Assignment:
Discussion Questions-
Criteria- 250 to 300 words per question, use at least 2 preferably from the following list.Provide page number for references.
1. Pick a traditional theory of security studies and explain current Russian activity in Venezuela.
2. Utilizing one critical theory, are we safer now than in the Cold War?
3. Using a traditional theory, why do states neglect climate change?
4. Explain how speech acts relate to illegal immigration.
5. Define national security in terms terrorism.
Reference Articles-
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Agrawal, Nina. "There's more than the CIA and FBI: The 17 agencies that make up the U.S. intelligence community." The Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2017.
Aldrich, Richard J. "Global Intelligence Co-operation versus Accountability: New Facets to an Old Problem." Intelligence and National Security 24, no. 1 (2009): 25-56.
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