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4.00 Credits
Historical influence of oil in international politics and the role it plays today. Focus on differing views of producers, such as Middle Eastern and Latin American states, and consuming nations, largely the economically developed Western states. Instructor permission required. Barkey (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary analysis of international and transnational influences on regime transitions. Addresses the role of war, trade, colonial legacies, waves of democratization, socializations, demonstration effects, and international law; the policies of the United States, EU, OAS, UN, World Bank, and NGOs; and the efficacy of different instruments of democracy promotion. Prerequisite: IR 10. Narizny. (SS)
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to explore, challenge, and re-conceptualize the boundaries of moral community and ethical responsibility through such current dilemmas in world politics as famine, terrorism, torture, genocide, weapons of mass destruction, organized crime and more. Prerequisite: IR 10. Bially Mattern (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Role of non-state political groups (e.g. international advocacy organizations, multinational corporations, news media, terrorists, etc.) in world affairs. Thematic focus on globalization, the relationship between non-state and state actors, and the implications of non-state actors for the future of world order. Themes explored through past and current events (e.g., the WTO demonstrations, 9- 11, the CNN effect, AIDs, anti-sweatshop campaigns.) Prerequisite: IR 10. Bially Mattern (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Importance of the Middle East in contemporary world politics; strategic location and natural resources as factors affecting interests of the great powers. Interplay of international, regional and internal forces. Prerequisite: IR 10 or 82. Staff (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Have we seen the peak of global terrorism, or is the worst still to come This course examines psychological, religious, and political explanations of terrorism; legal and moral statuses of terrorism; explanations for the increasing scale of terrorism and the more frequent targeting of Americans; major terrorist organizations, structures, and means of operation; suicide terrorism; threats and vulnerabilities facing the United States and Western countries today; means of coping with terrorism as an individual and through national policy; possible future developments. Kaufmann (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Research-oriented seminar on contemporary international relations of Pacific Asia. Special emphasis on China, Japan and regional and global powers. Substantial research paper on topic of student's own choice is required. Prerequisite: IR 61 or 161 or 163 or 164. Wylie (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of foreign relations of Russia and the other fourteen states that emerged after the collapse of the USSR. Staff (SS)
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4.00 Credits
International relations majors with senior standing may undertake an intensive, two-semester project under the direct guidance of a faculty member in the student's special area of interest. Students who successfully complete the thesis and whose GPA in the major at the time of graduation is 3.5 or higher receive Departmental Honors. Department permission required. May be repeated for credit. See the Department or IR website http://cas.lehigh.edu/ir for additional information. Staff. (SS)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Directed course of readings intended for students with special competence or interest in fields of international relations not fully covered by regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit. Departmental permission required. Staff (SS)
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