Examines aspects of international relations. May be repeated for credit if topics are different. Six topics are offered Spring 2020. Section A1: Cybersecurity & US National Security. Addresses the challenge of cybersecurity in times of war and peace, with particular focus on U.S. national security. Explores cyber weapon systems and doctrine, the problem of attribution, and "gray zone" issues including information operations and election interference. Section B1: Water, Politics, and Global Sustainability. Water is becoming an increasing scarce resource, threatening livelihoods, human development, and security. This course examines regional and global water stresses, climate-related risks, policy options, and challenges to efforts to establish a water-secure future. Section C1: History of U.S. Border Security and Deportation Policy. Beginning with the 1924 founding of Border Patrol, this class traces debates over US border security to the present. We take an interdisciplinary approach to ask which Latin American groups came to be perceived as deportable, and why. Section D1: International Politics of the Global South. In the contemporary era of globalization and multilateralization, emerging powers such as the BRICS play an increasingly important global role. This course traces the rise of these powers from the old Third World to the new Global South. Section E1: Financing Global Sustainability. Explores key developments in environmental finance. Examines environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies, risk management, and reporting by international financial institutions, as well as the roles of other relevant parties, including bilateral agencies, commercial banks, and international organizations. Section F1: European Union Law. Emphasizes the impact of trade and legal harmonization upon culture, human rights, and social policies. The study of external relations of the Union follows, with particular attention to US-EU relations.