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  Andrew J. Bacevich

  Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History

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  Masachs Boungou

  Lecturer

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  Alexander de la Paz

  Assistant Professor of International Security

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  Paul Ewenstein

  Lecturer

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  Vesko Garčević

  Professor of the Practice of International Relations; Interim Director, Center for the Study of Europe

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  Erik Goldstein

  Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History

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  Shamiran Mako

  Assistant Professor of International Relations

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  Andrei Mamolea

  Assistant Professor of International Relations

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  Tyler Parker

  Lecturer

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  Kaija Schilde

  Associate Dean of Studies; Jean Monnet Chair in European Security and Defense; Associate Professor of International Relations

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  Jessica Stern

  Research Professor

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  Sanne Verschuren

  Assistant Professor of International Security

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  Jack Weinstein

  Professor of the Practice of International Security

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  Joseph Wippl

  Professor of the Practice of International Relations

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  Frederick Woerner

  Professor Emeritus of International Relations

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  John D. Woodward, Jr.

  Professor of the Practice of International Relations

MAIA: Security Studies Specialization

Pardee offers a wide range of global security courses:

• CAS IR 703 International Security
• CAS IR 501 (PO 554) Conflict and Cooperation in Asia
• CAS IR 503 (PO 503) The U. S. in the Middle East
• CAS IR 505 Arms Control and Proliferation of Weapons
• CAS IR 506 India and the World: The Foreign Policy of a Rising Power
• CAS IR 510 Comparative Immigration and Racial Politics
• CAS IR 511 The Middle East Today
• CAS IR 516 Intelligence and Homeland Security
• CAS IR 517 Balkan Politics and International Relations
• CAS IR 518 (PO 583) Gender and War
• CAS IR 519 People Power in Global Politics
• CAS IR 521 Congress and National Security
• CAS IR 522 Politics of Nuclear Weapons
• CAS IR 523 Cybersecurity
• CAS IR 525 21st Century Deterrence: Nuclear, Space, Cyber
• CAS IR 526 National and Homeland Security Law
• CAS IR 534 (PO 571) Government and Politics of Contemporary Africa
• CAS IR 539 History, Policy & Statecraft
• CAS IR 542 The Reemergence of Russia
• CAS IR 543 The Changing Face of Eastern Europe
• CAS IR 548 United Nations Peace Operations
• CAS IR 556 Current Intelligence Issues
• CAS IR 557 Guerilla Warfare & Terrorism
• CAS IR 558 Mapping Dangerous Online Speech
• CAS IR 559 Leadership & Cultural Change in Large Organizations
• CAS IR 560 Ethnic Conflict in Global Perspective
• CAS IR 566 History of Deportation & Border Security in the Americas
• GRS IR 661 American Grand Strategy
• CAS IR 568 (PO 565) U.S.-Latin American Relations
• CAS IR 572 Ballot or Bullet: The Global Struggle for Justice
• CAS IR 574 Laws of War
• CAS IR 577 (PO 576) Foreign Policy of the People’s Republic of China
• CAS IR 579 (PO 552) Japan in International Politics
• CAS IR 581 The Evolution of Strategic Intelligence
• CAS IR 583 Strategies of Defense Planning
• CAS PO 587 Ethics and International Relations
• CAS IR 589 (PO 582) North Atlantic/European Security Issues
• GRS IR 630 (PO 569) Money, Guns, and Power
• GRS IR 703 International Security
• GRS IR 706 The Iranian Revolution and Its Impact on the Middle East
• GRS IR 778 Problems of Strategic Intelligence
• GRS IR 780 CIA’s National Clandestine Service
• GRS IR 786 (PO 786) Conflict and State-Building in Africa
• GRS IR 788 (PO 789) International Relations of Asia-Pacific
• GRS IR 601 Fundamentals of International Relations
• GRS IR 602 Quantitative Analysis for Global Affairs
• GRS IR 603 Economics for Global Policy
• GRS IR 604 Negotiation and Diplomacy
• GRS IR 799 Master’s Paper (Directed Study with MA Paper Advisor)

Kenryo Mizutani (Class of 2010)

Job Title: Deputy Director – Legal Counsel at Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)

Career Highlights: After graduating from BU, Kenryo completed his master’s degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has been working with JOGMEC for over a decade in various fields such as corporate strategy, legal, upstream oil & gas, renewable energy, and mining. He is currently the head of the legal team and deputy director of legal and intellectual property.

Influence of Pardee Education: “My Pardee education allowed me to have an international perspective on various issues. It allowed me to have a multidisciplinary perspective in solving an issue.”

Favorite Memory: “I always enjoyed the speaker series at Pardee. Listening to notable speakers in the field of international relationship made me want to explore the world.”

Zed Tarar (Class of 2005)

Job Title: Foreign Service Officer at US Department of State

Career Highlights: Zed has spent 14 years as a diplomat working in London, DC, Rome, Karachi, and Abu Dhabi. He’s currently at the State Department’s Middle East bureau working on policy in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Influence of Pardee Education: “An early appreciation of the complexity that surrounds international affairs, thanks to faculty at BU, meant I took a keen interest in jobs that would let me travel and understand foreign cultures.”

Favorite Memory: “Standing in my advisor’s office batting around ideas for my honors’ dissertation.”

Joseph Mroszczyk (BA – 2007; MA – 2008)

Job Title: Assistant Professor at US Naval War College

Career Highlights: Joseph has worked in various security and intelligence positions, including as an Honors Fellow at the US Department of Homeland Security, conducting research for the US Army in Iraq, and serving as an intelligence officer in the US Navy Reserve. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the War Gaming Department at the US Naval War College.

Influence of Pardee Education: “My passion for issues related to security and intelligence really developed and matured during my time at the Pardee School. I was fortunate to take classes with professors who had first-hand experience and knowledge in these fields while also taking classes that helped me to develop a deeper understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of international relations.”

Favorite Memory: “Getting the opportunity (thanks to a research grant) to travel to London to conduct research for my MA paper on radical Islam in the United Kingdom.”

Lauren Hagy (Class of 2022)

Job Title: Research Specialist at CNA

Career Highlights: Lauren contributes to research projects focused on targeted violence, domestic violent extremism, mis-/dis-/malinformation, and election security. She’s also pursuing a master’s degree in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.

Influence of Pardee Education: “Professor Woodward’s intelligence and democracy class shifted my trajectory and I developed a new interest in intelligence issues. I changed my Pardee functional concentration to Foreign Policy/Security Studies and found a research interest at the intersection of Security Studies and Latin America.”

Hadeel Abu Ktaish (Class of 2022)

Job Title: Executive Assistant to the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations

Career Highlights: Hadeel has been involved in roles related to arms control, nuclear nonproliferation, and diplomacy. She has interned at the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy Inc., was a Junior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, and has published research on nuclear policy and arms control issues.

Influence of Pardee Education: “It was one class in particular from Pardee’s broad course offerings that opened so many doors for me, and that class was IR 505 Disarmament, Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation taught by none other than Professor and Ambassador Paul Hare. It was in this class that I gained a specialized background that made me stand out in professional settings.”

Favorite Memory: “One of my most memorable experiences at Pardee was my Intro to International Relations course in my first semester at BU. Walking into this massive class was so daunting at first but I ended up meeting life-long friends and gaining invaluable knowledge that really set me up for a successful undergraduate education.”

Laura DeBenedetto (Class of 2011)

Job Title: Product Policy Manager at Meta

Career Highlights: Laura has worked in Trust and Safety at Meta (formerly Facebook), focusing on Hate Speech and Graphic Violence policies. She has also worked at Google, TikTok, and Airbnb in the policy space, and has collaborated with organizations such as the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.

Influence of Pardee Education: “Having a global perspective has shaped my willingness to live and work abroad, which has led me to amazing opportunities in the technology industry. I’ve also kept in touch with professors who were hugely influential to my decision to pursue a Masters in the AI Ethics space.”

Favorite Memory: “Finding my niche in the Security Studies space. I began at BU as a Chemistry major and struggled with figuring out what I wanted to do. Eventually, I came to the International Relations department and found that excitement again.”

Scott Haviland (Class of 2011)

Job Title: Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Department of State

Career Highlights: Scott served on active duty as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2011 to 2018. He entered the Foreign Service in 2021 and has served in Ankara, Turkiye, and currently serves as a Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Influence of Pardee Education: “My time at Pardee certainly gave me an academic and theoretical grounding in some major international challenges, but more importantly it introduced me to practitioners and professionals who inspired me to enter public service.”

Favorite Memory: “Continuing our lively discussions after class at Cornwall’s!”

Global Security Speakers Series

We’re excited to introduce a new speaker series kicking off this semester: the Global Security Speakers Series. This series aims to bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss a wide range of security topics, from emerging technologies to the changing nature of warfare, global supply chains, migration, and the security implications of climate change. The series highlights the strong regional expertise within the Pardee School.

 

Event Highlight: Cracking the Code: How do we Fortify America’s Infrastructure in a Connected World

Part of the Global Security Series

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