The Realism of Thucydides

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • Subversive actors
  • Rational actors (correct)
  • Emotional actors
  • Irrational actors

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