The decisionmaking process for national security is a complex subject that involves the intersection of several factors to include the role of the President, the National Security Council,...
*Non-Ford students can register in Ford School electives beginning December 7*
This course meets the first half of the semester (January 5 - February...
The decisionmaking process for national security is a complex subject that involves the intersection of several factors to include the role of the President, the National Security Council,...
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, counterterrorism quickly became the most important national priority for the United States and dominated the security landscape for the rest of the decade. Even...
This course concentrates on the foreign policy aspects of U.S. National Security. We will study the Cold War preface to current policy as well as broad issues of substance and process affecting national security...
This event explores national security and foreign policy in the 2020s, focusing on the key issues and challenges faced during both the Biden and Trump administrations. April, 2025.
Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John Tien discusses how homeland and national security policy gets done and implemented based on his experience across four Administrations: Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden. March, 2024.
Facilitated by faculty discussants, Ambassador Susan D. Page and Javed Ali, this session focuses on the need for diversity in one of the nation’s oldest government agencies. October, 2021.
Panelists Michael Chertoff, Farah Pandith, and Eric Schmitt discuss 9/11 and how it has shaped our international affairs landscape over the past 20 years. September, 2021.
John Negroponte discusses what makes a good leader and the lessons learned from successes and failures in national security and foreign policy. February, 2014.
Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding; professor of political science, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; and professor of public policy, Gerald R.
