International Security Policy (ISP)
International Security Policy Curriculum
The International Security Policy concentration is designed for students interested in international conflict and conflict management, defense policy, military strategy, arms control, intelligence, peacekeeping, coercion, negotiation, and alternatives to the use of force as an instrument of policy. It provides a conceptual foundation for understanding conflict and the political, economic, and military components of policies and capabilities for coping with the possibility of war, as well as expertise for analyzing specific functional and regional security issues.
Beginning in Fall 2022, ISP students are expected to fulfill the following requirements for a total of 15 credits.
1. The required gateway course, INAF U6874 Foundations of International Security Policy
2. Two courses (or 6 credits) in ONE of five career focus areas -- their "primary area"
3. Two courses (or 6 credits) in electives -- can be taken from any focus area
****Some courses can be counted towards more than one career focus area; this is by design. ALL of the courses listed below should also be eligible to count as ISP electives (see #3 above).
ISP Focus Areas and Eligible Courses
Intelligence analysis, counterterrorism, and risk assessment
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U8142 | Intelligence & Foreign Policy | 3.00 |
| INAF U6387 | Terrorism ＆ Counterterrorism | 3.00 |
| INAF U6455 | Counterterrorism and Policing | 3.00 |
| INAF U6388 | Modern Urban Terrorism | 3.00 |
| INAF U6848 | Threat Financing and Anti-Money Laundering | 1.50 |
| INAF U6474 | Economic Espionage | 3.00 |
| INAF U6908 | Information Operations on Social Media | 1.50 |
| INAF U6334 | Conduct of War | 3.00 |
| INAF U6344 | Military Technology Assessment | 3.00 |
| INAF U6671 | China's Foreign Relations | 3.00 |
| INAF U8565 | European Security | 3.00 |
| INAF U8488 | Contemporary Russian Security Policy | 3.00 |
| INAF U6430 | East Asian Security | 3.00 |
| REGN U6719 | Middle East Conflicts ＆ Global Security | 3.00 |
| INAF U6658 | Politics and Policies in South Asia | 3.00 |
| INAF U6509 | Basics of Cybersecurity | 1.50 |
| INAF U6383 | Dynamics of Cyber Power and Conflict | 3.00 |
| INAF U6523 | Cyber Risks and Vulnerabilities | 1.50 |
| INAF U6524 | Cybersecurity & Business Risk | 3.00 |
| INAF U8876 | Nuclear Proliferation Concepts for Non-Scientists | 1.50 |
| POLS G4471 | Chinese Politics | 4.00 |
| POLS G8471 | Chinese Politics In Comparative Perspective | 4.00 |
| POLS GU4472 | JAPANESE POLITICS | 4.00 |
| POLS G4845 | ||
| POLS W4496 | ||
| POLS G4848 | ||
| POLS W4453 | ||
| POLS G4434 | ||
Defense policy and analysis
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U6334 | Conduct of War | 3 |
| INAF U6284 | The Politics of Defense in the United States | 3.00 |
| INAF U6344 | Military Technology Assessment | 3 |
| INAF U8812 | Seminar on International Strategy | 3.00 |
| INAF U8488 | Contemporary Russian Security Policy | 3 |
| INAF U8565 | European Security | 3 |
| INAF U8876 | Nuclear Proliferation Concepts for Non-Scientists | 1.5 |
| INAF U6430 | East Asian Security | 3 |
| REGN U6719 | Middle East Conflicts ＆ Global Security | 3.00 |
| INAF U6387 | Terrorism ＆ Counterterrorism | 3.00 |
| POLS G4845 | ||
| POLS G4848 | ||
Foreign policy and diplomacy
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U6226 | Leadership and Innovative Policy Making | 3 |
| INAF U6267 | Climate-security: Examining the links between climate change, peace and security | 1.50 |
| INAF U6334 | Conduct of War | 3 |
| INAF U6346 | US Role in World Affairs I | 3 |
| INAF U6347 | US Role In World Affairs II | 3.00 |
| INAF U6387 | Terrorism ＆ Counterterrorism | 3.00 |
| INAF U6430 | East Asian Security | 3 |
| INAF U6658 | Politics and Policies in South Asia | 3 |
| INAF U6671 | China's Foreign Relations | 3 |
| INAF U6792 | Foreign Policy Crisis Decision-Making | 3 |
| INAF U6724 | Insurgency & Counterinsurgency | 3 |
| INAF U6784 | The Practice of Economic Sanctions | 1.5 |
| INAF U6792 | Foreign Policy Crisis Decision-Making | 3 |
| INAF U6798 | Central Issues in American Foreign Policy | 3.00 |
| INAF U8488 | Contemporary Russian Security Policy | 3 |
| INAF U8565 | European Security | 3 |
| INAF U8812 | Seminar on International Strategy | 3.00 |
| INAF U8876 | Nuclear Proliferation Concepts for Non-Scientists | 1.5 |
| REGN U6719 | Middle East Conflicts ＆ Global Security | 3.00 |
| REGN U6855 | ||
| POLS G4434 | ||
| POLSG4471 | ||
| POLSG4472 | ||
| POLSG4845 | ||
| POLSG4848 | ||
| POLSG6411 | ||
| POLSG6412 | ||
| POLSG6801 | ||
| POLSG8471 | ||
| POLSG8880 | ||
| POLSW4453 | ||
| POLSW4496 | ||
| POLSW4814 | ||
| POLS GR8880 | Decisionmaking & Diplomacy | 4 |
| POLS GU4814 | GLOBAL ENERGY: SECURITY/GEOPOL | 3.00 |
| POLS G6801 | Theories of International Relations | 4 |
Cybersecurity
Legislative affairs
Requirements for students who entered ISP before Fall 2022:
The International Security Policy Concentration (ISP) requires 15 points, consisting of 5 three-point courses: 1 core course; 1 from General Problems in International Security and Conflict Management; 1 Use of Force; 2 electives (preferably including a course on security issues in a particular country or region)
1. Foundations of International Security Policy
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U6874 | Foundations of International Security Policy | 3 |
2. General Problems in International Security and Conflict Management
Select at least one of the following:
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U4545 | Contemporary Diplomacy | 3 |
| INAF U6084 | Energy and National Security | 3 |
| INAF U6282 | Defense Budgeting and Economics | 3.00 |
| INAF U6284 | The Politics of Defense in the United States | 3.00 |
| INAF U6285 | Methods for Defense Analysis and Assessment | 3 |
| INAF U6334 | Conduct of War | 3 |
| INAF U6335 | Intelligence and War | 3 |
| INAF U6346 | US Role in World Affairs I | 3 |
| INAF U6347 | US Role In World Affairs II | 3 |
| INAF U6383 | Dynamics of Cyber Power and Conflict | 3 |
| INAF U6386 | Policy Dilemmas in Cybersecurity | 3 |
| INAF U6389 | State Formation, Violence, and Intervention in the Modern World | 3 |
| INAF U6452 | Justice for Black Veterans | 1.50 |
| INAF U6680 | Geopolitics of Oil & Natural Gas | 3 |
| INAF U6788 | Issues in Post-Cold War US Foreign Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6792 | Foreign Policy Crisis Decision-Making | 3.00 |
| INAF U6798 | Central Issues in American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| INAF U8142 | Intelligence & Foreign Policy | 3 |
| INAF U8812 | Seminar on International Strategy | 3 |
| INAF U8818 | Topics in International Ethics | 3 |
| INAF U8909 | Environment, Conflict & Resolution Strategies | 3 |
| POLS G6801 | Theories of International Relations | 4 |
| POLS GR8832 | Theories of War & Peace | 4 |
| POLS GR8866 | INTL SIGNALING ＆ COMMUNICATION | 4.00 |
| PUAF U6226 | History for Future Policymakers | 3 |
| PUAF U6801 | Negotiation & Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| INAF S6559Q | The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security | 3 |
| INAF S6572Q | Comparative Foreign Policy | 3 |
| INAF S6795Q | US Foreign Policy | 3 |
| INAF S6800D | International Relations: Theory & Concepts | 3 |
| INAF S6801Q | East Asian Security: Power, Institutions, and Ideas | 3 |
3. Use of Force
Select at least one of the following:
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U6282 | Defense Budgeting and Economics | 3.00 |
| INAF U6285 | Methods for Defense Analysis and Assessment | 3 |
| INAF U6334 | Conduct of War | 3 |
| INAF U6344 | Military Technology Assessment | 3 |
| INAF U6383 | Dynamics of Cyber Power and Conflict | 3 |
| INAF U6387 | Terrorism ＆ Counterterrorism | 3 |
| INAF U6388 | Modern Urban Terrorism | 3 |
| INAF U6393 | Evolving Military Strategy Post-9/11 | 3 |
| INAF U6399 | Weapons of Mass Destruction | 3 |
| INAF U6455 | Counterterrorism and Policing | 3.00 |
| INAF U6789 | Special Operations, Counterterrorism, and Counterinsurgency | 3 |
| INAF U6880 | Planning U.S. Military Forces | 3 |
| INAF U8812 | Seminar on International Strategy | 3.00 |
| POLS GU4835 | FRML&INFRML TERRORIST ACTRS | 3 |
| POLS G8807 | Armed Groups and Political Violence | 4 |
| POLS G8839 | The Causes and Consequences of Terrorism | 3 |
4 and 5. Electives
Select two courses from those below or any of those above in General Problems or Use of Force:
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U6097 | Financial Warfare | 1.5 |
| INAF U6209 | Tech ＆ Tactics for Innovative Policymaking | 3 |
| INAF U6381 | Gender & Armed Conflict: Contemporary Theory and Practice for Advocates | 3 |
| INAF U6382 | Technology, National Security & the Citizen | 3 |
| INAF U6391 | Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| INAF U6394 | Writing About War: Seeking Narratives in Conflict | 3 |
| INAF U6430 | East Asian Security | 3 |
| INAF U6445 | Talking with the Enemy | 3 |
| INAF U6450 | Conflict in the 21st Century: Rethinking Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| INAF U6455 | Counterterrorism and Policing | 3.00 |
| INAF U6474 | Economic Espionage | 3.00 |
| INAF U6509 | Basics of Cybersecurity | 1.5 |
| INAF U6518 | Cybersecurity: Technology, Policy, ＆ Law | 3 |
| INAF U6521 | Introduction to Cyber Threat Intelligence | 3 |
| INAF U6523 | Cyber Risks and Vulnerabilities | 1.5 |
| INAF U6531 | Cyber Conflict and Cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific | 3.00 |
| INAF U6551 | Why We Fail: Lessons in Conflict Resolution and Atrocity Prevention | 3 |
| INAF U6553 | Advancing Human Protection | 3 |
| INAF U6559 | Peacekeeping as a Tool for Sustaining Peace | 1.5 |
| INAF U6564 | Applied Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution: Fieldwork Competencies | 3 |
| INAF U6651 | International Relations of South Asia | 3 |
| INAF U6671 | China's Foreign Relations | 3 |
| INAF U6762 | Risk Management for UN Crisis & Conflict Responses | 3 |
| INAF U6784 | The Practice of Economic Sanctions | 1.5 |
| INAF U6796 | War and Captivity | 3 |
| INAF U6798 | Central Issues in American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| PUAF U6801 | Negotiation & Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| INAF U6802 | International Law | 3 |
| INAF U6848 | Threat Financing and Anti-Money Laundering | 1.5 |
| INAF U6873 | America & Asia: War, Peace, Trade, & Diplomacy in the 20th and 21st Centuries | 3 |
| INAF U8136 | US Foreign Policy-Persian Gulf | 3 |
| INAF U8225 | Democratic Institutions under Stress | 1.50 |
| INAF U8258 | State Formation, Deformation, and Citizenship | 3 |
| INAF U8415 | US-Latin American Relations: WWII to Present | 3 |
| INAF U8488 | Contemporary Russian Security Policy | 3 |
| INAF U8507 | The Security Council and Peacekeeping in Africa in the 21st Century | 3 |
| INAF U8508 | Inside the Security Council: Inequality at Work | 3 |
| INAF U8559 | Building Peace After Conflict | 1.5 |
| INAF U8565 | European Security | 3 |
| INAF U8867 | International Enforcement and the UN Security Council | 3 |
| INAF U8869 | Civil Wars and Peace Settlements | 3 |
| INAF U8876 | Nuclear Proliferation Concepts for Non-Scientists | 1.5 |
| INAF U8886 | Conflict Assessment | 1 |
| INAF U8909 | Environment, Conflict & Resolution Strategies | 3 |
| LAW L6410 | Constitution and Foreign Affairs | 3 |
| LAW L8079 | Jurisprudence of War | 2 |
| LAW L8813 | Geopolitics of Law and Conflict on the Korean Peninsula | 3 |
| LAW L8883 | Judicial Settlement of International Disputes | 2 |
| LAW L8997 | Civil Liberties & the Response to Terrorism | 2 |
| LAW L9001 | United Nations Peacekeeping | 2 |
| COMS W4995 | Special topics in computer science, I Hacking 4 Defense | 3 |
| POLS GR8205 | History of East-West Relations in Post World War II Europe, 1945-1991 | 4 |
| HSPS GR8445 | LEGACIES OF EMPIRE ＆ SOV UNION | 4 |
| POLS GR8870 | US Relations with East Asia | 4 |
| POLS GR8880 | Decisionmaking & Diplomacy | 4 |
| POLS GU4434 | Ethnic Politics Across Post-Soviet Eurasia | 4 |
| POLS GU4845 | National Security Strategies of the Middle East: A Comparative Perspective | 4 |
| POLS GU4871 | China's Foreign Relations | 4 |
| POLS GU4875 | Russia and the West | 4 |
| POLS S4832 | Strategic Intelligence and Political Decision-Making | 4 |
| REGN U4690 | Palestinian and Israeli Security Dilemmas | 3 |
| REGN U6532 | Chinese, Russian and Western Values – Worlds Apart? | 1.5 |
| REGN U6647 | International Relations of Northeast Asia | 3 |
| REGN U6652 | Central Asian Politics and Security | 3 |
| REGN U6660 | Security and International Politics of the Persian Gulf | 3 |
| REGN U6719 | Middle East Conflicts ＆ Global Security | 3 |
| REGN U8588 | Modern Iran: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic | 3 |
| REGN U8757 | Ukrainian Foreign Policy | 3 |
| ORLJ 6040 | Fundamentals of Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, Mediation (Teacher's College) | 3 |
Degree Audit Report
Matriculated students in this program can view their degree audit report on Stellic.
Stephen D. Biddle, Professor of International and Public Affairs; Director of the International Security Policy Concentration
Colin Ahern, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Severine Autesserre, Professor of Political Science
Richard Betts, Leo A. Shifrin Professor of War and Peace Studies
Thomas Christensen, James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations
Peter Clement, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Matthew Devost, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Camille Francois, Lecturer in International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Stuart Gottlieb, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Scott Harold, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Jason Healey, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor and Professor of International and Public Affairs
Sarah Kovner, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Annemarie McAvoy, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Richard Nephew, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Michael O'Hanlon, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Celestino Perez, Visiting Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Neal Pollard, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Janee Potts, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs
Adam Segal, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Stephen Sestanovich, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor for the Practice of International Diplomacy
Mitchell Silber, Lecturer in International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Daniel Smith, Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy
Natalie Vanatta, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Naomi Weinberger, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Jacqueline Whitt, Visiting Associate Professor (part-time)
Evan Wolff, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Keren Yarhi-Milo, Professor of International and Public Affairs