ESPIONAGE SURVEILLANCE & SECRET INFORMATION IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS [Archived Catalog]

2021-2022 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog

PIA 2471 - ESPIONAGE SURVEILLANCE & SECRET INFORMATION IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to the importance of secret information in the conduct of international affairs. Students will first learn about the ways in which states share information, protect secret intelligence, and deceive each other, both in war and peacetime. The course will also delve into how surveillance and espionage are practiced among states and on domestic populations. This includes discussion of the international legal framework for espionage; the development of intelligence sharing between allies (such as Five Eyes); the authority and limits of U.S. domestic and foreign surveillance (such as the role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court); as well as more recent uses of cyber capabilities to spread misinformation.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade

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