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CS92PROD
Technology and the International System
GOVT 312
Spring 2007 not offered

This course will focus on the impact of technological advances on the historical evolution of the international system. Specifically, we will explore how technological changes and advances have affected the economic incentives and opportunities as well as the security concerns and power capabilities of states over time. Major "revolutions" in warfighting, communications/information, and transportation technology have not only changed the trade-offs states make between military and trading strategies, but have changed how power is actually defined in the international system. There will be a special emphasis on the relationship between a state's size and the nature of its foreign economic and security policies.

Essential Capabilities: Speaking, Writing
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT
Course Format: Lecture/DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: GOVT155
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (GOVT)

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