International Relations

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course examines the causes and consequences of international developments in the Middle East since the end of World War II. Contemporary international relations in the Middle East have been shaped by three dominant factors: domestic political dynamics within each Middle Eastern country; the Arab-Israeli and more recently the Palestinian-Israeli conflicts; and superpower politics in the region, involving Great Britain, the former Soviet Union, the United States, and other aspiring global powers. The course examines the causes and effects of the interplay of these three broad factors on the international relations of the Middle East both within the various state and non-state actors located inside the region and between them and the larger international community