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Advanced Writing and Research Seminar

The Research and Writing Seminar for Statecraft and National Security (RWSSNS) is intended to introduce students to the art of research and writing. The seminar will be taught as a directed study. Its objective is to familiarize students with information: its acquisition, analysis, and communication.
 
During each meeting we shall hold a class discussion of the assigned reading material. We shall also monitor and analyze one’s writing assignments. Class participation is a must and counts toward the final grade.
 
There will be three (3) short book reviews (2-3 pages) and a 10-15 pages, double-spaced research paper (excluding the bibliography). The research paper topic must be approved by the instructor. The research paper will be submitted in three successive stages: a rough draft, a corrected draft, and the final draft.
 
The student can choose a pass/fail or a letter grade.

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Spring Semester

Principal Professor


   Marek Jan Chodakiewicz
Professor of History, The Kościuszko Chair in Polish Studies {read more}

FEATURED FACULTY

Ross H. Munro

Vice President and Director of Asian Studies, Center for Security Studies; and consultant to the National Intelligence Council and the Department of Defense

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The purpose of this course is to study the theories and practices of public diplomacy and political warfare as instruments of statecraft, with an emphasis on psychological strategy. Using specific historical and current examples, as well as primary-source materials, the course stresses the development of the national security professional's practical applications of public diplomacy and political warfare as complementary, everyday tools in real-world policymaking.

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  J. Michael Waller

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