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3.00 Credits
A survey of international institutions that are critically important in mediating global politics and economics: development and operations of the United Nations, regional organizations, and functional international organizations. Course readings cover a diverse range of global issues, as well as such contemporary policy areas as peacekeeping, trade, and social, and humanitarian issues. Pre: Graduate standing.
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An examination of the role of the military and the experience of military governments in Latin American politics. It emphasizes both a historical perspective and an analysis of current trends in civil-military relations, guerrilla insurgencies, and U.S.-Latin American relations. Special emphasis is placed on recent transitions from authoritarian rule in the Americas and issues of rule of law, human rights, and governance. Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
A graduate-level seminar that highlights the changing nature of international relations in a new era of Globalization and Terrorism. The course introduces students to the "classical" study of international relations using the opposing paradigms of modern IR theory: realism and liberalism. It looks at specific theoretical issues (the role of institutions, globalization, terrorism, etc.) through the lens of regions and specific countries. Students explore through research and their own presentations/participation a contemporary conflict. Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to a variety of political movements that purport to be based on an interpretation of Islam. These interpretations, as well as the movements' ideologies objectives and strategies will be compared in order to appreciate the range of political movements organized under the banner of "Islam." Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of political, social, and economic change in less developed countries and the relationship among elements of change. The course provides a critical overview of dominant theories of development, highlighting international and internal forces affecting less-developed countries, and North-South relations in the post-Cold War world. Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
A graduate-level course that examines approaches to preventing and managing international conflict, including preventative diplomacy, negotiation, third-party resolution, track-two diplomacy, and evolving collective security arrangements. It analyzes the institutions, both official and nongovernmental, that engage in peacemaking, andprovides detailed case studies of conflict management and dispute resolution. Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores how conceptions of national security have changed from the Cold War to the Global War on Terror, and how institutions of American government have adapted to these new conceptions. Theoretical discussion will be linked to such practical concerns as airpower, intelligence reform, homeland security, and reform of the defense establishment. Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
The course is a graduate level introduction to U.S. intelligence, its practice, effectiveness, and rationale. It explores the relationship between intelligence and U.S. national security, both during and after the Cold War. The course will address such issues as intelligence analysis, organization and oversight, as well as the concerns and perspectives of producers and consumers. Pre: PSCI 6601 and graduate standing, or consent.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of various patterns of resistance and rebellion in developing countries. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the course places them within the political, social, economic, and cultural context. Topics may include indigenous resistance against various aspects of colonial rule; resistance and revolution in the twentieth century; sources of rebellion; and efforts to incorporate guerrilla groups into the political system. Pre: Graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
Clausewitz argued that war was "an extension of politics by violent means." If we substitute terrorism for war we confront one of the major challenges facing the world today. This course explores the historical context, the theoretical origins, and "political" acts of terrorism fromtheir origin until the present. Pre: Graduate standing.
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