US Apprch to MEArab-lsr Peace

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The U.S., Israel, and the Middle East from Truman to Trump. This course will outline American interests and objectives in the region since the Truman administration. Those objectives gave rise to a series of assumptions about the region and the way different administrations from Truman to Trump have viewed the Arabs and Israelis. The course will examine the key assumptions that shaped US policy and the impact they had on America’s efforts to promote peace. Every Arab-Israeli peace proposal from Truman’s time will be discussed and the course will conclude with an assessment of key lessons that need to be learned to produce better policies in the area.