Intelligence and National Security

Catalog description

Enrollment limited to students in IR and Politics MA programs. This course examines the conceptual, historical, legal, and policy foundations of national intelligence and the organizational structures and functions of the US Intelligence Community. Executive Branch management of intelligence, congressional oversight, intelligence collection and analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action are also addressed as are current issues including intelligence failures and reform. This course should be of interest to students seeking to improve their understanding of the role of intelligence in national and international security and of particular interest to students considering careers in these fields. The course is conducted as an interactive graduate seminar.