The course focuses on studying the theoretical as well as the practical dimensions of diplomacy. Analyzing the general basis and the roles that guide and control the close relationship between foreign policy and diplomacy. Studying diplomacy is accomplished in accordance with legal procedures, diplomatic and strategic objectives of the state system. The course focuses on studying the theoretical as well as the practical dimensions of diplomacy. The analysis of political, economic, social and constitutional factors that influence the making and implementation of the foreign policies of a number of Arab States.
Emphasis is on the comparative analysis pattern of interactions, functions and performance.
Some current vital issues such as Arabs and the new international order, the Arab regional system since the eruption of the Second Gulf Crisis, the evolution of the peace process in the Middle East, national quarrels about the division of water resources in the region, etc., are all introduced and analyzed. A study of the state's programs and plans as related to the process of modernization and development. Issues such as centralization and decentralization, the procedures of allocating the main resources of the state, and the role of bureaucracy in implementing public policies within federal systems will be discussed. Examples will be provided from the United States, Japan, Scandinavia, Latin America and the United Arab Emirates. The study of the rise of political society, the analysis of political phenomenon, and their interrelations.