DSS 750 - Security Challenges in the Americas

Credit Hours: 3

This seminar addresses contemporary security and defense challenges throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region, focusing on policy options and choices relative to US interests. Online discussions and chat sessions will apply theoretical concepts in international security, the policy-making process and roles of key actors, as well as strategic analysis to assess the struggle between traditional political institutions and dynamic entities that challenge legitimate state actions. In this clash, traditional actors seek to enforce the rule of law, while their opponents employ organized and political violence as strategies to achieve their objectives.

Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Demand