In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Bush administration declared a "war on terrorism." This seminar will address the war on terrorism, what is meant by it, what it entails for domestic and international policies, and what rides on defining the enemy as "terrorism" (as opposed, say, to Bin Laden). It will examine the implications for the Republican and Democratic parties of declaring the war on terror (looking at the early presidential campaign where appropriate) and the tension between heightened security concerns and civil liberties. Finally, we will consider the war with Iraq, the relationship of the Iraq war to the war on terrorism, and the extent to which the war on terrorism is motivating American foreign policy versus the extent to which it is rationalizing policies that originate independently of the war on terrorism. Format: seminar. Requirements: class participation in discussions and writing three papers. No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 18 (expected: 18). Preference given to first -year students.