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Designed for
mid-level officials in
both the public and private sectors, the National Security Management Course (NSMC)
is a two-week resident
course of instruction exploring the range of management
challenges in the field of national security. Effective
managers dealing with a myriad of national-security
matters must be familiar
with the process and implementation considerations that can
often determine the success or failure of public policy
initiatives. Devising coherent strategies to carry out
the policy is equally as important as a thorough
understanding of the policy objectives.
Management in
this area involves the central and
inter-related responsibilities of allocating scarce resources and dealing with complex institutional
relationships, both internal and external to
an organization.
These resp onsibilities have profound implications in
determining national-security strategy and are the primary
focus in the National Security Management Course.
Lectures, case studies, simulations, and group
discussions are all designed to
create a thorough understanding of major
topics of concern in the art and science of national
security, covering both the "traditional" concerns as well
as the newest issues that are increasingly becoming
important, such as terrorism and counterterrorism,
globalization, global business, public policy, and crisis
management, to name just a few.
Participants
will examine
these elements viewed in the strategic context of
national security, global economics, interagency
coordination, collective defense arrangements, and the
public and private sector perspective.
Certificate
Participants in the class who satisfactorily
complete the
course will receive a certificate in national security
management.
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