Fall 2023 Regional Institute U6660 section 001

Security and International Politics of t

Security/Intl Pol-Persian Gulf

Call Number 17900
Day & Time
Location
W 2:10pm-4:00pm
405A International Affairs Building
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Lawrence G Potter
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description The course will be divided into two sections. The first will focus on the international dimensions of security, and will situate the Gulf in the Middle East and the world. It will review the consequences of the three major wars fought there over the past three decades before addressing both hard and soft security issues (the latter including climate issues and food security), border disputes, the nuclear issue, and the role both Iran and the U.S. play in the Gulf. Part II will focus on domestic sources of instability, including national identity and the ruling bargain, the rise of the post-rentier state, sectarian conflict, the problem of migrant workers (who currently make up a majority of the population in the GCC states), and the repercussions of the Arab Spring, which has led to an ominous retreat from earlier signs of liberalization.
Web Site Vergil
Department International and Public Affairs
Enrollment 8 students (15 max) as of 1:06PM Saturday, May 11, 2024
Subject Regional Institute
Number U6660
Section 001
Division School of International and Public Affairs
Open To Architecture, Schools of the Arts, Business, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, SIPA, Journalism, Law, Public Health, Professional Studies, Social Work
Campus Morningside
Section key 20233REGN6660U001