CPOL 524 The War on Terrorism
In response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the President and Congress have declared a war on terrorism. This class will examine this "new kind of war." The course will address the rising power of non state actors and trans sovereign threats in a period of globalization; the political, economic, and military policy options available to combat terrorism, and the effectiveness of these options; "smart security" models from other countries and the private sector for increasing security without sacrificing civil liberties; and the institutional challenges posed by the underside of globalization.