DSS 725 - Seminar on Instruments of State Power

Credit Hours: 3

Instruments of state power encompass a broad range of tools–diplomatic, economic, intelligence, scientific and military–at the disposal of the state in the formulation and implementation of national security policy. Understanding the foundations, applications, and integration of these instruments is essential for the successful practitioner or scholar of security affairs. This seminar will focus on the individual instruments of U.S. power and their interrelationships in the conduct of foreign and defense policy. The class will employ case studies to assess the role of these instruments and the success and failure of their application.

Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Spring