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Courses Taught

Graduate Courses
Terrorism & Political Violence
Military Strategy & International Relations
National Security Policy
Geostrategic Studies
Contemporary American Foreign Policy
Conflict Management in International Relations
Theory & Ideology in International Relations
Survey of International Relations
International Political Economy
Research Methods in International Relations
Special Topics: Iran and Nuclear Security
Special Topics: Seminar on the Iraq War
Special Topics: Seminar on NE Asian Politics

Undergraduate Courses
American Defense Policy
US Foreign Policy: Promoting Democracy
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Strategic Studies
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Terrorism and 21st Century America
The Modern Middle East
20th Century US Diplomatic History
Comparative Government
Politics of Developing Nations
American Government
American Political Parties & Elections
Classical PoliticalTheory
Law & Society

TEACHING

At Troy University, I teach both traditional classroom courses that meet twice a week and hybrid courses consisting of a classroom component and an on-line component. The variety of instructional technologies widely available via the Internet make distance learning an increasingly popular format. Students can access taped lectures, use interactive software, or delve into archived data sets at times that fit their schedules.

Within Troy's Master of Science in International Relations (MSIR) program, I teach both core courses and courses focused on national security. This coincides with my research interest in strategic studies and asymmetric warfare, including both high end (nuclear and biological) threats and low end (terrorism and insurgency)threats.

International Relations is an exciting and dynamic field of study that draws from real-world lessons taught on the global stage on a daily basis. Combining politics, history, law, anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, and a host of other fields, International Relations is inherently multi-disciplinary. While striving for methodological rigor, we cannot forget that we are seeking to understand imperfect human beings making collective choices in a sea of uncertainty. Accordingly, humility is our guide.