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Curriculum
The following subjects will be addressed:

Part I - National Security Fundamentals & Strategic Planning
 National Security and National Strength
 National Security Strategy Formation
 Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy in National Security
 Defence Budgeting and Strategic Planning
 High Technology and National Security
 Bargaining and Decision Making in International Crises
 Public Diplomacy in Grand Strategy

Part II: Elements Shaping Modern National Security
 The Influence of the Media & Public Opinion on National Security
 Intelligence and of National Security Decision Making
 Major Alternative Arenas of National Security – Air, Sea and Space
 International Security Regimes
 Existential Threats and Civil Security Relations
 The Impact of Global Terrorism on National Security Globalisation and
  Geo- Strategy
 Influence of Energy, Ecology, Environment,  and Demography on National
  Security
 The Challenges of Globalisation and Transitional Countries

Part III - Conflicts and the International Systems
 Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Proliferation, Control, Counter-
  Proliferation and Disarmament.
 Laws of Armed Conflict- The Development of International and the Use of
  Force
 Strategic Conditions of Conflict Resolution
 Low-Intensity Conflict (LIC) Management - The Asymmetric Warfare
 The Nature of Regional Conflict – How Does the International System
  Manage Regional Wars?
 Multiparty Negotiation and Decision-Making in International Conflicts
  Resolution
 Transformation of Maritime Counter-Terrorism
 Aviation Terrorism and its Influence on National Security
 Military Cooperation with International Forces – International Security
  Cooperation
 Global Fundamentalism - State Sponsored Terrorism: Terror by Proxies
 Political Crisis Analysis (PCA) Workshop: Group Assignment and
  presentation

Please Note: The above curriculum outline is intended as a guide only. The sequence of programme offerings is subject to change at the discretion of the administration. Read more

Contact Ms. Melinda Vecseri Programme Director Centre of Strategic Studies Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) E-mail: info@galilcol.ac.il Phone: 972 4 642 8888 Fax: 972 4 651 4811