Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Winter Quarter 2013

Nader Nazemi
SISME 490
Seattle Campus

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Class description

This course explores the roots, evolution and consequences of international conflict in the Persian Gulf region. In part, the course offers an overview of approaches to the analysis of the causes of war, conflict and peace in the international system. The main part of the course centers on the application of these conceptual orientations to conflict in the region. It will focus on a number of themes including the formation of the regional system, the relationship between tensions in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East more generally, the relationship between internal and international conflict, alliances and regional organizations, the role of superpowers, and prospects for a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the region. At the end the course will facilitate the development of historical and conceptual tools that will enable students to independently analyze and interpret contemporary problems in the Persian Gulf region.

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Modified:January 16, 2013