Methods of MilAnalysis

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course will cover several technical approaches for understanding and analyzing key subjects in military affairs. Methodologies range from simple quantitative tools for understanding combat to defense budget calculations to primers on military technology. None require elaborate prerequisites! The course will address these subjects:  the defense budget;  models and simulations of combat;  subjects in military technology such as WMD, missile defense, and cybersecurity;  military basing, transport, supply, and logistics. Although the course is not built exclusively around the current policy debate, case studies will often examine contemporary issues in U.S. and international security.