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1.50 Credits
C.J. Lee Introductory survey of the dynamic development of the Pacific Rim region in economic, diplomatic, strategic, and cultural fields, and of the important opportunities and challenges faced by the United States in the Pacific Rim. Special attention is paid to the emerging issues of economic integration, collective security, political realignment, and cultural diplomacy. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Ascher This course examines the nature, processes, and implication of official international organizations and their growing role in international affairs. How and why does multilateralism arise, what are the relationships between official international organizations and the member countries, how do they make decisions, what implications do these processes have on international cooperation and conflict The course will focus largely on international economic organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization, but will also focus on mutual security and environmental organizations. Prerequisites: Government 20 and 70. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Haley This course examines the views of scholars and political leaders concerning the future. Topics include war (including alliances, intervention, weapons of mass destruction, and arms control), nationalism, religion, international organization, the politics of international economics, and the environment. Offered occasionally.
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1.50 Credits
C.J. Lee A study of the origin, development, and consequences of the Korean War with special emphasis on the U.S. decision-making processes, the role of the United Nations, the Chinese participation in the war, the Truman-MacArthur controversies, the cease-fire negotiations, and the effects on inter-Korean relations. Archival materials and documentary films are used. Offered occasionally.
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1.50 Credits
Staff This course examines special topics in international relations. The topics will vary from year to year. Offered occasionally.
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1.50 Credits
Staff This course examines a number of important topics in contemporary United States relations with East and Southeast Asia. Topics will range from diplomatic negotiations and economic disputes to military relations and cultural exchanges. Special topics will vary from year to year. Offered occasionally.
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1.50 Credits
C.J. Lee A comparative study of political, economic, and social development of South Korea and North Korea with particular emphasis on the collapse of traditional Korea, Japanese colonial rule, the independence movements, the national division, the Korean War, the dynamics of inter-Korean rivalry, and the recent efforts for national reconciliation. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Blitz A study of the phenomenon of statesmanship, its relation to political life, and its status vis-a-vis the philosophical life; and of the profound change from statesmanship to the modern concept of leadership. The course has two parts: readings in political philosophy, and readings in political history and biography that examine the lives of actual statesmen and leaders. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Kesler An inquiry into the idea of natural law as expounded and criticized by ancient, medieval and modern political philosophers. Readings from Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Hobbes, Kant, and others. Offered every third year.
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1.50 Credits
Blitz, Nadon, Nichols The goal of this course is to increase our understanding of the central purposes of human action - freedom, justice, happiness, and the common good - by examining the political thought of several major 20th-century thinkers. The course begins by discussing the current moral and political scene, and proceed to analyze works by Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, John Dewey, John Rawls, Leo Strauss, and Hannah Arendt. Offered every third year.
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