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SEST-530 Core Course in International Security
Fall only
This is a required course for students in the M.A. in Security Studies Program who have a concentration in International Security. It is also suitable for non-specialists who are interested in a survey of international security issues. This course examines the full array of military and non-military factors that influences international security problems, paying particular attention to the special nature of security problems in the developing world. The first section of the course analyzes the forces--political, economic, cultural, military technological, demographic, and environmental--that shape security problems, and it provides a historical overview of the changing security landscape. The second part examines security problems--past, present, and emerging--on a region-by-region basis, looking at Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The final section of the course assesses current trends and the prospects for stability and security in the international system.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: SSP Students Only
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Spring '10:
Pillar P
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