NS4630 Seminar on Northeast Asian Security

Advanced research on national, regional, and global security dynamics among the states of Northeast Asia. The course explores policy options facing North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Japan, and China, their regional interactions, and the likely implications for the United States. Non-traditional security topics such as energy and space will be covered along with questions of military modernization, weapons proliferation, alliance behavior, and deterrence.

Prerequisite

NS3024 AND one course in Asian politics/security (such as NS3620, NS3661, NS3662 or NS3663); or consent of the instructor

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Identify the main areas of potential conflict in Asia today
• Understand the historical constraints and influences on contemporary Asian security
• Describe the primary drivers of such conflict as well as sources of restraint and stability
• Evaluate the relative importance of those drivers through use of a range of social scientific methodologies
• Apply elements of a variety of international relations theories to the region
• Assess alternative policy options for the United States and other countries
• Develop recommendations at the geostrategic level of policy