Upcoming Events
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive weekly updates on upcoming events and programming.
Preparing The Next Generation of Strategists
The Duke Program in American Grand Strategy is a flagship interdisciplinary initiative dedicated to better understanding US foreign policy and national security – past, present, and future.
What is American Grand Strategy?
"Grand strategy is a term of art from academia, and refers to the collection of plans and policies that comprise the state’s deliberate effort to harness political, military, diplomatic, and economic tools together to advance that state’s national interest. Grand strategy is the art of reconciling ends and means. It involves purposive action — what leaders think and want. Such action is constrained by factors leaders explicitly recognize (for instance, budget constraints and the limitations inherent in the tools of statecraft) and by those they might only implicitly feel (cultural or cognitive screens that shape worldviews).
AGS is an interdisciplinary program committed to preparing Duke students for careers in US foreign policy and national security.
The program is made up of four pillars:
Courses
AGS offers a wide variety of courses on foreign policy, national security and related topics.
Speakers Program
AGS brings distinguished scholars and practitioners to Duke to interact with undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.
Staff Rides & Field Trips
AGS engages students outside of the classroom, providing distinctive and meaningful learning experiences to students in the form of staff rides and field trips.
Research
AGS advances scholarship and public engagement in the areas of American foreign policy and national security.