The Five Eyes Alliance

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Course Title: The Five Eyes Alliance: History, Strategy, and Challenges This course explores the history, operations, and challenges of security and intelligence agencies among the Five Eyes member countries – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Students will compare the intelligence agencies' roles within their national security frameworks, examine shared analytical methodologies, and develop insights into core intelligence skills. The course also traces the evolution of these organizations and their interactions within their societies. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify the intelligence agencies of Five Eyes partner nations, explain their structures and historical developments, analyze their roles, strengths, and weaknesses, and assess their significance in an era of great power competition.