Bridging Business and Security: The NSIB Minor

In just two years, the National Security and International Business (NSIB) minor has already started shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

Co-managed by the Center for Global Business and the Clements Center for National Security, the NSIB minor leverages the strengths and expertise of both centers to prepare students for strategic roles in a globalized world where they will have to navigate the increasingly intricate relationship between private enterprise and national security.

As Dr. Paul Edgar, Associate Director of the Clements Center, explains, “Cyberattacks on government agencies and technology companies, election interference, terrorist attacks, and unprovoked invasions all exemplify how foreign threats to national security can disrupt business activities. Disruption of business equates to disrupted lives, with immensely negative consequences for most of the world. Consequently, there is a critical need for professionals who understand the fundamental relationship between global economies and the values-based international order in which they operate.”

In response to this need, the NSIB minor was established to educate future leaders on the strong and enduring relationship between private industry and national/international security and on how global capital markets are intertwined with the strategic decisions of states and influential non-state actors. And students are heeding the call — over 50 students have already enrolled in the program, and the first cohort of NSIB minors graduated this May.

As geopolitical tensions continue to mount, and as cyber and terror attacks disrupt lives on increasingly larger scales, NSIB minors will be there — making informed, confident decisions and leading the way in the ever-evolving global landscape.

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