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Which actor does Thucydides consider to be the principal actor in war and politics in his History of the Peloponnesian War?
Which actor does Thucydides consider to be the principal actor in war and politics in his History of the Peloponnesian War?
- The state (correct)
- Subnational actors
- The government
- International institutions
According to Thucydides, how does a state speak and act once it decides to go to war or capitulate?
According to Thucydides, how does a state speak and act once it decides to go to war or capitulate?
- With international institutions
- With multiple voices
- With subnational actors
- With one voice (correct)
How does Thucydides assume decision makers acting in the name of the state to be?
How does Thucydides assume decision makers acting in the name of the state to be?
- Subversive actors
- Rational actors (correct)
- Emotional actors
- Irrational actors
