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US Foreign Policy

Class Introduction

Michael E. Flynn

Kansas State University

2024-08-16

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Welcome!

Why this class matters:

  • International relations affects your day to day life in so many ways

  • Trade, migration, and investment

  • War and conflict

  • Global governance

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A soldier next to a destroyed tank in Ukraine.

A soldier next to a destroyed tank in Ukraine.

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N95 Masks

N95 Masks

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But also...

We want to start thinking about events in a different way

  • Accurate description

  • Causal relationships

  • Predictive relationships

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But also...

We want to start thinking about events in a different way

  • Accurate description

  • Causal relationships

  • Predictive relationships

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But also...

We want to start thinking about events in a different way

  • Accurate description

  • Causal relationships

  • Predictive relationships

  • Or complicated

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But also...

We want to start thinking about events in a different way

  • Accurate description

  • Causal relationships

  • Predictive relationships

  • Or really complicated

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Boilerplate Stuff

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Details

Class info:

  • Class: US Foreign Policy

  • Me: Michael Flynn

  • Location: Calvin 116

  • Time: MWF 12:30-1:20

  • Office hours: By appointment only (Zoom)

  • Email! meflynn@ksu.edu

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Contacting Me

  • The best way to contact me is email! (You can also schedule in-person appointments)

  • Please, email me!

  • Don't wait!

  • If I don't respond in 48 hours send me another!

  • That's a lot of exclamation points!

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Contacting Me

Some things to think about:

  • All correspondence should be professional in tone (I'm not your "bro")

  • Please address emails to "Professor Flynn" (Or something similar)

  • Protip-All faculty and staff appreciate your efforts to be respectful and are much more likely to go the extra mile to help you out.

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Stuff you need

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Stuff You Need

The syllabus---Read it!

Class format is both lecture and discussion

Required readings:

  • There are multiple books and articles that we'll be reading this semester.

  • You'll need to access them through K-State Libraries website

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Requirements


Grade Item Percent
Attendance 20%
Discussion 20%
Content Quizzes 20%
DAG Exercise 20%
Photo Journal 20%
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Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism

Things to know:

  • Don't do it

  • Yes, we can tell

  • You will fail the assignment

    • Possible the whole course

    • Maybe suspension, too

  • See the syllabus for more information

  • Also see K-State's student handbook online

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Classroom Conduct

  1. Be Kind

  2. Please make sure your questions and comments pertain to course materials

  3. Be respectful of one another in your discussions

  4. Reach out if you need help, and reach out early

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Big Picture Preview

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Myths of US Foreign Policy

  1. The "national interest"

  2. Politics stops at the water's edge

  3. Isolationism vs. internationalism

  4. "Grand strategy"

  5. US Foreign Policy less important pre-1945

  6. Institutions vying for power

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Welcome!

Why this class matters:

  • International relations affects your day to day life in so many ways

  • Trade, migration, and investment

  • War and conflict

  • Global governance

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