PO330 Global Security and Diplomacy

Inquiry and geopolitical analysis into security threats arising from state and non-state actors pursuing their interests; into foreign policy approaches to address such threats; and into forms of hard and soft power exercised by actors in the international system. Hard power dimensions covered: military force, weapons of mass destruction, terrorist activity, cyberattacks, intelligence capabilities, economic sanctions. Soft power dimensions covered: diplomacy, international law, ideology and religion. The course concludes with students preparing diplomatic dossiers on a security or conflict issue and assuming the role of diplomats in a mock meeting of an intergovernmental organization (e.g., the UN, NATO, etc.). Prerequisite: any PO class or Second Semester Freshman Status. Spring semester.