Results for international security in a changing world

This limited enrollment research seminar will examine the tools, legal justifications, and theoretical underpinnings of global cooperation, with a particular focus on U.S. foreign policy in response to threats to peace and security. Topics will include institutional tools for unilateral and multilateral cooperation (peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, human rights, sanctions, human rights law and the role of international courts, lawfare, and soft power); international negotiations and agreements (negotiations to facilitate cooperation, treaties, executive agreements); the role of regional organizations, particularly in the use of force and in responding to conflicts (role of the UN, reforming the UN, responsibility to protect, domestic and international legal justifications for the use of force, human rights and humanitarian failures, refugees); and the impact of a changing world order on U.S. national security and global cooperation (changing liberal world order, great power competition, the impact of technological competition, the role of nongovernmental actors and corporations). Case studies include the Paris Climate Agreement, the Syrian war, Russian aggression in Ukraine, cyber-norm negotiations, and U.S. attempts to "de-couple" from China. A basic understanding of the advent and structure of the current world order will be assumed, as this is an advanced, limited enrollment course.

This class examines the most pressing international security problems facing the world today: nuclear crises, non-proliferation, insurgencies and civil wars, terrorism, and climate change. Alternative perspectives - from political science, history, and STS (Science, Technology, and Society) studies - are used to analyze these problems. nn nnThe INTLPOL 241S listing is open to students enrolled via the Stanford Center for Professional Development only. It has been adapted to be available to online students. This class does NOT include the two-day international negotiation simulation.

International Security in a Changing World examines some of the most pressing international security problems facing the world today: nuclear weapons, the rise of China, the war in Ukraine, terrorism, and climate change. Alternative perspectives - from political science, history, and STS (Science, Technology, and Society) studies - are used to analyze these problems. The class includes an award-winning two-day international negotiation simulation.

Facebook has more users than any nation has citizens. Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks more often with Chinese President Xi Jinping than President Trump does. Google's revenues exceed the GDPs of more than half the world's countries. Cybersecurity companies produce weapons that once only foreign governments wielded. These and other technology companies are increasingly caught in the maw of global politics whether it's entering challenging new foreign markets, developing platforms that enable millions of people around the world to organize for both noble and nefarious aims, or developing products that can become tools of intelligence agencies worldwide for surveillance, counterintelligence, and information warfare. In several respects, tech companies wield more power than governments. We examine the changing role of corporations in international politics, the role of the state, and critical challenges that large technology companies face today in particular. We discuss contending perspectives about key issues with guest lectures by industry and US government leaders as well as simulations of foreign policy crises from the board room to the White House Situation Room. No background in political science or computer science is required. Admission based on application. Elements used in grading: Class participation, midterm policy memo, final policy memo, participate in final course simulation tech company summit. CONSENT APPLICATION: Admission based on application. Instructor consent required. Please send an application email to the teaching assistant, Taylor McLamb, at twj@stanford.edu, that includes: your major, an explanation why you want to take the course, and how your background fits with the subject matter (not to exceed three paragraphs). The application deadline is Friday, November 17 and notification of course acceptance will be sent on Thursday, November 30. International Policy Studies (IPS 245) and Public Policy (PUBLPOL 245).

International Security in a Changing World examines some of the most pressing international security problems facing the world today: nuclear weapons, the rise of China, the war in Ukraine, terrorism, and climate change. Alternative perspectives - from political science, history, and STS (Science, Technology, and Society) studies - are used to analyze these problems. The class includes an award-winning two-day international negotiation simulation.