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This course will examine historical cases of defection and the strategic and tactical dimensions of defection. Students will also explore the evolution of "success" in defector cases.
Lying somewhere between overt diplomatic initiatives and direct military intervention, covert action is often referred to as the "third option" when addressing foreign policy issues that impact on U.S. national security interests. This course will address the many facets of covert action.
This course will expose students to one of the critical elements of national security and defense policy -- national security and resource planning -- underscoring the synergistic relationship between policy, strategy, and resources.
The course aims to: introduce the student to the U.S. Intelligence Community, its organization, functioning and the issues it faces; give the student an understanding of the legal structure on which the Community is founded and within which it operates; and, support and strengthen the
This course examines the role of international organizations within the international political system. It focuses on the way that such organizations as the United Nations, ASEAN, EU, and NATO contribute to collective defense, collective security, cooperative security, and preventive diplomacy.
This course examines the major types of VNSAs - terrorists, insurgents, transnational organized criminals (TOCs), militias, and mercenaries - and their motivations.
This course will focus on the Turks, Islam, and the Ottomans in history from the 7th century AD through the formation of the Republic of Turkey and modern challenges in the region.
Because terrorism always has a political character, it is not only action in a drive for power but a perverse form of mass communication. To understand and oppose terrorists and their strategic messaging is important to the protection of free societies and rational discourse --
This course will expose students to one of the critical elements of national security and defense policy, underscoring how the U.S. enters into and sustains bilateral security arrangements with its friends and allies.
This course attempts not only to chart through the transformation of energy use over the past century, but also, most importantly, to expand our understanding of today’s concept of "energy security" and "geopolitics of energy" and how they fit within the rubric of national security.
