NS3361 Politics and Security in Levant

A survey course on the politics and security of the Levant in the post-World War I era. The geographic focus is on the countries of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. PREREQUISITE: None.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Identify key drivers facing this region versus the Arab region overall
• Delineate the trajectory of non-state actors and interactions with state actors
• Distinguish elements of state business-government relationships that determine larger outcomes
• Divide country populations by their diverse interests, vested interests, structural and agential variables generating the status quo
• Analyze how civil-military relations generate particular state capacities and weaknesses
• Identify areas for policy improvement