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Economics for Foreign Policy Makers

IWP 642
Two credits

This eight-week course is designed to equip students with a basic understanding of economic history, theory and practice, which can be applied to careers in foreign policy, intelligence, or national security.

Semester Available


Fall Semester
Summer Semester

Principal Professor


   Norman A. Bailey
Consulting Economist; President, Institute for Global Economic Growth {read more}

Public Diplomacy and Political Warfare

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.

Principal Professor

  J. Michael Waller

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