Intelligence and National Security
- Intelligence and National Security 2008.
| Program Dates | |
|---|---|
| Sun. July 13 - Sat. July 19, 2008 | |
| Sun. Feb. 1 - Sat. Feb. 7, 2009 | |
| Mon. July 6 - Sun. July 11, 2009 | |
Here's a question: What is freedom of information? And another: How much do we have the right to know?
Add three more: To what degree does a free press fuel the success of terrorists? In this day of when the internet and global communication networks are glutted with massive amounts of information, how does one winnow fact from fantasy? What sources do you trust?
Protection of our country is one of the salient issues in Campaign 2008. Nowhere will the role of intelligence in national security be more fiercely argued this summer than in Washington, D. C. In your week here, you'll hear and see the public face of that debate. And you'll go behind the closed doors of law enforcement, military, and foreign service agencies where murky facts are sifted for clues to future threats.
You'll explore the relationship between such agencies as the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State. You'll face the same issues as the House Select Committee on Intelligence and its committees on the armed services, foreign affairs, and homeland security.
Upon arrival in Washington, you and others in your working group will be faced with a massive threat to American security. Just like the President's emergency response team, you have only hours to decide. Is the threat real? What are our options? Do we launch a strike? What are the consequences? And in the aftermath, in that brutal 20/20 clarity of hindsight, how will you defend your decision?
National Security Policy program offers students an in-depth look at the National Security process from diplomacy to securing peace after conflict. PC Scholars examine the relationships between the President of the United States, the National Security Council, Congress, Unified Commands, the Secretaries of Defense, State and Homeland Security, the intelligence community and private citizens. They also examine the defense/ industry partnership, the role of the media in national security and the debate over citizens' rights. This program was developed with the cooperation of military officers, Department of Defense organizations and private citizens.
Program Highlights
- On-site intelligence community briefing at places such as the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency or the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Academy
- Seminar at the Department of State on their role in national security
- A panel discussion on opposing viewpoints of national security
- A special show depicting military history, entertainment and training (summer only) or a private show featuring the Capitol Steps, Washington's musical political satire group (winter only)
- Exclusive tour of the Pentagon
- Capitol Hill Visits
Students attending the National Security in a Democracy Program who are not US citizens or who do not have government-issued photo identification may not be allowed to participate in all activities due to US federal security regulations.