Spring 2021

POLSCI 124B 001 - LEC 001

War in the Middle East

Ron E Hassner

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021

Tu, Th

02:00 pm - 03:29 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:26976

Units:4

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Offered through Charles & Louise Travers Dept of Political Science

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 57

Enrolled: 105

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 162

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:0

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, 7 hours of outside work hours, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material.

Other classes by Ron E Hassner

This class begins with a historical overview of war in the region. The second part of the class introduces theories that complement and elaborate on theories from PS124A: arguments about the relationship between war and resources,religion, authoritarianism, civil military relations, territorial disputes, sovereignty, and power. In the third part of the course, we will explore current policy concerns related to conflict in the region: Nuclear proliferation, terrorism, the civil war in Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drone warfare, and the U.S. role in the region.