Seminar: Security in the Americas

Course Restriction: Graduate standing. Restricted to students pursuing master’s degrees in Diplomacy and Military Studies, Diplomacy and Global Security, or Sustainability, or a Graduate Certificate in National Security Studies

A seminar that examines broad security issues and themes across the Americas. Foci of the seminar may include the experience of military governments and dictatorships in Latin American politics, major issues of civil-military relations, challenges posed by insurgencies and counterinsurgent operations. Intersecting issues of authoritarianism, transitions to democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and effective governance will also be explored.

Credit: 3