NS3320 US Foreign Policy in the Middle East

The course reviews the historical background and current status of American interests and policies in the Middle East. The course focuses on how different U.S. administrations in the post-World War II era defined American interests in the Middle East, and on the major policies enacted to pursue those interests. PREREQUISITE: None.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Place US foreign policy in the Middle East in historic and strategic context.
• Develop an historiography that frames the evolution of US foreign policy.
• Develop an appreciation for the strands of change and continuity between the policy issues of today and yesterday.
• Build an understanding of the policy process itself as formulated within the US government.
• Understand the relationship between theory and practice in policy.
• Develop the capability to understand the relationship between policy problems and policy options.