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| GOVT-4832-15 | Politics & Film |
Boyd, Richard |
PM | Main First Session | Click to read more about GOVT-4832-15 |
The important and long-standing interplay between politics and film is the focus of this course. Three general questions characterize this examination. First, what ideological, chronological, or cultural differences mark different films focusing on a common political object, such as the American Dream or war? What accounts for these differences? Second, how political is an individual movie? How expansive should the definition of political content be? Third, how effective is the specific genre in conveying the intended political message? Are propaganda films really more effective than the indirect messages found in mainstream blockbusters? We begin with a general overview of the film-politics relationship and a brief discussion of the various perspectives and theories that illuminate the connection. Next, we look at the most obvious political films: the propaganda movies Triumph of the Will and Birth of a Nation. Next we look at the documentary genre through a contemporary production Paragraph 175 and a classic, Wiseman’s Titicut Follies. A discussion of political satire follows, focused on Chaplin’s Great Dictator and South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. The next section delves into Hollywood’s image of America and American politics. The first two films revolve around the presentation of the American Dream, exemplified by Citizen Kane, and Forrest Gump, movies separated by 50 years. Then we look at the more focused theme of the image of Washington politics through Capra’s classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Wag the Dog. On a different note, we discuss one of the most unexpectedly political films, Dangerous Liaisons, a study in political personality, power maximization and unadulterated competition. The last section thematizes war and genocide. In contrast to typical heroic representations of WWII, we look at a Japanese animated feature, Grave of the Fireflies, which reveals a substantially different cultural and political sensibility, as well as the Oscar-winning glimpse of Hitler’s last days, Downfall. For the Cold War we will analyze The Manchurian Candidate and From Russia with Love. Next comes The Deer Hunter, a masterpiece that best captures the pervasive malaise of the Vietnam War period, both at home and at the front. The final films delve into an historical theme with great contemporary political and ethical relevance: the Holocaust as depicted in Spielberg’s Schindler’s List and Holland’s Europa, Europa. |
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| MATH-5340-30 | Social Network Analysis |
Webb, Alla |
PM | Cross Session | Click to read more about MATH-5340-30 |
This course will cover the mathematical concepts used in Social Network Analysis (SNA), in particular those drawn from graph theory and linear algebra. The primary focus of the applications of these methods is the analysis of relational data measured on groups of social agents or graph nodes. Topics to be discussed include graph theory, link analysis, centrality measures, estimation, sampling, large-scale analysis, functional granulation, visualization of network data including issues of validity and representation, and diffusions on networks. After identifying an area of interest, students will prepare a Research Paper and Final Project that uses tools from network theory to quantify the structure of their system and provide a meaningful interpretation of their findings. |
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| MATH-5925-40 | Internship |
Arab, Ali |
AM | Full Term | Click to read more about MATH-5925-40 |
MATH 905 - INTERNSHIP: Students who participate in the internship course will focus on applying the mathematical, statistical and computational skills acquired in the program courses to solving real world problems. This course will focus on applying skills such as data mining, optimization, numerical analyses, maximum likelihood, data visualization, data interpretation and other mathematical and statistical theory to solve industrial problems. The course will also allow students to develop and enhance other technical skills, such as defining client problems mathematically and communicating quantitative results to both technical and non-technical audiences. All students in the Mathematics/Statistics (MAST) graduate program are eligible for this course and must receive Program Director approval. Students will be evaluated on their ability to define the real-world problem in mathematical/statistical terms, solve the problem using numerical techniques, document their technical findings and communicate the results in a written and verbal manner. To be approved, students must have a verifiable internship with a job description that aligns with the program goals. Assignments are given throughout the semester and a final oral and/or written presentation is required. |
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| SEST-3004-40 | Decision Making in War |
Wineman, Bradford |
AM | Full Term | Click to read more about SEST-3004-40 |
This course offers a unique and immersive study of decision making in the context of war, set against the backdrop of a Civil War battlefield. Students will engage in an in-depth exploration of military strategies, leadership challenges, and critical decisions. Through a guided tour of the battlefield, expert lectures, and interactive discussions, students will analyze how terrain, resources, technology, and human factors influenced the outcomes of these pivotal conflicts. Emphasizing the complexities and ethical considerations of wartime decision-making, the course integrates historical data, and contemporary military theory, providing an understanding of leadership under pressure. Field exercises and scenario-based learning activities enable students to apply theoretical knowledge to simulated situations, fostering skills in strategic thinking and crisis management. This course meets on Wednesday July 24 and Wednesday July 31 during the Full/Special Session. This course is only open to students in the National Security Summer Institute. |
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| SEST-5734-40 | Artificial Intel & Natl Sec |
Lynch, Justin |
PM | Full Term | Click to read more about SEST-5734-40 |
In this course, we will examine one of the topics most central for the future of national security policy: artificial intelligence, or AI. We will begin first by examining what AI is and isn’t, and discuss how the underlying technology works. We will then proceed to survey the national security landscape and consider how AI will impact key policy and strategy decisions in the near future. Topics discussed include autonomous weapons, intelligence collection and analysis, massive cyber attacks, propaganda, and technology competition. We will also focus on the AI strategies of two major nations, the United States and China. No technical background is required for this class, though we will introduce some important ideas that are relevant to how AI works. Students will be assessed through a mid-term exam that assesses understanding of key concepts, as well as through one research paper in which they examine how AI is changing an area of national security policy. In addition, class participation is a vital component of this class, as a substantial portion of each week will be oriented toward discussion. |
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| SEST-6503-40 | Writing:Security Professionals |
Bryant, Susan |
PM | Full Term | Click to read more about SEST-6503-40 |
The national security field is filled with brilliant people nobody can understand. Their ideas drown in insider language called “wonk.” Wonk is also used by exceptionally non-brilliant people to disguise that they don’t have anything new to say. This course will help students identify the wonk within and exorcise it. The ability to make a powerful argument clearly is critical to influencing national security debates, which should be the goal of every good practitioner. Students will turn what they’ve learned at Georgetown into simple ideas anyone can understand. The practice of writing will help students discover what they believe about the most critical questions facing our community. Some seats in this class are reserved. |
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| SEST-6527-10 | Foreign Policy of India |
Shah, Aqil |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6527-10 |
India is an aspiring major power with the world’s largest population, fifth largest economy and third largest military. The country is pivotal to the shifting geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region and has emerged as a key (albeit reluctant) U.S. partner in its competition with China. This course explores the origins, patterns and implications of India's foreign policy. It is divided into two main parts. The first part will focus on the factors that shape Indian foreign policy including domestic politics, institutions, leadership and strategic culture. The second part will examine salient challenges that India faces in its quest to become a "leading" power in global affairs, including military modernization, nuclear weapons, the Sino-Indian conflict, and the Indo-U.S. partnership. |
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| SEST-6556-10 | Global Health Security |
Katz, Rebecca |
AM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6556-10 |
This course analyzes the intersection of national security and biological threats, with particular emphasis on public health emergency preparedness and response. Topics covered include the spectrum of biological threats; global health security policy at the international, regional, national and local level; biodefense; and the role of the scientific community in preparedness and disaster response. Particular attention is paid to questions of infrastructure, with the emphasis on the federal government, and international legal frameworks. The course covers a variety of threat themes, including deliberate biological events, naturally occurring infectious diseases, natural disasters, and the associated preparedness and response policy issues. This course will challenge students to read and interpret health security-related agreements, negotiate a position, and assess the policy context while trying to advance a health agenda. This course will run May 28-June 6. The first week will be T, W, R, F, and the second week will be M, T, W, R. Every day is 8:30-12:00pm. |
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| SEST-6567-20 | Space Technologies & Security |
Johnson, Dana Weeden, Brian |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6567-20 |
This course examines the extent to which spacepower doctrine, concepts, and operations influence national security strategy and international security. It identifies key space policy issues facing the United States and places them in the larger context of technological advances and a changing international strategic environment. The course will briefly examine the historical and policy foundations for U.S. and international space programs and activities. Key documents to be assessed will include U.S. presidential policy directives, Executive Orders, national strategies and policies, and other high-level documents that provide guidance to U.S. space sectors and activities. U.S. space sectors are defined as national security (military and intelligence communities), civil, and commercial. Efforts to expand international space cooperation and to counter other nations’ diplomatic and military space strategies will also be examined. International space programs, including those of Russia, China, Japan, and India, as well as other emerging and established space-faring nations, will be assessed through classroom lectures and in the context of a future space wargame. Students will gain an understanding of: the fundamental characteristics of the space environment that define its national security and commercial utility and context; the interrelationships among U.S. spacepower, national security, and the international security environment; the role of space organizations and sectors in developing and implementing various space technologies, strategies, doctrines, and national policies; strategic choices facing other nations with respect to development and utilization of space capabilities, products, technologies, and services; and analyzing the contribution of space-based capabilities and technologies through a classroom exercise (space wargame) focusing on space and terrestrial foreign policy issues in an international security context. Emphasizing applied learning in preparation for students’ potential future careers, the class assignments are intended to expose students to different presentation and writing styles encountered in the national security community. Presidential directives, memoranda generation, and high-level but comprehensive presentations, as well as development and presentation of diplomatic positions are some of the knowledge and skills encountered in this course. Furthermore, similar to other operational environments such as air, land, and sea, students will also gain an understanding of the nature, terminology, and impact of the space environment and orbital mechanics as well as technology on national security policy and national interests. |
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| SEST-6568-20 | Human Behavior in War |
Connable, Alfred |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6568-20 |
War is fundamentally a clash of opposing human wills. This is true of conventional war, insurgency, nuclear war, and all other types of armed conflict. Understanding human behavior is central to understanding war. Many explanations of war focus on materiel: Who has the most tanks, the better planes, the most efficient logistics? Accepting the important role of materiel in war, this course explores human motivation, decisionmaking, and culture and their central roles in the nature and outcomes of armed conflict. Why do people choose to fight, to keep fighting, or to quit? Why do civilians pick up weapons to join insurgent movements? We begin the course by establishing a common understanding of human behavior, with readings and discussions focused on agentic choice and cultural influences on decisionmaking. The second part of the course focuses on historic examples from different types of conventional and irregular conflicts. Why did people choose to fight in World War I? In Vietnam? In Afghanistan and Iraq? If they wavered or quit, how did they reach that decision? Lastly, we will explore various ways of assessing human behavior in war through practical exercises and tabletop wargaming. Some seats are reserved. |
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| SEST-6582-10 | Def/Sec Pol US/Allies Indo-Pac |
Harold, Scott |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6582-10 |
Defense and Security Policies of U.S. Allies and Partners in the Indo-Pacific: As the United States faces a long-term competition with a near-peer competitor in the People’s Republic of China, allies and partners have moved to the center of the U.S. National Defense Strategy; at the same time, many U.S. allies and partners have issued their own Indo-Pacific strategic documents and/or updated their own national security strategies to deal with the reality of an increasingly capable and aggressive PRC. This course examines the national security strategies and military capabilities of the five formal U.S. treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific: Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, and the Kingdom of Thailand, and further explores the perspectives of select key U.S. allies and partners Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, France and the United Kingdom. The goal of the course is to provide a holistic picture of regional security as seen through the eyes of America’s key strategic advantage—its network of like-minded allies and partners. |
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| SEST-6586-20 | EUROPE: Radicaliz & Terrorism |
Reinares, Fernando |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6586-20 |
Are some individuals more likely than others to radicalize and participate in terrorism-related activities? Which factors explain the cognitive opening to extremist ideas experienced by some individuals? What are the determinants associated with the process of violent radicalization leading to terrorism? How motivations of one type or the other influence individual decisions to engage in terrorism? Is it possible to observe different patterns according to dissimilar modalities of terrorist involvement? What do we know about the outcome of programs implemented to prevent violent radicalization? What is being done with respect to foreign terrorist fighters relocated in conflict zones or returned? This course, styled as seminar, aims at providing empirical and analytical responses to these seven questions, therefore promoting informed discussions on the topics in question. The focus will be placed on evidence coming from research on relevant cases in Western European nations, mainly though not exclusively Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. All this invites class members to adopt a comparative approach. The period covered coincides with that of the unprecedented wave of jihadist mobilization experienced since 2012 in these and other countries across the region, but attention will also be paid to other expressions of terrorism. |
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| SEST-6651-40 | CT Strategy and Policy |
Ali, Mustafa |
AM | Full Term | Click to read more about SEST-6651-40 |
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, counterterrorism quickly became the most important national priority for the United States and dominated the security landscape for the rest of the decade. Even after the death of al-Qa’ida leader Usama bin Laden in 2011—which some experts thought might have signaled the potential demise of that group and the threat it posed to the United States, al-Qa’ida and other groups remained resilient even when faced with significant counterterrorism pressure. By the middle part of the 2010s, events such as the Arab Spring, the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), competition from China and Russia, and security threats from regimes like North Korea and Iran combined to force hard choices regarding the prioritization of counterterrorism and the U.S. focus on it. Over the last twenty years, key decisions in the National Security Council (NSC) drove U.S. policy on counterterrorism, with different approaches adopted by different administrations. This class will explore U.S. policy on counterterrorism before and after the September 11, 2001 attacks through the lens of NSC decision-making and some of the key personalities involved. It will first look at the NSC from a historical context and identify its key roles and functions, before transitioning into an examination of terrorist threats, and then the more specific aspects of NSC decisions and policy choices on counterterrorism. The course will also involve guest speakers, writing assignments geared toward NSC style and format, and simulated NSC meetings where students assume different interagency roles and examine potential courses of action on various counterterrorism issues. This class will meet on 5 Saturdays from 8:30a-4:30pm on the following dates: Sat June 1 Sat June 14 Sat June 29 Sat July 12 Sat July 27 Some seats in this class are reserved. |
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| SEST-6668-10 | Nat Sec Crisis Decision Making |
Jones, Gregg |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6668-10 |
This course will introduce you to the theory and current practice of managing crises in the National Security arena. After a brief orientation on the primary structures, actors, and theories influencing National Security now, the course will examine in detail how a National leadership team operates and strives to respond to and manage a significant crisis event. A theoretical construct will then be proposed and tested during the rest of the course. Using case studies of recent representative crises, students will assess how the primary National Security actors responded, whether the theoretical construct is applicable, and what, if any, lessons were learned. Along the way, students will also survey the record of predicting crises, and conclude with an adapted theoretical framework that can be used when observing or potentially participating in managing a crisis. Some seats are reserved. |
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| SEST-6674-20 | Weapons of War |
Brown, Duncan |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6674-20 |
Modern warfare utilizes advanced weapons systems. This course will examine various weapon systems ranging from electronic warfare, artillery, cruise missiles, aircraft, aircraft-launched weapons, ships, submarines, unmanned systems, and strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. In the examination, we will look at capabilities, concepts of operation, and issues surrounding their procurement and use. The course will also involve students working through a crisis scenario utilizing various weapon systems. No pre-existing technical knowledge is assumed nor is any required. |
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| SEST-6682-40 | Russia Security Eurasia/Beyond |
Stronski, Paul |
PM | Full Term | Click to read more about SEST-6682-40 |
This course explores Russian security from domestic, regional, and international perspectives, including an examination of Russia’s security interests in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Ukraine. For the first decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians and Americans viewed the country through a prism of relative decline. However, Russia’s undeclared war against Ukraine and its meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has shown Russia is to reinsert itself into global affairs and seek to dismantle a world order that has been dominated since 1991 by the United States and its allies. In the eyes of both the West and its immediate neighbors, Russia’s security policy has shifted from a defensive position of holding off encroachments by the West (or China) to a more assertive direction, as indicated by the war with Georgia in August 2008, the annexation of Crimea and war in Ukraine since 2014, Russia’s intervention in Syria and Russian attempts to sway public opinion and political processes in Europe, North American, and elsewhere. Is Russia’s quest for “great power status” an end in itself, or a reflection of growing domestic pressures that strain Russian economic and political security? How firm a hold does the Kremlin have on the reins of power, particularly as the Russian economy stumbles under the dual weight of low oil prices and sanctions? How much do Russian internal domestic concerns impact its security strategy and posture in Eurasia, and with the West? How is Russia reacting to emerging threats, such as cyber, organized crime, and terrorism/extremism (both at home and abroad)? |
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| SEST-6690-20 | Migration & Sec in the Arctic |
Herrmann, Victoria |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6690-20 |
From demographics to diseases, economies to ecosystems, ships to species, the Arctic is on the move. Urbanization, globalization, and the impacts of climate change are activating the simultaneous migrations of species, settlements, and security threats across the Arctic in new and unpredictable ways. Arctic port cities are witnessing increased maritime traffic and inflow of migrant labor; rural villages are facing displacement from slow and sudden-onset disasters; sea ice melt and ocean warming are shifting marine species ranges; and terrestrial ecosystems in transition are upending Arctic food webs and introducing southern disease vectors. Each of these intersecting mobilities challenge the quality of life, sustainable development, environmental health, and the regional security of the circumpolar north. In this course, students will learn about distinct drivers of Arctic migrations, and will analyze their implications for economic, military, cultural, environmental, political, food, health, and energy securities. Through case studies, hands-on activities, and guest lectures from leading policymakers and scientists, students, this course will offer an exploration of the many dimensions of security impacted by Arctic migrations. The semester will culminate in a tabletop exercise where students will make real time decisions on how to effectively manage the cascading consequences of Arctic climate change - not only in the north but across the globe. Because what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic; it affects us all. |
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| SEST-6706-10 | Soft Power and Natl Security |
Brown, Katherine |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6706-10 |
This course will examine the role of global non-state actors – activists, journalists, terrorists, non-governmental organizations, etc -- in international relations and how states try to influence them to meet their national security objectives. Traditionally, the U.S. government has used foreign public engagement and information activities to build global networks to advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Today, it finds itself working to influence foreign citizens within a complex and unprecedented intersection of technological expediency, weaponized information, and simultaneous ideological and ground wars. Students will examine a diverse range of scholarship on the intersection of international politics, communication, technology, and culture. The course will bring together international relations theory with communications theory, looking specifically at social constructivism, nationalism and identity, international news production, disinformation, protest and social movements, and public diplomacy. Each class will connect theory with current events relating to national security issues. Depending on the topic and class time, a guest speaker working on the frontlines of the issues covered in class will be able to also share their experiences, illustrating for students the relevancy of various literatures and theories. Finally, through papers and active class participation, the course will challenge students to think deeply about the role global publics play in international relations, and strategically about how to effectively use communication tools to support U.S. national security objectives. |
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| SEST-6708-20 | Mass Atrocities and Intl law |
Brand, Mike |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6708-20 |
Genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing are terms that are often used in daily discourse but often misunderstood and sometimes mischaracterized. Through this course, students will examine the legal definitions, similarities, and differences of these mass atrocity crimes, explore case studies, learn about different justice mechanisms to hold perpetrators accountable, and discuss the opportunities and challenges to preventing mass atrocities. |
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| SEST-6709-10 | Cybersec:Priv/PublicPersp |
Brum, Pablo |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6709-10 |
Cyber has long been a domain of international espionage, with ramifications for strategic, conventional, unconventional, and information warfare. Yet unlike other domains, it is an intimate part of our daily lives and one in which the domain itself—the global Internet particularly—is not owned or controlled by governments or truly neutral. To understand, anticipate, and act upon the national security ramifications of cybersecurity requires working with private sector experts and other stakeholders. This class will provide a framework for understanding national security issues affecting cyberspace and impart practical experience for interpreting the actions of the private sector that can affect national security decision-making and conversely provide insight and opportunity for those students who may wish to go more directly into the private sector and perform that work themselves using their SSP skillset. |
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| SEST-6723-10 | Transnational Crime |
King, Marcus |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-6723-10 |
Transnational organized crime has grown more complex, posing a wide variety of evolving societal challenges. The criminal organizations involved in such activity have transformed in ways that broaden their reach and make it harder to combat them. They have adopted more networked structural models, truly globalized their operations, and grown very tech savvy. They prefer cellular or networked structural models for their flexibility, avoiding the hierarchies that previously governed more traditional organized crime groups. They have burrowed into legitimate commerce, corrupted governments, built all sorts of illicit markets, and become a part of life for many millions of people around the world. The course explores the many different societal forces shaping transnational criminal organizations over time. |
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| SEST-6736-20 | Econ of Competitrs/Adversaries |
Troutman, Mark |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6736-20 |
In December 2017, the Administration published a National Security Strategy that outlined a different approach for the United States. The document outlined a security view that identified China and Russia as challengers to US power in a world of growing political, economic, and military competition. The document characterized Iran and North Korea as active adversaries, seeking to challenge US and allied interests within their region. This course examines each of these actors from an economic viewpoint, proceeding from the premise that a national economic base provides the resources from which these nations provide for domestic living standards while at the same time resourcing their national security objectives. The course provides an overview of each nation in context to its regional and world economy and in comparison to the US. The course will examine contemporary and projected trends for each nation and relate these to security and strategy. This is designed as an economics course for security professionals who are NOT economists. The instructor will familiarize students with basic macroeconomic concepts and provide a framework for inquiry which the seminar will apply to each of the actors. The seminar will then draw conclusions for strategy and decision-makers. Assignments will consist of short presentations, a short decision paper for each nation, and a medium-length (8 – 12 page) paper on a national topic chosen by the student. |
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| SEST-6742-40 | Geopolitics of Energy |
Bestani, Robert |
PM | Full Term | Click to read more about SEST-6742-40 |
It has long been said that energy and geopolitics are synonymous – and not without reason. Every country’s economic engine is lineally dependent on energy sources and modern militaries could not possibly function without the ample availability of fuel. At the same time, very few countries have the means to secure their energy needs through locally available supplies; instead, enduring dependencies upon other countries have developed. Given energy’s strategic significance, supply systems for fuels and electricity are now seamlessly interwoven with foreign policy and global politics. Our global need for fossil fuels has also had a profound impact on climate change which is quickly changing the habitability of vast areas of the planet. Droughts, desertification, intolerable temperatures, flooding, etc. are now common events around the world. Millions of people are already migrating and hundreds of million more will be seeking to relocate to survive, all of which will cause intense geopolitical conflicts. This new course enables students to enhance their understanding and sharpen their analytical skills with respect to the complex relations between energy supply, energy markets, supply chains and international politics. We will explore the complexities of world energy and international energy relations, examining a wide spectrum of fossil fuels, alongside nuclear and renewable energies. We will also examine how the geopolitics of energy is not merely a matter for the great powers and how actors in the world’s smaller nations are just as active in their quest for power and security. Some seats in this class are reserved. |
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| SEST-6747-20 | The Chinese Nat Sec System |
Yung, Chris |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session II | Click to read more about SEST-6747-20 |
The Chinese Communist Party conceives of security as not only protecting national land borders, maritime sovereignty rights, and bringing Taiwan back into the fold, but also protecting the internal stability of the People's Republic, ensuring the continued growth of the Chinese economy protecting the legitimacy, resiliency of the Party, and ensuring dangerous ideas, and propaganda do not erode CCP effectiveness at governance. To ensure this security the CCP has erected a system of governance, instituted a national security commission, developed over time a reformed military force structure and processes, put in place new law enforcement and prosecution procedures, strengthened its intelligence collection and surveillance system, and has put in place a robust system of military contingency planning, crisis decision making, and policy implementation. This class will explore this system in detail, using case studies, and reading the latest China analytic scholarship on these structures, processes and challenges. |
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| SEST-8645-10 | Data Science Basics in R |
Eaneff, Stephanie |
PM | Summer 6-Week Session I | Click to read more about SEST-8645-10 |
This course will build literacy and basic proficiency in statistical programming, with a focus on the skills needed to conduct data analyses in professional healthcare and public health workplaces. We will cover the basics of data management, data cleaning, data visualization, and basic statistical calculations in R, and version control in github. Students will leave with a small portfolio of relevant data visualizations and analyses completed using a realworld public health dataset. This course will run June 3 - June 7th from 1:00-3:30pm, Monday through Friday. |
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