Research on Nuclear Issues

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Full Title: Senior Seminar: Nuclear Proliferation Crises in Iran and North Korea. Course Description: This course will place the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs into political and historical context, and examine similarities and differences between the international crises that have surrounded those programs. Technical primer of nuclear programs will be covered; histories of US diplomacy with both countries will be compared and contrasted. Research topics for students can include (but are not limited to): open-source technical studies; analysis of the effect of sanctions on (Iranian or North Korean) domestic politics or nuclear decision making; role of alliance politics and regional actors; histories of international nuclear cooperation and exclusion.