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This course explores policy issues at the intersection of macroeconomics, geopolitics, and financial markets. Specifically, students will analyze three related trends: (1) leverage of economic influence and market instruments (“economic statecraft") by national actors to advance geopolitical goals; (2) conduct of foreign policy to support economic objectives; and (3) the potential re-shaping of the international order as a result of overusing the tools of economic statecraft. The course will begin by briefly reviewing the tools of economic statecraft and foreign policy, as well as conventional models of the global macroeconomy and international relations, before turning to the study of specific topics: sovereign debt crises and great power conflict, the efficacy and limits of economic sanctions, China’s brand of economic statecraft, global macroeconomic imbalances/currency wars, the geoeconomics of energy and trade policy, next-generation financial stability risk, and the primacy of the dollar within the global economic architecture. Students should come equipped with a conceptual understanding of macroeconomics, finance, and international affairs. Most importantly, they should be ready to participate actively in class discussion. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>