This course will explore U.S. national security and foreign policy. The goal is to familiarize students with factors affecting policy decisions in this area, and the dilemmas confronting policy makers. Foreign and security policy decisions are influenced by history, domestic and bureaucratic politics, and allied concerns, among other things. The course is divided into three parts: U.S. national security and foreign policy from 1945 to the present; the policy process; and current challenges in foreign and security policy. We will examine U.S. policy during the cold war to establish a framework for understanding the policy challenges the U.S. faces today. We will also explore issues ranging from the U.S. national security structure, diplomacy, intelligence, the use of force, and the role of morality in U.S. policy. The course will use a combination of readings, case studies, and guest speakers examine these issues.