Examines various aspects of international relations. May be repeated for credit if topics are different. Topic for Fall 2024. Section A1: Global Justice. Approaches Global Justice as a framework for restorative social, economic, and political relationships that extend beyond legislation. The course asks: What are we fighting for? Where do we go from here? What gets in the way? Topics for Spring 2025. Section A1: Zionism and Its Critics. Focuses on the Jewish nationalist movement using historical, thematic, critical, and comparative perspectives. At the intersection of history, political science, and religious studies, the class tackles pressing questions in international affairs. Section B1: Economic Cooperation in East Asia. Explores the growth of economic cooperation in East Asia and Asia-Pacific to promote trade, finance, development, and sustainability. Analyzes both economic incentives for cooperation and effects of political and economic competition among China, Japan, the U.S., and other regional actors. Section C1: History of the Modern Middle East in Global Politics. An introduction to the history of the modern Middle East and its relationship to global politics, from the nineteenth century to the present.

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