INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the concepts and theories of international security as well as the ongoing threats worldwide. We consider the policies and politics of international security and how states engage with each other through both war and diplomacy. The course will address traditional threats (including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction), but also new threats to human security (such as international environmental and health threats). Throughout the course, special attention will be given to the ways in which technology plays a role both in creating and mitigating these threats. Prerequisite: Completion of an English Sequence (4 credits) summer