Demonstrate your comprehension of a specific historical problem or event within the war/peace cycle. This will require choosing a question, researching it to a high standard and composing an articulate, well-structured analysis. Choices of historical problems are as follows:

1. How did the Franco-Prussian War impact future war planning in Europe?
2. What was the significance of The Hague Peace Conference in pre-1914 international relations?
3. “The bomber will always get through” – discuss the strategic implications of this idea in the 1920s and 30s
4. What strategic challenges did Germany face in both World Wars and how did it seek to overcome them?
5. Explain the strategic significance of the atomic bomb in international relations during the Cold War
6. “The League of Nations was flawed in concept and was destined to fail” – discuss the accuracy or lack thereof, of this assertion
7. What principles of peace-making and peace-keeping underpinned the creation and subsequent functioning of the United Nations?
8. What are the strategic implications for states of asymmetrical warfare and the normalization of “New Wars”?