Semester length: June 12 to August 4.
Registration begins April 10.
DSS Course Schedule: Summer 2023 Semester
Web conference courses
Class meets in real-time on specific day and time. Each course also has its own Course Reference Number (CRN).
| Course | Section | Course Reference Number (CRN) | Course name | Instructor | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSS 703 | 400 | 37383 | Science, Technology and Defense Policy | Rose/Taylor | Zoom: Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eastern |
| DSS 725 | 400 | 37985 | Instruments of State Power | Ford | Zoom: Monday, 6 p.m. Eastern |
| DSS 726 | 500 | 36503 | Chinese Military Power | Anderson | Zoom: Wednesday, 6 p.m. Eastern |
| DSS 797 | 500 | 37633 | Special Topic: Great Power Competition | McKinney | MS Teams: Wednesday, 6 p.m. Eastern |
In-resident, seated courses
Class meets in real-time on specific day and time. Each course also has its own Course Reference Number (CRN).
| Course | Section | Course Reference Number (CRN) | Course name | Instructor | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSS 703 | 300 | 32990 | Science, Technology and Defense Policy | Rose/Taylor | Zoom: Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eastern |
| DSS 725 | 300 | 37984 | Instruments of State Power | Ford | Zoom: Monday, 6 p.m. Eastern |
Internet courses
Classes are asynchronous; no real-time class meetings are required.
| Course | Section | Course Reference Number (CRN) | Course name | Instructor | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSS 708 | 899 | 36520 | Seminar on Contemporary Security Issues in Russia | Marlo | Online/Asynchronous |
| DSS 710 | 898 | 35935 | Seminar on International Terrorism and Security | Kiras | Online/Asynchronous |
| DSS 710 | 899 | 35913 | Seminar on International Terrorism and Security | Gibson | Online/Asynchronous |
| DSS 727 | 899 | 32994 | Chemical and Biological Warfare: Global and Community Perspectives | Moodie | Online/Asynchronous |
| DSS 730 | 899 | 37616 | Cyber Conflict and International Security | Mazanec | Online/Asynchronous |
| DSS 740 | 899 | 34358 | Ethics of Weapons of Mass Destruction | Kartchner | Online/Asynchronous |
Arranged courses
| Course | Section | Course Reference Number (CRN) | Course name | Instructor | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSS 720 | 1 | 30911 | Internship Training in DSS Policy | Koch | Arranged (In-resident) |
| DSS 720 | 899 | 35914 | Internship Training in DSS Policy | Koch | Arranged (Internet) |
| DSS 794 | 1 | 35013 | Active in Research | Contact your academic advisor for enrollment details. | Arranged |
| DSS 796 | 1 | 30912 | Reading and Research in Defense and Strategic Studies (also course for Non-theis Project) | Contact your academic advisor for enrollment details. | Arranged (In-resident) |
| DSS 796 | 899 | 37014 | Reading and Research in Defense and Strategic Studies (also course for Non-thesis Project) | Contact your academic advisor for enrollment details. | Arranged (Internet) |
| DSS 796 | 400 | 31912 | Reading/Research in DSS: Energy Security Summit 2023 | Rose | Arranged (Zoom and Travel) |
Required books
For summer 2023 semester (June 12 to August 4).
DSS 703: Science, Technology and Defense Policy (Rose, Taylor)
- Martin Van Creveld, “Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present.” The Free Press, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Toronto, 1991.
- Robert Gilpin, “American Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy.” Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962.
- Max Boot, “War Made new: Weapons, Warriors and the Making of the Modern World.” Gotham Books, published by Penguin Group, 2006.
- Editor Thomas F. Lynch III, “Strategic Assessment 2020 into a new Era of Great Power Competition.” Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University; NDU Press, Washington, D.C., 2020. PDF available free online at https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Publications/Books/Strategic-Assessments-2020/.
DSS 708: Security Issues in Russia (Marlo)
No textbooks are required for this course.
DSS 710 – CRN 35935: International Terrorism & Security (Kiras)
- Hoffman, B. (2017) “Inside Terrorism.” (New York, NY, Columbia University Press) ISBN-13: 978-0231174770; ISBN-10: 0231174772.
- Hoffman, B. and Reinares, F. (2014). “The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat.” (New York, NY: Columbia University Press) ISBN-13: 978-0231168991.
DSS 710 – CRN 35913: International Terrorism and Security (Gibson)
- Horgan and Braddock, eds. “Terrorism Studies: A Reader”. Routledge. Edited By John G. Horgan, Kurt Braddock.
- Hoffman, B. (2017) “Inside Terrorism.” (New York, NY, Columbia University Press) ISBN-13: 978-0231174770; ISBN-10: 0231174772.
DSS 720: Internship/Professional Experience (Koch)
No textbooks are required for this course.
DSS 725: Instruments of State Power (Ford)
- Nicholas J. Cull, "The Cold War and the United States Information Agency." : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- "Information Operations: Warfare and the Hard Reality of Soft Power." Washington, D.C.: Brassey’s, 2004.
- David A. Baldwin, "Economic Statecraft." (new edition) (Princeton University Press, 2020).
- "The Uses and Abuses of Weaponized Interdependence." Daniel W. Drezner, Henry Farrell, & Abraham L. Newman, eds. (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2021).
- Juan C. Zarate, "Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare." (New York: Public Affairs, 2013).
- Michael E. O’Hanlon, "Military History for the Modern Strategist." (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2023), chapters 5 & 6, pp. 239-325.
- Loch K. Johnson, "The Third Option: Covert Action and American Foreign Policy." (Oxford University Press, 2022).
- David Rothkopf, "Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power." (New York: Public Affairs, 2005).
DSS 726: China: The International Politics of China’s Rise (Anderson)
- Taylor Fravel, “Active Defense, China's Military Strategy since 1949.” Princeton University Press, 2019.
- Elbridge A. Colby, “The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict.” Yale University Press, 2021
DSS 727: Chemical and Biological Warfare (Moodie)
No textbooks are required for this course.
DSS 730: Cyber Conflict/Security (Mazanec)
- Christopher Whyte and Brian Mazanec, “Understanding Cyber Warfare.” Routledge, 2nd Edition. ISBN-13: 978-1032159317, ISBN-10: 1032159316
- Andrew Blum, “Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet.” Ecco; Reprint edition (May 28, 2013) ISBN-13: 978-0061994951.
DSS 740: Ethics of Weapons of Mass Destruction (Kartchner)
- Sohail, Hashmi H., and Steven P. Lee eds., “Ethics and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Religious and Secular Perspectives”. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
- Vesselin Popovski, Gregory M. Reichberg and Nicholas Turner, eds., “World Religions and Norms of War: Conflict, Culture & Religions.” Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2009. Full text available free online at: http://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:2544/ebrary9789280811636.pdf
DSS 794: Active in Research
No textbooks are required for this course.
DSS 796: Directed Reading Course
If books are required, they will be assigned by your course mentor or instructor.
DSS 797: Special Topics: Great Power Competition (McKinney)
- Paul Kennedy, “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers.” New York: Random House, 1987.
- Jonathan Kirshner, “An Unwritten Future: Realism and Uncertainty in World Politics.” Princeton University Press, 2022.
- Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., “The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fate of Great Powers.” New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023.
- John H. Maurer and Erik Goldstein, eds., “The Road to Pearl Harbor: Great Power War in Asia and the Pacific.” Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2022.
DSS 799: Thesis
If books are required, they will be assigned by your thesis mentor.
DSS 896 Doctoral Capstone Project
If books are required, they will be assigned by your project mentor.