Spring

American Foreign Policy

MWF 1:30-2:20

2000

POSC341

LS024

 

Mr. Colmo

 

 

farabi@dom.edu

 

 

January

 

Feb.

 

14

8 traditions of U.S. policy

23

18. International Court

17

 

25

Test (IBHE)

19

1.Benevolent Empire

28

11. Pivotal States

21

2.Perils of Imperial U.S.

March

 

24

3. New Realism

1

35. Persian Gulf War

26

 

3

12. Middle East Peace

28

Test (IBHE)

6

Mid-

31

5. U.S. and New Russia

8

Semester

February

 

10

Break

2

6. Is Russia an Enemy?

13

13. Africa Gaining Visibility

4

7. Testing U.S.-Japan

15

16. On American Principles

7

26. China Satellite Deal

17

16 cont.

9

8. South Asia Arms Race

20

19. Federalism in IR

11

36. Rethinking N+1

22

21. Military Affairs

14

9.America and Europe

24

Test (IBHE)

16

25. NATO Expansion

27

22. Why Spy?

18

20. Senate on NATO

29

23. Tin Cup Diplomacy 

21

10. Why Are We in Bosnia?

31

24. National Security Council

 

April

 

April

 

3

27. Globalization

19

32. Terrorism

5

17. Globalization Debate

21

no class--Easter

7

4. Democracy at Risk

24

33. Paring Down the Arsenal

10

28. For a New IMF

26

34. The New Arms Race

12

29. Foreign Aid

28

no class (IBHE)

14

30. Drugs and Foreign Aid

May

 

17

31. Inventing Threats

1-4

Final Exam (there will be one)

 

In addition to four exams, please choose one article on which to lead the discussion.

Attendance and active participation are not optional. Silence will adversely affect one's final grade.

Variable credit: you will need to arrange a research paper.