PUBPOL 890-11
Evolving Security Issues in the Western Hemisphere
A topic section of PUBPOL 890, Advanced Special Topics in Public Policy
Patrick DuddyNotable faculty
Former US Ambassador to Venezuela. Source
Why it's on my list
One of ten topics under PUBPOL 890, taught by a former US Ambassador to Venezuela.
My note, not Duke's.
Description from DukeHub
Contents and methods vary with instructors and from semester to semester. Instructor consent required.
Skills
- policy and lawtitle: "policy"
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "policy"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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