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Sara Bjerg Moller is an Assistant Professor at Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations, where she directs the International Security specialization. She is currently completing a book manuscript on wartime coalitions. Moller has held fellowships with the Modern War Institute at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NATO Defence College, Security Studies Program at MIT, Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, and Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. In 2018 she was an Eisenhower Defense Fellow at the NATO Defense College. Her policy commentary has been featured in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, National Interest, Lawfare, War on the Rocks, Middle East Times, and World Politics Review. Her scholarship has been published or is forthcoming in International Politics, Asian Security, and the Journal of Strategic Studies. She received her PhD from Columbia University and has a Masters degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.Â
Mentor Background
What is your area of expertise?
Are you interested in mentoring high school or college students, or both?
How did you become interested in this area?
Alliances. I am originally from Europe but have spent much of my adult years in North America. This background drew me to the study of transatlantic relations and security alliances more broadly. I am an internationally focused NATO scholar.
What was your career path to get here?
Policy MA at Georgetown, with multiple internships in DC think tanks, followed by two years working at the Council on Foreign Relations before returning to get my PhD at Columbia University.
Why should the public care?
The US needs allies and partners to manage the threats of the 21st century, including nuclear proliferation.
What is a current issue or trend that concerns you?
The rise of authoritarianism and collapse of democratic norms in Europe and America.
Would you be willing to speak to a classroom about your work?
YesWhat themes or topics would you be interested in lecturing or discussing with a class?
NATO and alliances writ large
Educational Resources
Policy Memo Assignment (1)
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1+Description
It is July 15, 1945. President Truman has asked you to prepare a decision memo for him discussing whether – as well as where (i.e. what kind of target) and how (i.e. whether to give the enemy advance warning, etc.) – to use the gadget.
To assist you in this task, your aide has provided you with some background materials in the form of three documents (see below). Using these materials, make a recommendation to the president.
Using the template provided, write a decision memo addressing the prompt below.
Learning Objectives
- Students learn to critically analyze historical documents as well as the craft of memo writing.
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It is December 2020. The president/president-elect has asked you to prepare a decision memo for him on the status of the New START Treaty negotiations and U.S. options. To assist you in advising the president/president-elect on U.S. arms control efforts, your aide has provided you with some background materials (see below). Using these materials, make a recommendation to the president on the way forward. Using the template provided, write a decision memo addressing the prompt below.
Learning Objectives
- Students learn to critically analyze a contemporary nuclear security issue as well as the craft of memo writing.
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Policy Memo assignment (using historical documents).
Instructions:Â Using the template provided, write a decision memo addressing the prompt below.
Prompt: It is July 15, 1945. President Truman has asked you to prepare a decision memo for him discussing whether – as well as where (i.e. what kind of target) and how (i.e. whether to give the enemy advance warning, etc.) – to use the gadget.Â
To assist you in this task, your aide has provided you with some background materials in the form of three documents (see below). Using these materials, make a recommendation to the president.Â
Learning Objectives
- Students learn to critically analyze historical documents as well as the craft of memo writing.
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This course serves as an introduction to the study of nuclear security. Students are provided with the necessary background and knowledge base needed for understanding contemporary nuclear strategy and policy issues. How do nuclear weapons shape international politics? Why do some states build the bomb and not others? Is a world free of nuclear weapons really possible? What is the future of America’s nuclear alliances? Are the superpowers headed for another nuclear arms race? These are just some of the important questions covered in this course.
This is a syllabus for a sophomore/junior-level course on nuclear weapons and international security.
Learning Objectives
- At the end of the course, students will have mastered the core concepts of nuclear strategy and contemporary debates/issues. Students should have acquired knowledge and understanding of key concepts, theories, and debates involved in the study of historical and contemporary nuclear security issues. Students should also have developed the skills to analyze complex situations, synthesize information, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.