Arab Diplomacy

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught at a host institution. This course utilizes analytical and chronological approaches in exploring a hundred years of Arab Diplomacy, from World War I to the present.The course ourse provides an introductory and in-depth survey to the politics, history and diplomacy of the Middle East from the "Great Arab Revolt" of the early 20th Century to the "Arab Spring" of the early 21st Century. The main themes and issues examined in the course are: the international politics of the Middle East; the Arab-Israeli conflict and diplomatic efforts to resolve it; inter-Arab relations; Arab diplomacy vis-à-vis other regional actors ; and the interaction of the Arab region with the world at large using Diplomacy as the vehicle.