Foreign Policy for Big Tech

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Foreign Policy for Big Tech is important for students looking to advance their careers in government and corporate public policy or risk management. Students of this class will first learn how to think critically about foreign policy from a commercial viewpoint then demonstrate their ability to formulate and articulate foreign policy from the viewpoint of a big tech firm. The first six weeks of the semester will focus on the side of big tech, understanding how the companies operate, their interests and stakeholders, and how foreign policy is formulated. The next 3 weeks will focus on the side of governments, and how they attempt to shape technology industries, and where needed, control their export. The last portion of the curriculum focuses on practical applications, with cases and the culminating presentation by the students.