POLS 085. U.S. National Security (IR)

This course is run in conjunction with the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a think tank in Philadelphia. The course will provide in-depth knowledge of major challenges in US national security as well as an insight into how think tanks operate. Students will meet at the FPRI offices in center city Philadelphia for a seminar, once per week. Each class will feature guest speakers from the academic and policy worlds. The course will cover topics including Syria, Russia, informational warfare and propaganda, artificial intelligence, drones, terrorism, and China and East Asian security. Students will learn about FPRI’s research programs, educational activities, podcasts, and journals. The final project will be a research paper that will be communicated to policy-makers in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
Social Science.
1 credit.
Eligible for GLBL - Paired
Fall 2025. Tierney.
Catalog chapter: Political Science
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science

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