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Capitol Hill Day
Strategic Policy Exercise
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Required Readings
(read before the first day of class):
A National Security Strategy Primer
National Security Strategy
,
October 2022
National Security Council (NSC) and Interagency System
N
S
M-2
describing the NSC and Interagency System
2022 National Defense Strategy Fact Sheet
"Comprehensive National Security" unleashed: How Xi's approach shapes China's policies at home and abroad.
PODCAST: A Closer Look at Russia's National Security Strategy
Additional Resources on Presidential Policy Directives and Executive Orders
(not required).
Directives specific to Homeland Defense
Federation of American Scientists, Presidential Directives and Executive Orders
Recommended Books/Articles
(not required/purchase is not required).
“The New Rules of War”
by Sean McFate (book)
"All Measures Short of War"
by Thomas Wright (book)
"Mars Adapting: Military Change During War"
by Frank Hoffman (book)
"Hybrid Warfare and Challenges"
by Frank Hoffman (article)
"Rethinking National Security Strategies in Africa"
by Joel Amegboh (article)
"Democracy and National Security in Latin America: State Capacity and Governance Under Stress"
by Gabriel Marcella
"Gettysburg"
by Steven Sears (book)
"Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security"
by William Holstein (book)
"Deglobalization and International Security"
by T.X. Hammes (book)
“America’s Addiction to Mercenaries”
by Sean McFate (book)
"Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media"
by P.W. Singer (book)
"Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About it"
by Richard Clark (book)
"War in 140 Characters: How Social Media is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty First Century"
by David Patrikarakos (book)
"2024: A Novel of the Next World War"
by Elliot Ackerman (book)
“Cyberterrorism and Biotechnology: When ISIS meets CRISPR”
Dr. Arabinda Acharya (article)
"The Insurgent's Dilemma
"
by David Ucko (book)
“The North Caucasus: From Mass Mobilization to International Terrorism”
Dr. Elena Pokalova (article)
“The Gulf Looks East: Sino-Arab Relations in an Age of Instability”
Dr. Geoffrey Gresh (article)
“The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Negotiations: A Case Study”
Monte Mallin (article)
“Foreign Military Education as PLA Soft Power”
John Van Oudenaren and Benjamin Fisher (article)
"Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq"
by Michael Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor (book)
"The National Security Enterprise: Navigating the Labyrinth"
by Roger Z. George, Harvey Rishikof (book)