Attention is given to the problems of political changes and economic development. The role of the United States in Latin American politics is also explored. GOV 45C Politics of the Middle East A study of the various political systems, ideologies, and nationalisms in the Middle East, including the historical sources and evolution of the Middle East state system and contemporary challenges to that system. Special attention is given to how states and institutions manage tension between secular and religious forces, and the role of nationalism in the region's international conflicts. A comparative study of the Anglo-American common law tradition and the civil law tradition of Continental Europe.
Emphasis is placed on examining legal institutions in their cultural context.
The course also considers the effects of European integration on domestic legal institutions. Offered in Strasbourg. 43 American Foreign Policy A study of the formulation and implementation of American foreign policy. Major issues of American foreign policy, both past and present, are discussed. As we approach the millennium the global system is experiencing dramatic change.