Courses

• CAS IR 436: The Great War and the Fragile Peace
  Exploration of the military, political, social, economic, and cultural consequences of the First World War and the peace conference of 1919. Focuses on technological innovations, the expanded role of the state, and the long-range impact of the Versailles settlement. Also offered as CAS HI 436.
• CAS IR 452: Topics in European Politics and Culture
  Meets with CAS PO 584. Explores European politics through the lens of culture, using materials from literature, film, and the social sciences, including live sessions with European writers/artists. Topic for Fall 2009: Critical Moments and Memory in Europe. Includes the shadows cast by the Holocaust, the Spanish Civil War, the Cold War, and post-Communist transitions, as well as economic dislocations and immigrations.
• CAS IR 465: The United States and the Cold War
  Examination of American Cold War foreign policy from its origins at the end of World War II through its conduct--Marshall Plan, Detente, Cold War II--to the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union. Reading seminar. Also offered as CAS HI 465.
• CAS IR 491: Directed Study
  
• CAS IR 492: Directed Study
  
• CAS IR 500: Topics in International Relations
  Examines various aspects of International Relations. Topics vary from semester to semester. Topic for Fall 2012: IR of Eurasia: Politics & Security in the Caucasus.
• CAS IR 501: Conflict and Cooperation in Asia
  Meets with CAS PO 530. Investigates patterns of conflict and cooperation in South and East Asia surrounding issues ranging from water resources and health to borders and war. Analyzes how such issues contribute to instability in the region, as well as methods of cooperation.
• CAS IR 502: Latin American Political Parties
  Meets with CAS PO 509. Parties and party systems of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Historical origins and labor incorporation. Populist, working-class, and hegemonic parties. Market reform and party system transformation or collapse. Ethnic parties, clientelism, rise of a new Left.
• CAS IR 503: The U.S. in the Middle East
  (Meets with CAS PO 570.) Examines the historical development and present status of the United States' association with the Middle East: American commercial, economic, political, military, and humanitarian interests in the area and their interaction.
• CAS IR 504: Seminar: The Persian Gulf/Arabian Peninsula
  Meets with CAS PO 585. The Persian Gulf/Arabian Peninsula system as a major focus of international concern. An in-depth examination of the political, economic, and societal evolution and dynamics of these states: their interrelationships; superpowers', European, and Japanese policies toward them.
• CAS IR 506: India and the World: The Foreign Policy of a Rising Power
  Today, India is a nuclear power with a huge and growing economy. This, along with the rise of China and 9/11, has catapulted India into the international limelight. This course examines India's rise, focusing on its foreign policy and international role.
• CAS IR 507: The Muslim and Western Worlds---Prospects for a Clash of Civilizations
  Explores the perennially troubled relationship between the Western and Muslim worlds in an effort to shed light on the realities and mutual misperceptions that give credence to the perceived cultural fault line between Muslims and Westerners.
• CAS IR 509: Islam in Middle East Politics
  Analysis of Islam in the classical and popular forms; examination of the role of the Muslim religion in the international politics of the modern Middle East, especially Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Libya; their interrelationships and their attitudes toward the West.
• CAS IR 511: The Middle East Today
  A critical survey of the rise and development of modern nations, states, and economies in the Middle East and North Africa since 1900. Provides context and perspective essential for understanding contemporary issues (e.g., peace process, gender relations, religion's roles, democracy).
• CAS IR 513: Bureaucracy and Governance: A Comparative Inquiry
  (Meets with CAS PO 546.) Bureaucracy is not only credited with underpinning economic development but also blamed for corruption and inefficiency. Exploring both theory and comparative development, this course looks at some of the most basic and important issues informing our understanding of governance.
• CAS IR 514: Empire and Power: British Foreign Policy, 1782–Present
  Meets with CAS HI 533. Examines the evolution of British foreign policy over time as well as the nature of Great Power rivalry. Key themes include formulation of national diplomatic strategies, policy coordination, diplomatic vs. military considerations, alliance politics, and policy over-stretch.
• CAS IR 516: Intelligence and Homeland Security
  Aspects of homeland security, including information and intelligence sharing, the role of first responders, the structure and functioning of the system, and defensive and operational aspects. No prior knowledge of intelligence or security issues required.
• CAS IR 518: Gender and War
  (Meets with AS PO 583 and WS 345.) Examines gender constructions in world politics. Topics include gender biases in international relations theories, female and males roles in war, and rape as an instrument of warfare. Also assesses roles of women as leaders, actors, and objects of foreign policy.
• CAS IR 520: The State and Public Purpose in Asia
  Explores how noncommunist Asian governments have attempted to advance public purpose, and how organizational factors in countries' governments affect their ability to do so. These questions are addressed in a comparative framework, considering theory and cases.
• CAS IR 521: Congress and National Security
  Examines the role and influence of Congress on the intelligence agencies of the US, Congress's oversight of intelligence collection, counterintelligence, covert action and surveillance in relation to the executive powers. Explores the influence of espionage on national security policy.

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