POLS 437 - American Security Policy

This course will examine national security doctrine and the use of military forces to achieve national goals. The course is being updated with information on the role of the Homeland Security Council and the newly formed Department of Homeland Security. We’ll examine WMD and how the US is responding to their threats. Additionally, we’ll examine some of the implications of the recent completed Iraqi Freedom operation on US security policy.

This course can be applied towards the:

• Liberal Arts (B.A.)

Textbooks and Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, textbooks and materials are required and can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore.

1. Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order (2004)
   Robert Kagan
   ISBN: 1400034183
   Optional
2. The Paradox of American Power (2002)
   Joseph S. Nye Jr
   ISBN: 0195151106
   Optional
3. The United States and a Rising China (1999)
   Khalilzad et al,Rand
   ISBN: 0-8330-2751-4
   Optional

Instructors

Eric Fattor
eric.fattor@colostate.edu

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