{"id":10,"date":"2011-08-30T04:55:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T04:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-382pinsker\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:47:57","slug":"course-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>America 250 Anniversary Edition<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have it in our power to begin the world over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1776-paine-common-sense-pamphlet\">Thomas Paine, <em>Common Sense, <\/em>1776<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2026\/02\/2026-Spring-Syllabus-US-DIPLO.pdf\">PRINTABLE SYLLABUS<\/a><\/span>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Book<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>George C. Herring, <em>From Colony to Superpower: US Foreign Relations Since 1776 <\/em>(New York: Oxford University Press, 2008) [LIBRARY ONLINE]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Readings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amanda Frost,\u00a0\u201c\u2019By Accident of Birth\u2019: The Battle over Birthright Citizenship After United States v. Wong Kim Ark,\u201d 32 <em>Yale Journal of Law &amp; the Humanities<\/em>, 38\u201376 (2021) [<a href=\"https:\/\/openyls.law.yale.edu\/handle\/20.500.13051\/7583\">WEB<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walter LaFeber, \u201cThe Constitution and United States Foreign Policy: An Interpretation,\u201d <em>Journal of American History <\/em>74 (Dec. 1987): 695-717 [JSTOR]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thomas H. Lee, \u201cThe Civil War in U.S. Foreign Relations Law,\u201d <em>Saint Louis University Law Journal<\/em> 53 (Fall 2008): 53-71 [<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2026\/01\/Lee-article.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walter Russell Mead, \u201cThe American Foreign Policy Legacy,\u201d <em>Foreign Affairs <\/em>81 (Jan\/Feb 2002): 163-176 [JSTOR]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walter Russell Mead, \u201cThe Return of Hamiltonian Statecraft,\u201d <em>Foreign Affairs <\/em>103 (Sep\/Oct 2024) [<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2026\/01\/2024-Mead-article-.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/assignments\/first-essay-early-us-diplomacy\/\"><strong>First Essay \u2013Early US Diplomacy<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>Monday, February 23<\/strong>, students will submit by email attachment a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay on a topic concerning early US diplomacy provided to them during the previous week. All essays must include quotations from the Herring book as well as from relevant material featured at the course site, all properly cited using Chicago-style footnotes. Outside research is allowed but not encouraged. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/assignments\/second-essay-modern-us-diplomacy\/\"><strong>Second Essay \u2013Modern US Diplomacy<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>Monday, March 30<\/strong>, students will submit by email attachment a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay on a modern US diplomatic topic provided to them during the previous week. All essays must include quotations from the Herring book as well from additional material featured at the course site, all properly cited using Chicago-style footnotes. Outside research is allowed but not encouraged. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/assignments\/research-journal\/\"><strong>Research Journal posts<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Students will submit two research journal entries (2-4 pages each or about 500 to 1,000 words per entry), posted PRIVATE at the course website.\u00a0 These narrative posts will detail research efforts for the final profile papers.\u00a0 The first entry <strong>(due by Monday, April 13)<\/strong> will describe the nature of the biographical topic and narrate the search for relevant secondary sources, especially in academic books and articles.\u00a0 The second entry <strong>(due by Friday, April 24)<\/strong> will describe the search for relevant primary sources, produced both BY and ABOUT the subject, especially those available in published or digital format.\u00a0 Journal entries do not require footnotes, but they should include Chicago-style bibliographies and 2 to 3 images, properly captioned and credited.\u00a0 Entries will be graded on research effort, depth of analysis and quality of prose. Late entries will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/assignments\/final-projects\/\"><strong>Profiles in Diplomacy Papers<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By <strong>Thursday, May 7<\/strong>, students will submit by email attachment a 10- to 12-page biographical paper that analyzes a significant diplomatic contribution from an American historical figure (not serving as president) during the period between 1776 and 2008.\u00a0 Each profile paper should provide background on the person as well as thoughtful context about that period.\u00a0 All papers should analyze someone who appeared in George Herring\u2019s <em>From Colony to Superpower <\/em>(2008), and should include quotations from that book, but they should also employ a wide-ranging combination of other scholarly sources and relevant primary sources, especially from ones that have been previously developed in their research journal posts. All essays should be typed and double-spaced as Word or PDF documents with title page and Chicago-style footnotes (no bibliography required).\u00a0 Papers will be graded on research effort, depth of analysis, and quality of prose. Late final papers are not typically accepted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Grade Distribution <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Class Participation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n<p>Essay 1 \u2013Early US diplomacy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 percent<\/p>\n<p>Essay 2 \u2013Modern diplomacy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020 percent<\/p>\n<p>Research journal (2 entries)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10 percent<\/p>\n<p>Profiles in Diplomacy papers\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Class Schedule<\/span><\/h2>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Day<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Discussion Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>Reading Assignment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">1\/20<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/methods-center\/\">Methods<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-policies\/\">Expectations<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">&#8212;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">1\/22<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/mapping-american-diplomacy\/\">Mapping American Statecraft<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2011\/08\/Mead-article.pdf\">Mead article (2002)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">1\/27<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/revolutionary-diplomacy\/\">Revolutionary Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">1\/29<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/partisan-diplomacy\/\">Partisan Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/3<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/jeffersonian-diplomacy\/\">Jeffersonian Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/5<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/jacksonian-diplomacy\/\">Jacksonian Diplomacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;Ungraded reflections due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/10<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/expansionist-diplomacy\/\">Expansionist Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/12<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/lincolnian-diplomacy\/\">Lincolnian Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/17<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/war-powers-then-and-now\/\">War Powers \u2013Then and Now<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2026\/01\/Lee-article.pdf\">Lee article<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/19<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/global-diplomacy\/\">Global Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>2\/23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>First essay due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>By 5pm via email<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/24<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/birthright-citizenship\/\">Birthright Citizenship<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openyls.law.yale.edu\/entities\/publication\/94e6feca-9796-483a-b13e-5e84983ff256\">Frost article<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">2\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/imperial-diplomacy\/\">Imperial Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/3<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/progressive-diplomacy\/\">Progressive Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/5<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/wilsonian-diplomacy\/\">Wilsonian Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/10<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">NO CLASS (Spring Break)<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/12<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">NO CLASS (Spring Break)<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/17<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/commercial-diplomacy\/\">Commercial Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/19<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/new-deal-diplomacy\/\">New Deal Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/24<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/alliance-diplomacy\/\">Alliance Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/constitutional-diplomacy\/\">Constitutional Lions<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2011\/08\/LaFeber-article.pdf\">LaFeber article<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">WERT LECTURE:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/2026\/01\/09\/sixth-annual-wert-lecturer-michael-vorenberg\/\">Michael Vorenberg<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Stern, 7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>3\/30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Second essay due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>By 5pm via email<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">3\/31<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/containment-diplomacy\/\">Containment Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 14 (pp. 595-626)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/2<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/cold-war-diplomacy\/\">Cold War Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 14 (pp. 626-650)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/7<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/brinksmanship-diplomacy\/\">Brinkmanship Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/9<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/vietnam-diplomacy\/\">Vietnam Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>4\/13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Research Journal (secondary sources)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>By 5pm via course site<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/14<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/detente-diplomacy\/\">Detente Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/16<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/human-rights-diplomacy\/\">Human Rights Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/21<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/reagan-bush-diplomacy\/\">Reagan-Bush Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/23<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/interventionist-diplomacy\/\">Superpower Diplomacy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">Herring, chapter 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>4\/24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Research Journal (primary sources)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>By 5pm via course site<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/28<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/historical-statecraft\/\">Seeking Historical Statecraft<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2026\/01\/2024-Mead-article-.pdf\">Mead article (2024)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">4\/30<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">Lessons &amp; Legacies<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>5\/7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Profile Papers due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"218\"><strong>By 5pm via email <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America 250 Anniversary Edition \u201cWe have it in our power to begin the world over again.\u201d &#8212;Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 &nbsp; [PRINTABLE SYLLABUS] Required Book George C. 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