Emphasis is on those factors and governmental policies that affect the direction of trade and financial flows between nations. The course highlights the major schools of thought that have molded perspectives on comparative political analysis. The course is designed to provide an in depth analysis of fundamental concepts and theories in international relations and the consideration of significant developments in contemporary international affairs. A rigorous examination of the processes of formulating and conducting United States foreign policy, the factors that influence policy, and the objectives and means of policy. A seminar in selected topics in government.
Subject matter varies according to instructor.
Topics to be announced in advance. A seminar in diplomatic history and U.S. foreign policy in the twentieth century with particular emphasis on the emergence of the United States as a world power. A seminar in selected topics in American history from 1920 to present. A seminar in the history of Europe in the twentieth century with particular emphasis on the impact of the two world wars and the Russian Revolution on the role of European states as world political, economic, and cultural powers. A seminar in selected topics covering the history of Latin America from the colonial era to the present.