Fall/Winter Timetable

JHP1631H1S L0101

Intelligence and International Relations

Themes

This course seeks to expose students to the literature on the development of modern intelligence services and their impact on the conduct of international relations since the outbreak of World War Two. The history of intelligence power in the period from 1939 to the present will be explored through a series of case studies, many involving the use of selected primary sources. The objective of the course is to further an understanding of the informational base on which decision-making in war and peace is conducted.