INA830 International Relations of the Middle East

[3–0, 3 cr.]

The seminar explores the structure of the Middle East international relations, regional politics dynamics, and the foreign policy of a select number of Arab states. Topics include approaches to studying of Middle East international relations, the nature of the Middle East state system, state formation, foreign policy determinants, and the foreign policies of Middle East states, as well as regional patterns of conflict and cooperation/alliance-building.