XSPP-123 - Foreign Policy Academy
Course Description
Combining lectures, talks by policymakers, visits to a number of foreign Embassies, crisis simulations, and group discussions, Georgetown's Foreign Policy Academy introduces you to the many components that inform and create U.S. foreign policy. Throughout your time in the program, you'll develop your critical thinking and interpretive skills while examining key international crises and world leaders' responses and policy choices in a global arena. You'll also analyze the factors that affect the decision-making process and theories and methods used to formulate and implement policies.
By the time you complete the program, you'll have a deeper understanding of American foreign and defense policy, the complexities of terrorism threats, the influence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and think tanks, strategies for aid and democracy-building, and the underpinnings of foreign commerce and trade policies.
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How You'll Benefit
Learn from and engage with guest lecturers, including influential policymakers, leaders, Georgetown faculty, and foreign service professionals; conduct case studies Participate in simulation exercises and panel presentations; receive a Certificate of Participation upon successful completion
Program Format & Subject Areas
As a student in the Foreign Policy Academy, you'll spend your time engaged in a combination of class sessions, field trips, hands-on workshops, group discussions, and extracurricular activities. Throughout the program, you'll have the opportunity to explore the following subject areas:
Theoretical frameworks of foreign policy formulation
State and USAID Policy
Think tanks and NGO Influence
Second-track diplomacy
Counter-intelligence and terrorism
World conflicts
International political economy and trade policy
Religion and foreign policy
Careers in foreign policy
