Transnational Security

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Juris Doctor

This class will provide students with an overview of the actors and phenomena that threaten state sovereignty and human security across geographical, political, and commercial boundaries. These threats are shaped by the consequences of a global pandemic, environmental degradation, and diminished energy security and infrastructure at a time of decreased multilateral cooperation. In this light, the class will review transnational criminal activities including illicit drug trafficking, environmental crime, human trafficking, and the use of technology to facilitate criminal activities and evaluate various approaches and policy options for addressing them.