DSS 712 - American National Security Policy

Credit Hours: 3

This course evaluates the major actors and components of American national security policy. America’s traditional national interests are studied–accenting World War II, the Cold War, and the present day. The course also addresses the circumstances of major foreign policy crises, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the causes of successful and unsuccessful American interventions during the Cold War and after. Additionally, it considers America’s foreign and defense policy in the post-Cold War world, and particular emphasis is placed on American policies toward other great powers such as China, Japan, and Russia, as well as in contemporary foreign and defense policy crises such as the war on terrorism.

Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Demand