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This foundational course in international security provides a critical survey of the important contexts and themes of great power competition, interactions of states and non-state actors in the international society, the means of projecting political, economic and military powers. The course applies mainstream paradigms (“schools”) of international relations to explain conflict and peace over time. Topics include: 1) conceptual overviews of national interest and security, power transition, just war theories, and human security; 2) analyses of international regimes such as the United Nations and the laws of armed conflict; and 3) assessment of forms of power projection including nuclear deterrence, diplomacy and military alliances, engagement with secondary powers, and economic statecraft. Each topic addresses near-peer competitors to the United States, in particular the People’s Republic of China and Russia, and in relation to space as an increasingly contested domain. IDE/SDE students will gain from this course the able to: 1. Comprehend three theoretical traditions of International Relations as they relate to war, peace, and power transition. 2. Compare various rationales and means of coercion in international politics, assessing their effectiveness in geopolitical context. 3. Relate academic knowledge to emerging political and governance issues in the space domain. 4