Cultural Implications for Strategy and Analysis
This course explores why and how culture matters in intelligence analysis and surveys the "otherness" of other cultures, particularly non-Western ones of strategic importance to the United States. It is designed to help analysts avoid the common error of "mirror-imaging" and gain true insights about foreign cultures, leaders, policies, and statecraft.
"It is impossible to understand the current national security challenges facing the United States without appreciating the role of culture in counterinsurgency and the fight against terrorism."
-Dr. Juliana Pilon
Semester Available
Summer Semester
Part of
Introductory Courses (Required) Specialization in Comparative Political Culture (Required) Electives (select two) Specialization in the Art of Intelligence Choose Three of the Following CoursesPrincipal Professor
Juliana Geran Pilon Director, Center for the Study of Culture and Security; Professor of Politics and Culture {read more}
