International Affairs
Understand the dynamics of conflict and cooperation by examining the political, military, economic, legal, and cultures relations among nations, states, international organizations, and NGOs.
Students in the Department of International Affairs examine the political, military, economic, legal, and cultural relations involving states, nations, international organizations, and NGOs, and seek to understand how they affect the prospects for conflict and cooperation. Global technologies, threats to international security, fundamentalist movements, and mounting tensions between nations, regions, and factions mean that the study of international relations is more relevant than ever. Unlike many other international relations programs that are contained within political science, Lewis & Clark’s department is free-standing, allowing students to give the discipline the depth it deserves and demands. Our coursework emphasizes foreign policy, national security, international law and organizations, international economic relations, social justice and transnational advocacy, human rights, and development in the global south.
Ellie Wilde BA ’18More about EllieI love the collaboration between everyone on campus and the perseverance to challenge one another to be the best that they can be.
Nicole Godbout BA ’20More about NicoleBe a go-getter! Most of the communities I’m a part of and the opportunities that I had were because I went after something even if I was feeling uncertain about whether I should try.
Annika Bateman BA ’22More about AnnikaOne piece of advice I received as a first-year student was to take a class on a topic that I didn’t know much about. I decided to take the introductory international affairs class, which was a field that I knew next to nothing about. I decided to become an IA major when I participated in and won my first college debate in that class!
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