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International Security
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This course analyzes the causes of war and
conditions that promote peace across the globe, highlighting in particular how
international security shapes global interactions in the 21st
century. We examine the evolving definitions
of both national and international security – and how that theoretical
positioning influences the real world.
Events over the last two decades fundamentally recast security
concerns, especially in allowing greater emphasis on economic, environmental,
and cultural dimensions. And of
course, weapons of mass destruction are arguably even more dangerous today given
how the post-Cold War environment facilitates horizontal proliferation. In this context, our course targets a
series of issues from deterrence, proliferation, terrorism, espionage, etc.
as well as specific flashpoints around the world from |