U.S. national security priorities were expanded after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to include waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan, tightening border security, pursuing cyberthreats, halting nuclear proliferation and attempting to snuff out homegrown terrorism. How has the U.S. national security agenda evolved since 9/11? In what ways will this agenda shape the American way of life in the future?

 

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The Global Issues Seminars, co-sponsored by the Office of International Affairs and the School of Public and International Affairs, feature panels of NC State experts tackling global issues that are relevant to North Carolina, the nation,and the world. For the Spring 2011 semester, the topics are pulled from the Great Decisions Lecture Series, featured by the Foreign Policy Association. These seminars will showcase what NC State is contributing in terms of teaching, research, extension and engagement in to each of these internationally pressing foreign policy issues.