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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
39525
Online
NG1
ARRANGED
n.a.
n.a.
Grossman, N
Part of Term:
S2
Date Range:
06/11/18-08/02/18
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Terrorism
Section Info:
This course is about asymmetric conflicts: political and military competitions where one side possesses considerably more material resources. The dynamics of material asymmetry characterize wars involving the United States since World War II, from Vietnam to Iraq, and offer a framework for understanding the struggle against al Qaeda and the future of the War on Terrorism. Overall, this course aims to explore the strategies of both sides of an asymmetric conflict, especially the weaker actor. How do terrorists, insurgents, guerrillas, revolutionaries, and freedom fighters design strategies to achieve their goals against powerful states? More specifically, how do al Qaeda, and now ISIS, hope to challenge the American-led international order? Knowing they’re outgunned, how do they try to win?
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