Washington: Foreign Policy Seminar I

The main objectives and learning outcomes sought by the International Politics and Foreign Policy Seminar are the following: To study the process of US foreign policy-making "up close," to analyze the major global and regional foreign policy challenges facing the United States and humanity today, and to help prepare the student for the professional world of international relations and diplomacy. In this context, special emphasis will be placed on the study of the theory and practice of foreign policy decision-making as well as on the application of the models of decision-making theory to interpret current U.S. foreign policies and to develop (when necessary) alternative policies. To achieve these goals, the seminar consists of lectures, class discussions, class simulations, and presentations (on and off campus) by public officials and private individuals involved in U.S. foreign policy.