp G. Kennan, American Diplomacy Expanded Edition, (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,1984) pp H.A. Kissinger, Diplomacy (N.Y.: Simon and Shuster, 1994) pp Oct 2: 1. R. Aron, Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations (N.Y.: Doubleday and Co., 1966) pp ; Kennedy Inaugural Address, T. Sorensen, Kennedy (N.Y.: Harper and Row, 1965) pp R. Dalleck, An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy (Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co., 2003) pp ; T. Sorensen, Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History (NY: Harper Collins Publishers, 2008) pp ;

4 Oct 4: 1. McGeorge Bundy, Danger and Survival: Choices about the Bomb in the First Fifty Years (N.Y.: Random House, Inc., 1988) pp L. Freedman, Kennedy s W ars: Berlin, Cuba, Laos and Vietnam (N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2000) pp John F. Kennedy, Commencement Address at American University (June 10, 1963) Oct 11-16: 1. Stanley and Inge Hoffmann, The Will to Grandeur: de Gaulle as Political Artist, in Dankwart A. Rustow, ed., Philosophers and Kings: Studies in Leadership (NY: George Braziller, 1970) pp C. de Gaulle, The Complete War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle (N.Y.: Simon and Shuster, 1968) pp Oct 18: 1. R. Aron, The Great Debate: Theories of Nuclear Strategy (N.Y.: Doubleday Anchor, 1965) pp ; Jean LaCouture, De Gaulle: The Ruler (N.Y.: W.W. Norton, 1991) pp Oct 23: 1. H.A. Kissinger, Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy (N.Y.: Doubleday Anchor, 1957) pp. 1-15; H.A. Kissinger, The White House Years (N.Y.: Little Brown and Co., 1979) pp ; Oct 25-30: 1. W. Isaacson, Kissinger: A Biography (N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, 1992) pp H.A. Kissinger, Diplomacy (N.Y.: Simon and Schuster 1994) pp H.A. Kissinger, On China (NY: The Penguin Press, 2011) pp H.A. Kissinger, World Order (N.Y.: Penguin Press, 2014) pp

5 Nov 1: 1. Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography (N.Y: Harper Perennial, 2010) p ; Nov 6: 1. Margaret Thatcher, Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World (N.Y: Haper Collins Publishers, 2002) pp Charles Moore, Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography (vol II): At Her Zenith: London, Washington, Moscow (N.Y: Alfred A Knopf: 2016) pp Margaret Thatcher, Statecraft, cited, pp Nov 8: 1. Golda Meir, My Life (London, U.K.: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975) pp Jacob Eriksson, Israel and the October War in Asaf Siniver, ed., The Yom Kippur War: Politics, Diplomacy, Legacy (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 2013) pp Nov 13-15: 1. Anthony Sampson, Mandela: The Authorized Biography (N.Y: Vintage Books 1999) pp ; : Nelson Mandela in His Own Words (N.Y.: Little Brown and Company, 2003) pp ; 68-70; ; ; ; ; Nov 20-27: 1. Barack Obama, Nobel Address (Oslo 2009) 2. Barack Obama, Prague Address (April 15, 2009) 3. Barack Obama, Cairo Address (June 4, 2009) 4. Barack Obama, U.S. Military Academy (May 28, 2014) All Obama Addresses on White House website.