INTL451  - Terrorism and U.S. National Security

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This course assesses the impact of terrorism on U.S. national security. It focuses on a variety of aspects related to U.S. policy on terrorism, the threat of terrorism to U.S. national security, and the problems inherent to U.S. counterterrorism. The student will develop a comprehensive understanding of how the U.S. views terrorism, how various policies affect outcomes of counterterrorism, strengths and weaknesses in policy and strategies, threats to U.S. national security, and suggestions for solutions to these threats.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
09/26/11 - 02/26/12 03/05/12 - 04/29/12 Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
10/31/11 - 03/25/12 04/02/12 - 05/27/12 Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 07/01/12 Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
12/26/11 - 05/27/12 06/04/12 - 07/29/12 Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
01/30/12 - 06/24/12 07/02/12 - 08/26/12 Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Stateside & Canadian Students: The e-book is available via the Online Library and the access information is provided in the classroom. If you wish to purchase the hard copy text, you may do so through the bookseller of your choice.
ISBN: Online Library E-book Note
Publication Info: N/A
Author: N/A
Unit Cost: N/A

Book Title: Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 0812240650
Publication Info: University of Pennsylvania Press
Author: Sageman, Marc
Unit Cost: $23.00

Book Title: American Foreign Policy in a New Era
ISBN: 0415951011
Publication Info: Routledge (March 2, 2005)
Author: Robert Jervis
Unit Cost: $34.00

Book Title: Terrorism and US Foreign Policy - E-book available in the APUS Online Library
ISBN: 0815770774
Publication Info: Brookings Institution Press
Author: Pillar, Paul
Unit Cost: $21.25

 
 
 

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