Caileigh Glenn
Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Office
- Munroe Hall 205
- caileighglenn@middlebury.edu
- Office Hours
- By appointment
Caileigh Glenn is an Assistant Professor of Political Science specializing in International Relations and Foreign Policy. Her research and teaching interests include economic statecraft, the political economy of security, and the domestic causes and consequences of international cooperation.
Her research is published in World Politics and The Washington Quarterly, and her policy writing has appeared in Lawfare and the Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum. Her current book project identifies the conditions that prompt hostile government responses to the imposition of targeted financial sanctions by the United States.
Before arriving at Middlebury, she was an America in the World Consortium Fellow at Duke University and a Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Fellow in the Security Studies Program at MIT and the Belfer Center at Harvard University. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Courses Taught
PSCI 0257
Upcoming
Grand Strategy and Statecraft
Course Description
Grand Strategy and Statecraft
In this course we will assess the theory and practice of grand strategy and statecraft – the overarching vision states have for their role in the world and the means with which they pursue this vision. Student learning will be guided by the following questions: What is the purpose of a grand strategy? What factors influence the formulation of grand strategies? What are the consequences of different grand strategies? We will conduct a comparative study of grand strategies over time and across countries with an emphasis on the connections between the goals of the strategy and the tools of statecraft used in its pursuit. Students will write a final paper that crafts a grand strategy for a leader confronting a real strategic challenge in a contemporary or historical case.
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PSCI 0311
Upcoming
American Foreign Policy
Course Description
American Foreign Policy
Does America exercise its power in the world in a distinctive way? In this course we will examine the evolution of American foreign policy from the immediate post-World War II era to the present. As we make our way from the height of the Cold War to the 21st century, we will assess how leaders, institutions, domestic politics, and the actions and inactions of other countries have shaped American international behavior. Topics considered include terrorism, nuclear proliferation, globalization, democracy promotion, foreign aid policy, environmental policy, and technology governance. A central aim of the course is to map competing perspectives so that students can draw their own informed political conclusions.3 hrs. lect./disc. (International Relations and Foreign Policy)
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