2020-21 Academic Catalog

In this section of three related five-week courses covering the Tools of National Power, we’ll assess the economic mechanisms governments use to advance their interests and influence others. Nations have always used economic policies in efforts to secure prosperity, address economic, political, and security priorities, and, where necessary, confront other states. We’ll look at the application of economic power and seek to assess the efficacy and effect of economic tools in international relations. Course readings, short papers, and significant classroom discussion will deliver content to students and set the stage for the final course, diplomacy, in the study of the Tools of National Power.