The Transnational Issues Seminar addresses great power rivalries and regional conflicts as they are shaped by social, political, economic, and even planetary forces. This program brings together established experts and commentators, as well as key players in the national and international arenas, to evaluate current crises and policies within the context of ongoing and emerging transnational trends. The world has been interdependent for centuries. Foreign policy and national strategy are not only the product of the balance of power but also of those forces that cut across national boundaries and shape power, national interests and values. Information technology has amplified the global “market” in such areas as weapons, ideas, crime, and terrorism. Governments’ efforts to limit the flow of information have failed to secure state cyberspace boundaries. If it is difficult to assert sovereign control over information flows, it is proving equally difficult to curb the physical movement of people, money, weapons, and goods. Globalization is a fact of international and national life - and the very context of national security policy.

Website: http://publicpolicyseminars.com/area-studies-seminar/transnational-issues/

SLD Program Structure Category
Supplemental Course

Target Population(s)
General Officers (O-7, O-8, and O-9), AD, AFR, and ANGSES/DISES members (Tiers 1, 2, and 3) Colonels (O-6), AD, AFR, and ANGGS-15 participants
Chief Master Sergeants (E-9), AD, AFR, and ANG

Provider
Alan L. Freed Associates

Location
TBD

Length and Frequency
3 days
1 session per year (as needed)

Funding
- HAF-funded expenses: Course tuition (includes program materials and some meals).
- Unit-funded expenses: Lodging, partial per diem (meals not included in tuition), travel to/from course, ground transportation, miscellaneous expenses.

Pre-Coursework and Special Requirements
Participants must complete an online registration form.*Joint Tracking Talent Management (JTTM) credit eligibility.