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Undergraduate
Undergraduate International Affairs Courses
Upper-level IAFF Special Topics Courses
- IAFF 180: Special Topics in Security Policy
- IAFF 181: Special Topics in Conflict Resolution
- IAFF 182: Special Topics in Foreign Policy
- IAFF 183: Special Topics in Development Policy
- IAFF 185: Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies
- IAFF 186: Special Topics in Asian Studies
- IAFF 187: Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies
- IAFF 188: Special Topics in Middle Eastern Studies
- IAFF 189: Special Topics in African Studies
- IAFF 190: Variable Topics
- IAFF 191: Senior Seminar for Special Honors
IAFF 180 Course Descriptions
IAFF 180 National Security, Foreign & Intelligence Policy
The course will focus on the national security, foreign policy, and intelligence
process that the US government goes through in the wake of a severe international
crisis such as 9/11. The course will explore the ways in which 9/11 challenged
the prevailing historical and cultural awareness of international affairs
related to terrorism, tested the government's ability to assemble, by investigations
and research, a common factual record of what happened, and prompted both
the legislative and executive branches of government to undertake significant
reforms. The course will look at: the background, context, and setting for
the government and for the terrorist events of 9/11; the process by which
the government investigations created a factual record of the 9/11 attack
and recommended reforms; the ability of the US government, and specifically
the intelligence community, to transform itself in appropriate ways to respond
to this new global threat both before and after the attack; and, the effectiveness
of the foreign policy, national security, and intelligence reform measures
instituted and implemented post-9/11.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics
IAFF 180 Transnational Security Threats
The major aim of this course is to investigate the many transnational security
threats found in the contemporary international system and to examine aspects
of convergence and divergence. The course will also consider the sources
and causes of these threats, the factors that accelerate them, and what can
be done to address them. Three key questions to be dealt with in the course
are "who is threatened?", "how are they threatened?",
and "Why are they threatened?" The answers will required students
to consider these transnational security threats form a wide range of levels
of analysis; such as the international systems, regions, nation states, sub-groups,
other organization actors, and individuals.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics
IAFF 180 Energy and Security
This course will cover the political economy, international politics and security
issues of global energy, study the problems and challenges associated with
the national and international investment flows as well as the exploration,
development, trade and transport of these key resources, and examine their
interrelationship and conflicts with other major foreign policy interests
of the countries involved.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; International Economics; International Environmental
Resources; International Politics
IAFF 181 Course Descriptions
IAFF 181 Conflict & Conflict Resolution
This course provides students with an introduction to the field of conflict
analysis and resolution as it relates to the "upper end" of the conflict
spectrum, that is, inter-state disputes, contemporary civil wars, complex
political emergencies and other forms of violent conflict. Specifically,
it will introduce students to the major concepts and issues currently animating
the field, explore the main strategies for responding to conflicts, and help
them recognize and critique the assumptions upon which these strategies rest.
At the end of the course students should be acquainted with the nature of
conflict resolution as a distinct theoretical and applied field of study
and have some understanding of current thinking about major approaches to
war prevention, mitigation, settlement, and post-war reconstruction projects.
IAFF 182 Course Descriptions
IAFF 182 Congress & Foreign Policy
This course will examine the constitutional underpinnings as well as the
recent history of the role of the Congress in the making of American foreign
policy. Case studies, as well as guest speakers, will help to clarify
the relationship of the Congress and the Executive branch. Assignments
will be policy-oriented. There will also be role-playing simulations."
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: International Politics
IAFF 182 Film & Foreign Policy
This course will examine critical issues of foreign policy — and America's engagement
with the world — through the lens of cinematography. The 2003 Academy Award
winning documentary 'The Fog of War' — which examines lessons drawn from the
life of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara — will provide the conceptual
framework for the course and the films that follow, including 'The Quiet
American,' 'Charlie Wilson's War,' 'Black Hawk Down,' 'Hotel Rwanda,' 'Dr.
Stangelove,' 'Paradise Now,' 'The Battle of Algiers' and 'No End in Sight.'
These and other films, supplemented with assigned readings, will explore
a range of issues relating to the nature and future direction of U.S. foreign
policy, including how and why America goes to war, humanitarian intervention
and genocide, the threat posed by nuclear weapons (during the Cold War and
today), the mindset of terrorists and suicide bombers, and the nature of
modern counter-insurgency, from the French in Algeria in the 1950s to the
United States in Iraq today.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics
IAFF 182 Foreign Policy Decision Making
This course will explore the major psychological approaches used to explain
foreign policy decision-making around the world. It will address attention
to the influence of personality, images, analogies, beliefs, perceptions, cognitions,
and groupthink, and consider how each of these factors may prompt choices for
war, peace, and justice in classic and contemporary settings.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; International Development Studies; International Economics;
International Politics
IAFF 182 Terrorism & U.S. Foreign Policy
In light of the events of September 11, there is considerable interest in understanding
the motivations and attitudes of terrorists, and also in understanding the
historical and cultural roots of the fervent anti-Western attitudes that
have seem to have taken root in so many nations. Additionally, and perhaps
most importantly, there is a need to consider the possible and likely ramifications
of the attack in terms of the future foreign policy of the United States.
Toward this end, the course will examine various structural, cultural, and
psychological variables that drive terrorists, and we will apply what we
learn to our analysis of American grand strategy in a new and somewhat ill-defined "long
war."
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics
IAFF 182 President and Foreign Policy
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics
IAFF 182 Case Studies in U.S. Foreign Policy
This course will examine some of the most important events in recent U.S. foreign
policy with an emphasis on the light they shed on the key challenges that will
confront the next administration. Our case studies will include the war in
Afghanistan, U.S. missile defenses in Europe, NATO expansion, U.S.-China confrontations
over Taiwan and the EP-3 incident, and the formulation of the U.S. defense
budget. The course will pay particular attention to U.S. Government debates
and internal differences during the decision-making process involved in these
case studies.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Economics;
International Politics
IAFF 182 President & Foreign Policy
This course considers the impact presidents have played in devising effective national security policies for the United States and how those policies have evolved and changed across the centuries. It will consider several distinctive eras (i.e., the founding period, the Civil War, the rise of the United States as a world power, the two world wars, the Cold War, and the American experience in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and elsewhere). Significant presidencies from those of Washington to Obama will be examined at length.
IAFF 183 Course Descriptions
IAFF 183 Challenges of Globalization for Sustainable Development
This course examines the many challenges posed by different aspects of ongoing
globalization for current approaches to poverty alleviation and sustainable
development. We will examine a wide range of approaches, both academic and
applied, and from a variety of points of view, including those from: government,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), transnational corporations, international
aid efforts, human rights approaches, nation building efforts, and more.
Most broadly we will pay particular attention to diverse relationships between "culture" and "development," as
a crucially problematic if often ignored historical fault line of the development
process since at least Bretton Woods. This course adopts a critical approach
to the development project. It looks closely at the traditional development
industry, both its strengths and limitations. It considers recent critiques
of development, particularly approaches within the discipline of anthropology
and from development practitioners. A fundamental course goal is to understand
alternative emerging strategies for development within the changing context
of economic globalization.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International Development Studies; International
Economics; International Environmental Resources; International Politics
IAFF 183 Economic Development Policy
This course analyzes the economic circumstances and problems of low and middle-income economies. It reviews alternative theories of economic growth and development while examining specific issues which are central to the lives of almost five billion people in the developing world. In particular, the course is concerned with the role of public policy in fostering growth, preventing crises and reducing poverty and inequality. Prerequisites: introductory macro and microeconomics.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations:
Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems; Contemporary Cultures and Societies; International Development Studies; International Economics
IAFF 183 Human Trafficking
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations:
Conflict and Security; Contemporary Cultures and Societies; Global Public Health; International Development Studies; International Politics
IAFF 183 International Human Rights Advocacy
International Human Rights Advocacy is structured around the different advocacy
approaches to the problem of Human Rights taken by various actors (governments
through bilateral/multilateral diplomacy, international organizations, nongovernmental
organizations, legislatures, academics, and the general public (social movement
aspects). It conveys key human rights issues: international standards, points
of leverage/tools open to each actor, geo-political divisions on these issues,
and the important though less explored links to other global issues like
development, trade, security, post-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian
assistance, law-enforcement, peace and so forth.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Development Studies; International Economics; International Politics
IAFF 183 Poverty & Inequality in the Global Economy (Lecture Series)
This course analyzes the causes and consequences of inequality and poverty
and policies to combat them. The topics will be presented by leading specialists
in their field followed by a class discussion led by the instructor. It will
meet once a week.
Prerequisites: introductory courses in microeconomics or macroeconomics.
This one-credit lecture series will count as elective credit. It will not satisfy any requirements.
IAFF 183 Security and Development
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Development
Studies; International Politics
IAFF 185 Course Descriptions
IAFF 185 Modern Russia
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations:
Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems; Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures and Societies; International Development Studies; International Politics; Europe and Eurasia
IAFF 185 Perspectives on Eurasian Security
This course examines the main foreign policy challenges facing the post-Soviet states since the breakup of the USSR. Can we speak of a "Eurasian space" as a distinct geopolitical region, or will the different parts of the post-Soviet region eventually be absorbed into neighboring European, Middle Eastern, South Asian and East Asian spaces? Of particular focus will be the emerging relationship between Russia and her immediate neighbors and Russia's rivals for influence among other post-Soviet states.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics;
Asia; Europe; Middle East
IAFF 186 Course Descriptions
IAFF 186 Chinese Foreign Policy
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: International Politics; Asia
186 International Relations of South Asia
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Conflict and Security; International Development Studies; International Politics; Asia
IAFF 187 Course Descriptions
IAFF 187 Arc of Crisis in the Andes
A cross disciplinary course on the Andean countries of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru including Colombia and Venezuela. Even though these Latin American countries have differences — in size, racial composition, and natural resources — they share similar socio-economic patterns in each historical period based on their colonial heritage and their integration into the world economy. These common socio-political stages of development are: pre-Hispanic civilizations, colonialism, caudillism, liberalism, populism, military dictatorships, and the contemporary democratic governments. This course will offer an overview of the historical periods, the underlying social forces, cultural trends and the influence of the hegemonic countries. After surveying the pre-Columbian civilizations of the Andes, and colonialism the class will focus on contemporary development from independence to the World War II. The inclusion of these countries in the world economy since the colonial times fostered the formation of outward oriented economies based on certain export commodities. The colonization of the Andean space was driven by silver mining. After the independence, other primary commodities followed, such as guano and sugar in Peru, cacao and coffee in Ecuador and Colombia, tin in Bolivia, and oil in Venezuela. The course will profile the outward-oriented ruling elites in the second half of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century and analyze the reaction in response to the ruling of the elites: indigenism and populism.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems; Conflict & Security; International Development Studies; International Politics; Latin America.
IAFF 187 Latino Migration Changes
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems; Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures and Societies; International Development Studies; International Economics; International Politics; Latin America
187 Mexico Since Independence
The purpose of this course is to survey the economic, social, political and
cultural development of Mexico in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including
economic development, poverty and inequality; social movements, rebellion and
revolution; race, gender and ethnicity; U.S.-Mexico relations; and literary
and intellectual movements. Students will be required to take two exams that
cover lecture topics and are encouraged to pursue a variety of in-depth research
topics, such as the role of the Catholic Church, narcotics trafficking, environmental
issues, and labor issues.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Development Studies; International Politics; Latin America
IAFF 187 Venezuela & Pol. Econ. of Oil
In the world of petro-politics, Venezuela is a major player. In 2006, it was
the third largest source of oil for the United States and the sixth largest
net oil exporter in the world. Although touted as a model of democratization
until the 1980s, Venezuela has been crippled by extreme poverty, great social
inequality and rampant corruption. This situation formed the basis for the
1998 election of Hugo Chavez on the promise of massive social reforms, nationalization
of strategic sectors, fighting corruption and a rupture with the long-ruling
political elite. A major pillar of the Chavez administration has been to "sow
the petroleum" — to use the country's vast oil resources to improve the
lives of all Venezuelans, particularly the poor majority. But to what extent
is oil a "resource curse" — the notion that an abundance of a natural
resource like oil is detrimental for development? We will compare the Venezuelan
experience and its oil policies to those of other oil exporting countries,
like Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. We will also discuss Cuba's influence
on Venezuela, President Chavez's reach in Latin America, U.S.-Venezuela relations,
and how future environmental challenges are likely to affect the world's oil
economic structure.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies;
International Development Studies; International Economics; International Environmental
Resources; International Politics; Latin America
IAFF 188 Course Descriptions
IAFF 188 Gender and Politics in the Middle East
This class will examine the ways in which the social, political, and cultural
roles of women influence politics in the Middle East. The use of public
power and authority — politics — frequently institutionalizes gender roles, marginalizing
women from the public arena. At other times, the use of public power and
authority helps create new bases of cooperation. How have new roles emerged
and what impact has this had on politics in the region?
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems; Conflict & Security; International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 Politics and Cultures of the Middle East
Politics and Cultures of the Middle East is a multi-disciplinary course that
introduces students to major political and cultural events and trends in
this diverse and complex region. The first section focuses on historical
developments of the past two centuries to contextualize many present realities.
The second section is sociological, with emphasis on identity, kinship, faith,
and communal development. Finally, the third section employs readings from
political science to discuss the state, colonialism, nationalisms, modernization,
and political change. In spite of its size, this class operates as a seminar
and places considerable attention on the careful reading and creative interpretation
of texts. Attendance is mandatory, and active participation in discussions
means critical thinking and not simply textual summaries. This is an intense
course with a heavy reading load, but for students truly interested in the
region, the topics will be more than stimulating and outcome of the course
rewarding. Students will read a significant amount of material on these issues and will be expected to write, present, and discuss intelligently to achieve
a high grade.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Development Studies; International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 Islam and its Challenges in 21st Century
This course aims to examine a variety of topics pertinent to basic knowledge
of Islam and Islamic cultures. It will examine the complexities of the relationships
between cultural entities and textual Islam in the making of the Muslim civilizations
and their impact over the West in a historical context. Based on the foundation
put forward, the course will attempt to bring a perspective to be used to
tackle some of the social, cultural and political issues relating to the
Muslim World. Underlying aim of the discussion will be addressing issues
concerning global discourse vis a vis Islam, such as Islam's compatibility
with democracy, secularism, human rights and women's rights in the Muslim
societies. Overarching goal of this course is to address the proverbial question
of clash of civilizations between the East and the West, namely Islam and
Western Democracies.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 Israel-Palestinian Conflict
This course is a multi-faceted, in-depth examination of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. It discusses key issues in the conflict, presents different historical
narratives, and examines the conflict from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The course looks at the sources of the conflict and its dynamics over time,
intertwining the analysis with relevant theories about conflict and conflict
resolution. While we will discuss the role of the US and its policies in
the region, our primary focus will be on looking at the conflict from the
vantage point of Palestinians and Israelis living it. In addition to presentations
by the professor, the course will include discussions and exercises, presentations
by guest speakers, and a number of films.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics; Middle
East
IAFF 188 Middle East Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective
The Arab Middle East has weathered all waves of democratization during past
decades. In spite of limited liberalization, regimes across the region
remain, for the most part, entrenched in authoritarianism or comfortably
semi-autocratic. This course will review and critically assess political
culture and political economy explanations of authoritarianism in the Arab
Middle East. It adopts a comparative historical-institutional approach
in which the literature on authoritarianism, totalitarianism, interest representation,
and corporatism are addressed. The history of post-colonial state formation
in the region figures prominently in the course, as do contemporary case
studies and discussions of transitions away from (and toward) authoritarianism. The
class does not attempt to explain a negative dependent variable (i.e., lack
of democracy) with a negative independent variable (e.g., lack of a democratic
tradition); rather, it seeks to understand and explain authoritarianism for
what it is by examining what sustains it. Topics such as the absence
of a strong civil society and the weak organizational capacity of non-extremist
opposition forces will be discussed in so far as the literature on transitions,
or on democratic theory, have deemed them necessary, if not sufficient, pre-requisites
for democratic change. In terms of reading and discussion, this is
an intensive class whose combination of classical and contemporary theories
and case studies will prepare students for further study of both the region
and political change/stasis.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems; Conflict & Security; International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 Islam, Islamism, and the State
This course introduces students to the roots, realities, and divergent natures
of the contemporary world's Islamist political movements. Students will critically
examine the works of Muslim and non-Muslim scholars on the relationship between "mosque
and state"; the raison d'etre for different types of political activities
that employ (and sometimes exploit) the language and symbolism of Islam(s);
and, relevant topics in the study of contemporary Islam and politics, including
political legitimacy, "Islamic" states, transnational networks,
the public sphere, development, and democratization. Balancing theory with
case studies of Islamist movements in Muslim-majority countries, the course
will consider a variety of interrelated phenomena, including political liberalization
and the historical contexts in which a number of movements were birthed.
Discussion and debate will encourage students to develop more a sophisticated
understanding of various strands of politicized Islam. Students will read
a significant amount of material on these issues - and will be expected to
write, present, and discuss intelligently to achieve a high grade.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Contemporary Cultures & Societies; Conflict & Security;
International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 Arab Politics
Arab Politics asks talented upperclassmen to rethink many aspects of comparative
politics of the region (and its neighbors) that they have perhaps previously
viewed as static or dull. The course makes use of readings geared to certain
special topics in the region's politics and will build on students' exposure
to more rudimentary materials utilized in introductory politics and regional
studies courses. Also, exposure to pressing questions and various theoretical
approaches involved in the study of politics in the Arab Middle East will give
students the ability to contextualize popular press and other materials related
to the region. Topics may include: Colonialism and the State;
Authority and Legitimacy; Community, Nationalism, and Identity; Authoritarianism,
Democratization, and Hybridism; Political Economy of Development; Oil and Politics;
Civil Society and Media; Religion and Political-Religious Movements; Urbanization,
Planning, and Development; and the Politics of Middle Eastern Studies.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems; Conflict & Security; International Development Studies; International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 Political Islam
Political Islam covers the ideology of Islamic extremism and terrorism as well
as the various mixtures of politics and religion driving the domestic and
foreign policies of Muslim countries. This course will examine the historical,
religious and political factors that define Political Islam, the political
struggles between radicals and moderates within and among Muslim countries,
the war on terror, the present day manifestations of the Sunni-Shia schism
and the quest for a new role for Islam in Western Europe.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Development Studies; International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 The Politics of Modern Iran
This course will address the political and social dynamics of contemporary
Iran. After a brief review of Iran's modern history, we will discuss the roots
of the Islamic revolution, religion and politics in post-revolutionary Iran,
the Iran-Iraq war and its major consequences, and the rise and the decline
of the reform movement. We will also tackle other critical issues such as gender,
human rights, the youth bulge, ethnicity, and the media. We then move to an
examination of Iran's economic, defence, and foreign policies. We will focus
on Tehran's stance towards the peace process in the Middle East, its nuclear
ambitions, and Iran's love-hate relationship with the United States.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies;
International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 188 US Policy in the Gulf
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations:
Conflict & Security; International Politics; Middle East
IAFF 189 Course Descriptions
IAFF 189 East African Security
The objective and goal of this course is to familiarize students with regional security issues of a particular part of Africa and to give an all round analysis of this very complex, volatile and turbulent region which is known as the Greater Horn of Africa. In so doing focus would be undertaken on the Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Eritrea, and Djibouti.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations:
Conflict & Security; International Development Studies; International Politics; Africa
IAFF 189 Regional Security in West, Central, and Southern Africa
The objective and goal of the course is to familiarize students with regional
security issues by focusing on the Western, Central and Southern regions
of Africa. The states in the western, central or the southern regions of
Africa are traditional societies. The power and influence of age old traditional
leaders and their power bases and structure are still significant. This is
being challenged by the new educated "elite". The forms of government
(be it constitutional or authoritarian) and the foundations of government
which are emerging in the wombs of the traditional values and institutions
are not deep rooted.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics; Africa
IAFF 190 Course Descriptions
IAFF 190 Justice and the Legal System
This is a course about the distribution of federal power under the Constitution.
We will read and analyze Supreme Court opinions on the sources and nature
of legislative, executive, and judicial power and consider such doctrines
as separation of powers and executive privilege. As an introduction to understanding
Supreme Court cases, we will consider the organization of the American legal
system including institutions, documents, and processes. As a case study
in the realities of shared power, we will read the three recent Supreme Court
cases (Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, and Boumediene
v. Bush) having to do with prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Detention
Camp. In each of these cases, the President proposed legislation removing
Constitutional protection from the prisoners, Congress wrote laws conforming
to the President's request, and the Supreme Court rebuffed both the President
and Congress.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group concentrations: Conflict & Security; International Politics
IAFF 190 International Law
(Equivalent to PSC 144; Duplicate credit will not be awarded for taking both courses.)
This course will provide an overview of international law — what it is and
how it is established, implemented, changed, and enforced. The course will
examine the legal structure underpinning international society and how domestic
law and domestic institutions are affected by, and affect, the international
system. Through a study of case law and state practice, students will explore
the genesis and development of international norms and legal principles related
to important contemporary issues: armed conflict and the use of force, terrorism,
counter-proliferation and arms control, the environment, human rights, and
use of the air, sea and outer space.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Development Studies; International Economics; International Environmental Resources;
International Politics
IAFF 190 Obscure and Difficult Readings in International Affairs
The course has no description and it never will.
This course may be taken for elective credit only.
IAFF 190 Technology & International Affairs
This seminar course will cover the relationship between new technologies and
international politics. Does the Internet help or hinder the spread of democracy
worldwide? Why do states disagree on issues such as global warming? What
consequences does technological change have for international security? We
will debate these and other questions.
This course may be used in the following International Affairs group
concentrations: Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems;
Conflict & Security; Contemporary Cultures & Societies; International
Development Studies; International Politics