PSCI 151 - International Security

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Goldstein. This lecture course introduces students to the subfield of international security or strategic studies. In order to grasp the usefulness of the theoretical ideas presented in readings and lectures, abstract concepts are linked with a study of the national security policies states have adopted in the decades following World War II. Topics include the fundamental distinctions among the alternative strategies available to states, the various strategies the U.S. and other countries have adopted, the links between military forces and strategy, the lessons one might draw from the history of international security relations during the Cold War, and the new sources of conflict and the prospects for continued international peace in the post-Cold War world.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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