PUBPOL 5607

Global Policy Challenges

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will provide an overview of critical global policy challenges, with a focus on their implications for international relations and international policy. Students will explore the complexities of international relations, global climate change, conflict trends, disruptive technologies, nuclear proliferation, the great power implications of the space race, and emerging global policy challenges. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the knowledge and analytical skills necessary to address pressing global issues and propose informed policy solutions.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA, 2023FA

Learning Outcomes

• Students will debate the complexities of international relations, global climate change, conflict trends, disruptive technologies, nuclear proliferation, the great power implications of the space race, and emerging global policy challenges.
• Students will conduct independent research and write a short policy report on a global challenge of their choice from the module syllabus, arguing why it is the most important challenge for policymakers today.

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