NSEC501 - Institutions of National Security
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS YOUR SECOND CLASS in National Security Studies. The course will cover the roles, missions, organization, capabilities, unique cultures and strategic purposes of the President, the Departments of State and Defense, Congress, National Security Council, Armed Forces, intelligence community, and NGOs, as well as how these actors interact to formulate national security strategy. Students will examine some of the successes and failures of the interagency process and will gain an appreciation of the capabilities, limitations and organizational cultures of the players in the national security community, as well as providing an overview of legal and ethical issues that impact on the development of national security policy.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 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: |
Intelligence From Secrets to Policy
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| ISBN: |
1608716759
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| Publication Info: |
Congressional Quarterly
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| Author: |
Lowenthal, Mark M.
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| Unit Cost: |
N/A
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| Book Title: |
Improving the Practice of National Security Strategy
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| ISBN: |
0892064390
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| Publication Info: |
Washington: CSIS Press, 2004
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| Author: |
Murdock, Clark A
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| Unit Cost: |
$22.00
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| Book Title: |
U.S. National Security : Policymakers, Processes, and Politics, 4th Ed
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| ISBN: |
1588264165
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| Publication Info: |
Lynne Rienner Pub.
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| Author: |
Sarkesian, Sam C. / Williams, John Allen / Cimbala, Stephen J.
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| Unit Cost: |
$26.50
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