POLITICAL
SCIENCE 388:
Section 1
Fall 2008
Northern
John Maszka
Class Meetings: T, TH
Contact
Information for Mr. John Maszka
Office: DU
476
Phone: 753-1818
E-mail: jmaszka@niu.edu
Office Hours: T, TH
INTRODUCTION
This survey course in contemporary
The
second and larger portion of the course will focus on a range of real and potential threats to
As
we examine these many challenges, we will stop to consider several responses. For example, we will discuss
and analyze arms control, national missile defense, the best options for addressing
terrorism, balancing national security and civil liberties, whether to contain
or engage China, the revolution in military affairs, NATO and collective
defense, deciding when and how to intervene militarily, reinstating a military
draft, and whether to stay the course in Iraq or withdraw.
Given
the time constraints of this course, our treatment of national security policy
must be selective. There are clearly additional subjects that could be included
in each part of the course. The choice of topics is designed to demonstrate the
diverse nature of security policy as well as identify many (but certainly not
all) of the leading issues that challenge
The second course objective is to focus on
national security policy-making. We will accomplish this goal in a number of
ways. For instance, lecture material will often raise questions where students
will be asked to consider which policy direction is most beneficial to the
PREREQUISITE
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This is a fairly challenging 300-level course designed primarily for
POLS majors and minors with a strong interest in international politics.
Students should hold a junior or senior class standing. This is a prerequisite.
It is strongly recommended POLS 285 or a solid introductory international
relations course at another institution be completed before enrolling in this
course. Non-majors and POLS majors who have not completed this coursework are
welcome, but should consider themselves warned about these recommendations.
Everyone enrolled in the class should have a serious interest in current
Good security policy students keep up with breaking events. Staying informed
allows one to make better sense of the instructor’s examples and other
students’ comments as well as participate in class. Monitoring the news will
also help students draw linkages between the course material and the “real
world.” News articles will provide examples that can be referenced on
examinations to highlight class concepts or in a paper to make a reasoned
argument. Moreover, current events can be brought into class discussions. While
one can draw on articles from papers like the Chicago Tribune or Christian
Science Monitor, the two best sources for news developments related to
New York Times (Click on “
CLASS FORMAT
Most classes will have a lecture component. However, students are
welcome and encouraged to interrupt the instructor to ask questions or make
comments about the material. Also members of the class should be prepared to
answer the many questions that the instructor will regularly pose concerning a
particular day’s material, a past class, a current event, or the assigned
readings (which are to be completed before
class). Regular and thoughtful participation will be rewarded.
For class meetings devoted to the discussion and debate of
To ensure the quality of these class periods, everyone is expected to
do three things. First, all assigned readings on the issue under discussion
should be read carefully before class. Second, copies of these readings should
be brought to class as reference material for discussion and group exercises.
Third, some time should be spent prior to class considering the following questions
for each reading:
1) Who is the author? (What does the author do,
and how might this affect his/her position?)
2) What is the main argument?
3) Are there important secondary or supportive
points?
4) What are the temporal boundaries (if any),
and how do they affect the reading’s relevance to us today?
5) Are there specific geographic boundaries
that the reading is concerned with? If so, what are they?
6) So What? (Why is this reading worth reading?
What about the argument is relevant or important to the overall focus of the
course?).
ASSIGNED
There is one required textbook available for
purchase at the university bookstore. A conscious effort has been made to keep
the material as affordable and update-to-date as possible. Therefore, the book
is a recently published paperback edition. To be successful in this course, it
is required that students have personal copies of this book.
Donald M. Snow. 2008. National Security for a New Era: Globalization and Geopolitics, 4th
edition (
Other
course readings include journal articles, book chapters, reports, and Internet
material that have been placed on electronic
reserve. Students may obtain these readings by visiting the library’s
reserve reading or by connecting to the course’s electronic reserve reading
list via the Internet. The
web address for this list is:
Adobe Acrobat Reader will be needed to open many of the readings, which are in Portable Document Format (PDF)
files. Students who do not have this program can download it free of charge.
Simply click on the appropriate link on the upper right hand corner of the
electronic reserve reading list. The reserve reading list was selected to give
students access to up-to-date material without the purchase of additional
costly textbooks.
GRADED
REQUIREMENTS
There are
four graded requirements that each student must complete to pass the course.
The first two graded requirement consists of two written examinations. The midterm exam
is scheduled for Thursday, October 8 and will be worth 25% of the course grade. The final exam will be administered on Tuesday, December
8 during
the university’s examination period and will be worth 30% of the final course
grade. Both examinations must be completed to pass the course. Each test will
be composed of a variety of written identification and short answer questions.
The third course requirement is five (5) short 1-2 page summary papers on an
assigned reading. Students will discuss one
of the assigned readings in each of these papers. Eligible readings are marked
with an X in the course schedule and
assigned readings section of this syllabus. The five short papers are worth 5%
each, for a total of 25% of your grade. All five papers must be completed in
order to sit for the final exam. Quality papers will address the same six
questions listed above:
1) Who is the author? (What does the author do,
and how might this affect his/her position?)
2) What is the main argument?
3) Are there important secondary or supportive
points?
4) What are the temporal boundaries (if any),
and how do they affect the reading’s relevance to us today?
5) Are there specific geographic boundaries
that the reading is concerned with? If so, what are they?
6) So What? (Why is this reading worth reading?
What about the argument is relevant or important).
If a question is not relevant to a particular reading, please use a
sentence or two to explain why—even if it appears obvious. Often times, the
effort expended to explain why a question is not relevant turns up evidence
that it is in fact relevant after all. Papers that satisfactorily address all
six questions will receive the full 5%. Papers that fail to satisfactorily
address all six questions will lose 1% per question:
5% = all six questions addressed satisfactorily - A
4% = only five questions addressed satisfactorily- B
3% = only four questions addressed satisfactorily- C
2% = only three questions addressed satisfactorily- D
1% = two or less questions addressed satisfactorily- F
All summary paper assignments are due at the
beginning of class the day we discuss the reading. Late papers will not be
accepted. Papers should be typed in a readable 12 point font, and
double-spaced. They should capture the essence of the reading, but must be limited to 2 pages. These summary papers will make excellent supplements
to your class notes when preparing for the mid-term and final exams.
The fourth course
requirement is participation. Components of this grade include (a) regular and
thoughtful participation in class lectures and discussions, (b) regular
attendance (no more than three absences), (c) regular and thoughtful engagement
on class days devoted to discussion and debate. Failure to fulfill any one
these expectations satisfactorily or any additional assignment will
significantly reduce the participation grade, which is worth 20 percent of the
final course grade.
In general, relevant in-class participation (a and c) will be evaluated according to the following scale
(with plus and minus grades being possible).
A = regular and thoughtful participation
B = occasional and thoughtful participation
C = regular attendance, but little or no
participation
D = less than regular attendance
F = little or no attendance
Attendance is taken each class session. At the end of the semester, the total number
of class meetings is divided into the number of times a student was present.
The resulting percentage is then converted to a letter grade. Specifically, it counts for one-third of the
participation grade with in-class participation (discussed above) accounting
for the remaining two-thirds. Missing class no more than two or three times
will result in an “A” range grade for this portion
of the participation grade. Please note that a half letter grade deduction will
be taken from the overall course
participation grade (not just the attendance grade) for each class missed after the fifth absence.
The midterm examination, final examination, five
summary papers, and attendance will all be scored on a 0 to 100 percent scale
and assigned a corresponding letter grade. The final course grades will be
awarded as follows:
A 93-100
A- 90-92
B+ 87-89
B 80-86
C+ 77-79
C 73-76
C- 70-72
D+ 67-69
D 63-66
D- 60-62
F 0-59
SUMMARY
OF GRADED REQUIREMENTS
Midterm Examination = 25 percent
Final Examination = 30 percent
Five Summary Papers = 25 percent
Participation = 20 percent
COURSE
POLICIES AND LOOSE ENDS
1.
Makeup Exams: Makeup exams will only be given in extraordinary
circumstances. If such circumstances
arise, please contact the instructor as soon as possible and before the scheduled exam. To keep the process fair for
everyone in the course, students may be asked to support requests for makeup
exams with documentation. A missed examination without prior notification and a
documented excuse will result in a zero and a course grade of “F” as opposed to
an incomplete.
2.
Students with Disabilities: Under Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, NIU is committed to making reasonable
accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Those students with
disabilities that may have an impact on their coursework must register with the
Center for Access-Ability Resources (CAAR) on the fourth floor of the
3.
Late Assignments: No late assignments will be allowed.
4.
Submitting Written Work: Please turn in all
assignments to me at the beginning of the class period in which they are due.
If you are not able to make class for any reason, your assignments must be
emailed to me before the start of the class period in which it is due. Please do not leave assignments at the POLS
office or anywhere else, and do not give them to a colleague to turn in for
you.
5.
Extra Credit: Extra credit will be made available throughout
the semester in the two following ways: 1) quizzes will be offered on the assigned
reading at the instructor’s discretion. These quizzes will be worth 1 point of
extra credit each. 2) Each class period, I will randomly draw a number of names
of students. These students will be eligible to play “National Security
Jeopardy” for up to 5 points of extra credit. Questions for both forms of extra
credit will be based on the readings assigned for that class period and will
only be available to students who come to class. No make up extra credit quizzes
will be offered, and students’ names will only be drawn once. If a student is
not in attendance on the day that his or her name is drawn, they forfeit the
opportunity to play.
6.
Handouts: Handouts are a privilege for those students who
attend class on a regular basis. No student is entitled to supplemental
materials simply because they are registered for the course.
7.
Classroom Etiquette: Students are to arrive at class on time. If you
arrive late, please be courteous and make an effort not to be disruptive as you
settle in. Students are to remain for the entire session
unless excused by the professor beforehand or confronted with a serious
personal emergency. For instance, it is not acceptable for students to walk in
and out of class to answer cell phones, take casual bathroom and smoking
breaks, or attend to other personal matters. Cell phones, pagers, iPods or any electronic devices must be turned off during class (unless it is a
translator or other educational aid). The only exception is when the instructor
has been notified beforehand of a special circumstance that requires the
student to remain in close contact with a sick family member, pregnant wife,
special childcare situation, and so forth (in which case the cell phone may
remain on vibrate). No one should talk while someone else is talking; this
includes comments meant for a classmate rather than the entire group. What may
seem like a whisper or a harmless remark to one person can be a distraction to
someone else, particularly in a small room. Overall, classroom dialogue and
behavior should always be courteous, respectful of others, and consistent with
the expectations set forth by the university.
8.
Incomplete Requests: Such petitions will be granted only in
extraordinary circumstances. The instructor reserves the right to ask for
documentation to verify the problem preventing completion of the course by the
normal deadlines. If the student does not present documentation from a
university office or official, the matter will be left to the instructor’s
discretion.
9.
Academic Dishonesty: Regarding plagiarism, the NIU Undergraduate
Catalog states: “students are guilty of plagiarism, intentional or not, if they
copy material from books, magazines, or other sources without identifying and
acknowledging them. Students guilty of or assisting others in, either cheating
or plagiarism on an assignment, quiz, or examination may receive a grade of F
for the course involved and may be suspended or dismissed from the university.”
The above statement encompasses a paper written in whole or in part by another;
a paper copied word-for-word or with only minor changes from another source; a
paper copied in part from one or more sources without proper identification and
acknowledgement of the sources; a paper that is merely a paraphrase of one or
more sources, using ideas and/or logic without credit even though the actual
words may be changed; and a paper that quotes, summarizes or paraphrases, or
cuts and pastes words, phrases, or images from an Internet source without
identification and the address of the web site. Please note that copies of
papers written in previous years are retained by the instructor. Also, all
papers will be checked within the SafeAssign system
(discussed below). In short, students are advised to do their own work and
learn the rules for proper quoting, paraphrasing, and footnoting.
10. Religious Observances: The University asks
instructors to make students aware of the following policy. “
11. Attendance and Class
Participation: I recognize that this course is not the only obligation that you have
to deal with—life often happens when you least expect it. However, attendance
is mandatory. I also understand that class discussion comes more easily for
some people than for others. However, given that an important subsidiary goal
of this course is to help you to develop professional interaction skills, class
participation is also required.
Please
refrain from:
-Comments
that are not relevant to the ongoing discussion.
-Remarks that are
disruptive to the discussion, insensitive to others, or attempt to dominate the
discussion. It is strongly preferred that students participate in class on a
voluntary basis.
If a student is particularly apprehensive about
talking in class, or feels closed out of the discussion for another reason,
please speak with instructor. There may be things that the instructor can
suggest to make the situation more manageable. Please remember that
communication skills and self-confidence are extremely important assets in the
professional world. Thus it is better to develop these things in the collegial
environment of this class rather than under more difficult circumstances later
in life.
12. Undergraduate Writing
Awards:
The Department of Political Science will recognize, on an annual basis,
outstanding undergraduate papers written in conjunction with 300-400 level
political science courses or directed studies. Authors do not have to be
political science majors or have a particular class standing. Winners are
expected to attend the Department’s spring graduation ceremony where they will
receive a certificate and $50.00. Papers, which can be submitted by students or
faculty, must be supplied in triplicate to a department secretary by February
28. All copies should have two cover pages – one with the student’s name and
one without the student’s name. Only papers written in the previous calendar can be considered for the
award. However, papers completed in the current spring semester are eligible
for the following year’s competition even if the student has graduated.
13. Department of Political Science Web Site: Undergraduates are strongly encouraged to
consult the Department of Political Science web site on a regular basis. This
up-to-date, central source of information will assist students in contacting
faculty and staff, reviewing course requirements and syllabi, exploring
graduate study, researching career options, tracking department events, and
accessing important details related to undergraduate programs and activities.
To reach the site, go to http://polisci.niu.edu
IMPORTANT DATES
Midterm
Exam: October
8
Final
Exam: December
8
COURSE
SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS
·
·
(X)
marks an eligible reading for one of the five required
summary paper assignments.
August
25: Introduction
•No required readings
Recommended
-Chapter
August
27: Defining
Required
•Pages 48-
•Sam C. Sarkesian. 1995. “National Interests and National
Security,” In
Recommended
-Owens, Mackubin Thomas. 2009. "The Bush
Doctrine: The Foreign Policy of Republican Empire.” Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, vol. 53, no. 1, pp.
23-40, Jan.
-Rofe, J Simon
. 2008. “'Under the Influence of Mahan': Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt and their Understanding of American National Interest.” Diplomacy & Statecraft, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 732-745, Dec.- Pham, J.
Peter. 2008. “What Is in the National Interest? Hans Morgenthau's Realist Vision and American Foreign Policy,
American Foreign Policy Interests, vol.
30, no. 5, pp. 256-265, Sept-Oct.”
September
1: National Capabilities: The Tools of Security
•Walter
Russell Mead. 2004. “
•Richard L. Armitage and Joseph S. Nye,
Jr. 2007. CSIS Commission on Smart Power: A Smarter, More Secure
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/071106_csissmartpowerreport.pdf,
pages 1-14 only. (Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-Choi, Kang
. 2008. “The U.S. at Crossroads: The 44th Presidential Election and Its Aftermath.” The Journal of East Asian Affairs, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 1-38, Fall-Winter.- Hug, Aziz. 2008. “Imperial March.” Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, no. 7, pp. 44-55, winter.
September
3:
•Immanuel Wallerstein. 2002. “The Eagle Has Crashed Landed,” Foreign Policy 131 (July/August):60-68. (Reserve List) (X)
•Joseph S.
Nye, Jr. “Recovering America’s Leadership,” Survival
50 (1):55-68. (Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-Michele A. Flournoy
and Shawn Brimley.
2008. Finding Our Way: Debating American
Grand Strategy (
-John Lewis Gaddis. 2002. “A Grand Strategy of Transformation.” Foreign Policy 133
(November/December):50-57.
September 8: National Strategy in the Post-9/11 Era
• The National Security Strategy of the
Recommended
-Smith, Gayle,
2007. “Beyond Borders.” Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, no. 3, pp. 64-73, Winter.
-Fiona B. Adamson. 2006. “Crossing Borders: International Migration
and National Security.” International
Security 31 (1):165-199.
-Shlomi Dinar.
2002. “Water, Security, Conflict, and Cooperation.”
-Laurie Garrett. 2005. “The Lessons of HIV/AIDS.” Foreign Affairs 84 (4):51-64.
-Marc A. Levy. 1995. “Is the Environment a National Security Issue?” International Security 20 (2):35-62.
-J. Stephen Morrison and Johanna Nesseth Tuttle.
-Michael Vatis. 2002. “Cyber Attacks
Protecting America’s Security against Digital Threats.” ESDP Discussion Paper
ESDP-2002-04,
September 10: Grand Strategy and Force Structure
• Pages
241-
• Pages
283-
• Kathy
Gill. 2007. “Military Conscription, Recruiting, and the Draft,” http://uspolitics.about.com/od/electionissues/a/draft.htm
(Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-National Security Strategy of
the
-Richard N. Haass. 2008. “The Age of Nonpolarity.” Foreign
Affairs 87 (3):44-56.
-Barak Obama. 2008. “Renewing
-Fareed Zakaria. 2008. “The Future of American Power.” Foreign Affairs 87 (3):18-43.
September 15: Private Security Contractors and Companies in the Post-9/11 Era
• Deborah Avant. 2004. “Think Again: Mercenaries,” Foreign Policy 143 (July/August):20-28. (Reserve List) (X)
• Council
on Foreign Relations Online Debate: Private Security Contractors, December
2007, http://www.cfr.org/publication/15032
(Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-Percy, Sarah.
2009. "Private Security Companies
and Civil Wars.” Civil Wars,
vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 57-74, Mar.
-Spearin, Christopher
. 2006. "Special Operations Forces a Strategic Resource: Public and Private Divides.” Parameters, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 58-70, winter.-Rosen, Frederik. 2008. "Commercial Security: Conditions of Growth.”
Security Dialogue,
vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 77-97, Feb.
-Campbell, Alastair. 2007. "Private Security Companies
in Iraq: Mercenaries, Misfits or Misunderstood?” The World Today, vol. 63,
no. 12, pp. 20-22, Dec.
-Spearin, Christopher
. 2007. "Contracting a Counterinsurgency? Implications for US Policy in Iraq and Beyond.” Small Wars and Insurgencies, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 541-558, Dec.September 17: Terrorism:
•Chapter
•Bush, George
W. 2009. "George W. Bush: ‘America Reshaped Our Approach to the
Middle East.’" 2009.
Recommended
-Gregg,
Heather S. 2009. "Fighting Cosmic Warriors: Lessons from the First Seven
Years of the Global War on Terror.” Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 188-208, Mar.
-McCabe,
Thomas R. 2009. "The Information Confrontation with Radical Islam.”
Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, vol. 53, no. 1,
pp. 99-121, Jan.
-Swazo, Norman K.
2008. "My Brother Is My King": Evaluating the Moral Duty of Global Jihad.” International Journal on World Peace, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 7-47, Dec.-Foot,
Rosemary. 2008. "Exceptionalism Again: The Bush Administration, the "Global War
on Terror" and Human Rights.” Law and History Review, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 707-725, fall.
September 22: Terrorists and Dirty Bombs – The Threat of Radiological Dispersion Devices
•Peter D.
Zimmerman with Cheryl Loeb. 2004. “Dirty Bombs: The Threat Revisited,” Defense Horizons 38 (January):1-12. http://www.hps.org/documents/RDD_report.pdf.
(Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-Jason D. Ellis. 2003. “The Best Defense: Counterproliferation
and
-Executive Summary of the Report of the Commission to Assess the
Ballistic Missile Threat to the
-Steven A. Hildreth. 2007. “Ballistic
Missile Defense: Historical Overview.” CRS
Report for Congress, 9 July.
-Jeff Sessions. 2008. “Ballistic Missile Defense: A National
Priority.” Strategic Studies -Quarterly
(Summer):22-30.
-Graham Allison. 2004. “How to Stop
Nuclear Terrorism.” Foreign Affairs 83
(1):64-74.
-Matthew Bunn. 2008. Securing the Bomb 2008 (Cambridge, MA
and Washington, DC: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and the
Nuclear Threat Initiative), Chapter 1.
-Matthew Bunn. 2008. Securing the Bomb 2008 (Cambridge, MA
and Washington, DC: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and the
Nuclear Threat Initiative), Executive Summary.
September
24: How Should
•Henry Munson. 2004. “Lifting the Veil: Understanding the Roots of Islamic Militancy,” Harvard International Review 25(4), http://www.harvardir.org/articles/1184 (Reserve List) (X)
• Katya
Drozdova and Michael Samoilov.
2002. “National Security: Security and
Recommended
-Max Abrahms. 2008. “What Terrorists Really Want.” International
Security 32 (4):78-105.
-Daniel Byman. 2007. “US Counter-terrorism
Options: A Taxonomy.” Survival 49 (3):121-150. 25
-Thomas Homer-Dixon. 2002. “The Rise of Complex Terrorism.” Foreign Policy 128 (January/February):
52-62.
September 29: How Should
• David Tucker.
1998. “Responding to Terrorism,”
• “Terrorism: How Should We Respond?” Choices for the 21st Century Education Program, Watson
Institute for International Studies,
Recommended
-John Williams.
-Robert A. Pape. 2003. “The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism.” American Political Science Review 97
(3):1-19.
October 1: Nuclear Proliferation and Challenges to Arms Control
Peter R. Lavoy. 2006. “Nuclear Proliferation over the Next Decade:
Causes, Warning Signs, and Policy Responses,” Nonproliferation Review 13 (3):433-454. (Reserve List) (X)
• Richardson,
Michael. 2008. "The PSI: stemming the nuclear danger.”
Recommended
-Pilat, Joseph F.
2008. "NATO Nuclear Forces and the New Nuclear Threats.”-Fitzpatrick,
Mark. 2008. "US-India Nuclear Cooperation Accord: Implications
for the Non-proliferation Regime.” Asia-Pacific Review, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 76-85, May.
-Scheber, Thomas K
. 2007. "U.S. Nuclear Policy and Strategy and the NPT Regime: Implications for the NATO Alliance.” Comparative Strategy, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 117-126, Mar.October 6: Nuclear Proliferation and National Missile Defense
•Pages 226-
• Center for Nonproliferation Studies. 2005. “A Look at National Missile Defense and the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System,” NTI Issue Brief (December). http://www.nti.org/e_research/e3_72.html. (Reserve List) (X)
•Jeff
Sessions, “Ballistic Missile Defense: A National Priority,” Strategic Studies Quarterly 2(2):22-30. (Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-Ivo Daalder and
Jan Lodal. 2008. “The Logic of Zero.” Foreign
Affairs 87 (6):80-95.
-Nader Elhefnawy. 2008. “The
Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation.” Parameters
38 (3):36-47.
-Christopher Hemmer. 2007. “Responding to Nuclear
-Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
-Scott D. Sagan. 1996-97. “Why Do States
Build Nuclear Weapons? Three Models in Search of a Bomb.”
International Security 21 (3):54-86.
October 8: Midterm Examination
No assigned readings.
October 13:
• Peter
Van Ness. 2004. “
• Esther
Pan. 2006. “The Scope of China’s Military Threat,” Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder, http://www.cfr.org/publication/10824/scope_of_chinas_military_threat.html.
(Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-Thomas J. Christensen. 2006. “Fostering Stability or Creating a
Monster? The Rise of
-Aaron L. Friedberg. 2005. “The Future of U.S.-China Relations: Is
Conflict Inevitable?” International
Security 30 (2):7-45.
-Alastair Iain Johnston. 2003. “Is
October 15: Discussion &
Debate – Should
•Jonathan
Spence. 2005. “The Once and Future
• David M.
Lampton. 2007. “The Faces of Chinese Power, Foreign Affairs 86 (1):115-127. (Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-David Shambaugh. 1996. “Containment or
Engagement of
October 20: NATO and European Security
•“The Origins of the North Atlantic Treaty,” http://www.nato.int/archives/1st5years/chapters/1.htm (Reserve List) (X)
• “The North Atlantic Treaty,” http://www.nato.int/archives/1st5years/chapters/2.htm (Reserve List) (X)
•The
Recommended
-Ronald D. Asmus. 2008. “New
Purposes, New Plumbing: Rebuilding the Atlantic Alliance.” The American Interest (November/December):1-8.
-Ivo Daalder and James Goldgeier.
2006. “Global NATO.” Foreign Affairs 85
(5):105-113.
-Renee de Nevers. 2007. “NATO’s International
Security Role in the Terrorist Era.” International
Security 31(4):34-66.
October
22: The New, Global NATO (with discussion of the War
in
• Christopher M. Jones. 2006. “NATO's
Transformation.” In Old
Recommended
-Ryan Hendrickson. 2007. “The
Miscalculation of NATO’s Death.” Parameters
37 (1):98-114.
-William Maley. 2008. “Stabilizing
-John Owen. 2003. “Why American Hegemony is Here
to Stay.” International Politics and
Society 1:71-86.
October
27: The
-Chapter
Recommended
Chapter
-Alexi Arbatov.
2008. “
-Vladimir Putin. 2007. Speech at the 43rd
-Eugene B. Rumer
and Celeste A. Wallender. 2003. “
-Dimitri K. Simes.
2007. “Losing
-Stephen Sestanovich. 2008. “What Has
-Dmitri Trenin.
2008. “Thinking Strategically about
-Yuliya Tymoshenko.
2007. “Containing
October
29: The Challenge of
•Hunter,
Robert E.. 2008. "A New American Middle East Strategy?” Survival, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 49-66, Dec-Jan. (Reserve List) (X)
• Andrew
J. Grotto. 2006. “Crib Sheet:
Recommended
-McCreary,
John; Posner, Richard
A. 2008. "The Latest Intelligence Crisis.” Intelligence and National
Security, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 371-380, June.
-Drezner, Daniel W.
. 2008. “The Future of US Foreign Policy.” Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft, no. 1, pp. 11-35, 2008- Vakil, Sanam. 2007. “Tehran Gambles to Survive.” Current History, vol. 106, no. 704, pp.
414-420, Dec.
-Kamrava, Mehran
. 2007. "Iranian National-Security Debates: Factionalism and Lost Opportunities.” Middle East Policy, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 84-100, summer.-Bahgat, Gawdat
. 2007. "Iran and the United States: The Emerging Security Paradigm in the Middle East.” Parameters, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 5-18, summer.November
3:
•Pages
392-
•Flynt Leverett
and Pierre Noel. 2006. “The New Axis of Oil,” The New America Foundation (July), http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2006/the_new_axis_of_oil.
(Reserve List) (X).
Recommended
-Energy
Leadership Council.
-Robert Mabro. 2007. “The Oil Weapon: Can It
Be Used Today?” Harvard
International Review 29 (3).
-Clifford Singer. 2008. “Oil and Security.” The
November
5: Responding to
•Michael
L. Ross. 2008. “Blood Barrels: Why Oil Wealth Fuels Conflict,” Foreign Affairs 87 (3):2-8. (Reserve List) (X)
•Go the
“American Energy Independence” web site and read about energy alternatives by
clicking on efficiency, hydrogen, renewable, hydrocarbon, and nuclear (on the
toolbar at the top of the page). http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/nationalsecurity.html.
(Reserve List).
Recommended
-Frank Verrastro
and Sarah Ladislaw.
2007. “Providing Energy Security in an Interdependent World.”
-Daniel Yergin. 2006. “Ensuring Energy
Security.” Foreign Affairs 85
(2):69-82.
-David Zweig
and Bi Jianhai. 2005. “
November 10: Ethnic and Religious Conflict: An Old Problem in a New Era
• Jerry Z.
Muller. 2008. “Us and Them: The Enduring Power of Ethnic Nationalism,” Foreign Affairs 87 (2):18-35. (Reserve List) (X)
Recommended
-David Callahan. 2002. “The Enduring Challenge: Self Determination and
Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century.” Carnegie Challenge 2002, 1-18.
November 12: Deciding When and How to Intervene
Chapter
Recommended
-Alan J. Kuperman. 2000. “
-James Kurth. 2001. “Models of Humanitarian
Intervention: Assessing the Past and Discerning the Future.” American Diplomacy (July).
-Michael Wesley. 2005. “Toward a Realist Ethics of Intervention.” Ethics and International Affairs 19
(2):55-72.
November
17:
Chapter 10
(pp. 256-270) in Snow, National Security
for a New Era
Pascual, Carlos
and Ken Pollack. 2007. “Salvaging the Possible: Policy Options in
Recommended
-Justin Logan and Christopher Preble. 2006. “Failed States and Flawed Logic:
The Case against a Standing Nation-Building Office.” Policy Analysis (January 11):1-29.
-John F. Troxwell.
2006. “Military Power and the Use of Force.” In
-Garfield, Andrew, 2007. "War and Terror: The U.S. Counter-Propaganda Failure in Iraq.” Middle East Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 23-32, fall.
November
19:
Chapter 10 (pp. 270-290) in Snow, National Security for a New Era
Recommended
-Stephen Biddle, Michael E. O’Hanlon,
and Kenneth M. Pollack.
2008. “How to Leave a Stable
-Daniel Byman. 2003. “Constructing a
Democratic
-Richard N. Haass and Martin Indyk. 2009. “Beyond Iraq.” Foreign Affairs
88 (1):41-58.
-Carlos Pascual and Ken Pollack.
2007. “Salvaging the Possible: Policy Options in Iraq.” Policy Paper,
No. 2 (September). Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution.
-Steven Simon. 2008. “The Price of the Surge: How the U.S. Strategy is
Hastening Iraq’s Demise.” Foreign Affairs
87 (3):57-76.
-Judith S. Yaphe. 2007. “
November
24:
Chapter
November 26: Thanksgiving
No class - no assigned readings
December
1: Course Conclusion
Wrap up
loose ends.
December
3: Final Review
Discuss final exam
December 8: Final Examination