Sep 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
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POL 3323 U.S. National Security


(3 hours)
Overview of the foundations of U.S. national security policy from the mid-20th century until the present. This course analyzes America’s hegemonic role in constructing the post-World War II liberal international order, U.S. grand strategy during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, the nature of American “hard” and “soft” power, historic and emerging threats to American national security, and the current debate on America’s decline. This course focuses on the foundational elements that govern the policy choices of U.S. national security decision-makers.



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