Poli 378 - American National Security Policy
Fall, 2010
News Items
11/25/10 The final assignment is posted. It will be due Wednesday, December 15 at 2 PM.
11/24/10 Here is a copy of the final exam from 2006. Note: it is a pdf document.
11/23/10 Signup list for
alternative final is on my office door. Sign the list by
Friday, December 3 at 2 PM if you want the option of taking the alternative final exam.
11/15/10 Final exam will be Wednesday, December 15, 9-noon in RZR 123. The alternative final
exam will be Wednesday, December 8, 1-4 PM in BKH 102.
Information About the Class
About Poli 378
Additional Information on Some of the Topics of the Course
Some Links to Sites of General Interest to the Class
- Strategypage.com. This is a very good
source of information on military and national security news. Accessing the
website is free. For a fee, you can get a daily e-mail with new items (note: the
e-mailed items are posted on the webpage).
- How did they find Saddam? Tools from the social sciences played a role; here's
a link to a multipart series on Slate.com
that explains how it was done.
- What's it like to deploy on an aircraft carrier for six months to support US
forces fighting in Iraq? The PBS series
"Carrier" will let you see.
And by the way, Mark Brice (Rice class of 1980) was one of the
cinematographers and won an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming for
his work on this project.
- DoD DefenseLINK Site. This is the
official website of the Department of Defense.
- DoD Web Site on Bosnia. Yes, we're
still there...
- DOD 101 - An
Introduction to the Military. From the Federation of American Scientists.
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SPECIAL NEEDS
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remain as confidential as possible. Students with disabilities will
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