Issues in American Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy

2 Credits.

This course explores American foreign policy and grand strategy by examining various traditions or schools of thought that have shaped U.S. dealings with the world, and then using those traditions to consider key historical moments and debates from World War II to the present. The goal of the course is to give students a deeper understanding of American engagement with the world, as well as an understanding of the intellectual influences and debates that structure U.S. policy choices. This will give students a better framework for understanding the major debates in U.S. strategy and policy today.