15590 |
BGIA 301 CORE SEMINAR: NGOs IN INTERNATIONAL
POLITICS |
Jonathan Cristol |
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4:00pm- 6:20pm |
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SSCI |
The Core
Seminar investigates the changing roles and influence of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) in world politics by examining: NGOS, IGOs, think-tanks,
multi-national corporations, and transnational networks in the international
system. We bridge the gap between theoretical and practical through the
application of relevant theory to students’ lived experiences at their
internships. The course looks at recent and classic academic literature on:
issue emergence; imperialism; discourse; and on what makes an NGO effective or
ineffective. The students draw both on that literature and on their
practical experience to discuss these issues. Additionally, the Core Seminar
features a number of guest speakers to highlight the variety of ways one can
become a practitioner of international affairs and discuss the real life
implications of what we’ve discussed in class; and hosts supplemental
skill-building workshops to promote professional development. Students should
expect to do 20-25 pages of formal academic writing, as well as: a multimedia
presentation; written analysis of the competing stakeholders related to their
internship organization; and a series of response papers throughout the
course. Class size: 15
15588 |
BGIA 321 INTELLIGENCE, RISK & DECISION
MAKING |
Giles Alston |
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6:45pm-9:05pm |
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SSCI |
This
course is about the relationship between information, analysis, risk and
decision makers. On one level, this means that it is about something you do
yourself all the time -- but we will be looking specifically at how analysis is
produced for those who work in both the public and the private sectors and face
critical political, investment, or even humanitarian decisions. Concentrating
on three crucial components – collection, analysis and communications – the
goal is understand processes behind the production of good analysis and the
ways in which it can be conveyed to decision makers. At the same time as
intensively studying some of the instances in which intelligence analysis has
resulted in success -- and, because it tends to be more revealing, those where
it has not -- we will be trying out some of the techniques involved in
professional analysis, including writing, presentations, and team work, and
looking at analysts working in the government, financial, and non-profit
sectors. The intention is to offer an appreciation of what professional
analysts do in an intelligence and political risk context, and how their work
can feed into the conduct of international relations and international
business. Major topics include the Iranian Revolution, the Iraq War, and
the development of the American space program in the context of the Cold War. Class
size: 15
15586 |
BGIA 326 TRENDS IN TERRORISM AND
COUNTERTERRORISM |
Tom Parker |
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TBA |
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HIST |
The
purpose of this course is to chart the rise of international terrorism and
examine State responses to this ever-evolving threat. The course is divided
into three self-contained units addressing the origins of international
terrorism, the growth and evolution of Islamic terrorism and State responses to
terrorist threats. Seminars will consider case studies drawn from Western
Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. At the conclusion of the course it is
hoped that students will have a deeper understanding of the circumstances that
motivate dedicated terrorist groups and the means and methods available to
States seeking to contain or defeat them. Class size: 15
15587 |
BGIA 330 WRITING ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
Ilan Greenberg |
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4:00pm-6:20pm |
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PART |
In
this course we will examine ways in which foreign correspondents cover the
world. We will learn about how journalism interrogates human rights, conflict,
economic development, climate change, culture, and current events generally. We
will explore the social, economic, and political fissures impacting the
coverage of global affairs. And we will discuss the changing media landscape
such as the rise of social media, the perspectives of journalism from different
parts of the world, and how the media influence international relations.
We will acquire an understanding of the issues animating current media coverage
of global affairs, and also will learn about the mechanics of journalism, such
as editing, contextualizing subject matter, and fundamental reporting skills.
Although we will scrutinize video, radio, and multimedia journalism, this
course primarily seeks to sharpen your understanding of and ability at
expository writing on global affairs and you will be expected to write
intensively almost every week. Class assignments will entail research and
original reporting. We will read and discuss a representative sampling of
articles and books by journalists about foreign affairs, and will include discussions
with experienced reporters and editors about their work. Class
size: 15
15589 |
BGIA 348 COUNTERinsurgency: history,
strategy, tactics, and problems |
James Creighton |
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7:00pm-9:20pm |
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HIST |
Class size: 15
15585 |
BGIA 354 American Grand Strategy |
Walter Russell Mead |
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TBA |
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SSCI |
The American
world system that exists today can be seen as version 2.0 of the liberal
capitalist world system first built by Great Britain. Both the British and the
American builders of these systems developed a distinct style of strategic
thought around the needs of a maritime, global and commercial system. Students
will read works by important thinkers in this strategic tradition like Admiral
Mahan and Winston Churchill; they will also study the grand strategies of these
powers in the series of wars from the War of the Spanish Succession through the
Cold War and analyze contemporary American policy in the light of the three
centuries of Anglophone world power. Class
size: 15