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4.00 Credits
Advanced seminar for juniors and seniors in comparative politics. The specific topic of this seminar is announced each year. International Politics
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of state behavior and international political relations; how things happen in the international state system and why. Emphasizes the issue of war and how and in what circumstances states engage in violence. Topics include different historical and possible future systems of international relations, imperialism, the Cold War, game theory and deterrents, national interests, and world organization.
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Analysis of the sources of U.S. foreign policy and the major international problems facing the United States today. Considers the role of national interest, ideology, and institutions in the making and executing of U.S. foreign policy.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the political history of the international human rights regime; the causes of contemporary human rights problems; the economic, social, and political factors associated with human rights progress; and the strategic approaches that are currently being employed to improve human rights in different settings.
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4.00 Credits
Starting with the traditional arena of national security and U.S. military policy, students analyze how national security decisions are made in this country, as well as the past and current military strategies used to carry out those decisions. From there, students examine the particular national security concerns and policies of Russia, China, Germany, and Japan. This course also looks at new thinking on national security, asking to what extent international trade and competition, immigration, illegal drugs, and the environment should be considered national security issues.
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4.00 Credits
Addresses the question: How did the United States become the world's dominant nation? We presume that America differs from most other countries in fundamental ways. But what are these? To seek answers, we range further back in history than most international relations courses. American primacy builds on the earlier ascendancy of Britain and Western Europe. We consider several theories Wilf Family Department of Politics of European, British, and American dominance organized under the general headings of geography, economics, sociology, and political science.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the impact of international politics on the nature, evolution, and impact of international law and the growing role that international law and international institutions are playing in shaping both international relations and domestic politics.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes the theory and practice of diplomacy, with special emphasis on bargaining strategies that nations use to try to settle their differences and avoid wars, including the use of mediators, arbitrators, and institutions like the United Nations. Applies game theory to analyze the use of exaggeration, threats, and deception in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. Supplements case studies of international negotiation, especially in crises, with studies of domestic bargaining used in the formulation of foreign policy.
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4.00 Credits
Offered in the fall.
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4.00 Credits
Examines competing theories as to the relationship between business and government in the conduct of foreign policy. Assesses the applicability of these theories to case studies in East-West trade, the defense procurement process, intervention in the Third World, human rights, the effect of trade and investment on the American economy, security of supply of natural resources, and economic development in the Third World.
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