Student evaluation will be based on A) class participation, B) one 500-700 word writing assignment, and C) one 3-5 minute presentation on a U.S. national security organization. There will also be opportunities for extra credit. It is recommended that students have an interest in current events. This is an ideal class for students considering all international careers, or who want to learn about the different entities that drive national security policy and practice.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Adjunct Professor of Political Science Andrew Borene is a Macalester College Alumnus (B.A. Economics, 1998) and a corporate executive with experience in government and academics. Andrew is a former Associate Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Defense, and has been adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Andrew is currently Executive Director of Robotics Alley™ and Director and Counsel at ReconRobotics. He serves as Director-at-Large with the FBI's InfraGard Alliance Minnesota Executive Board. He served as a U.S. Marine military intelligence officer in Iraq, and was a U.S. Department of State funded fellow for the study of post-conflict peace-building in Northern Ireland. He is editor-in-chief of the American Bar Association’s U.S. Intelligence Community Law Sourcebook. Andrew also holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and completed an executive education program at Harvard University’s Institute for International Development.