POL 500A U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
This course examines significant events that have guided the conception and application of United States foreign policy towards the Middle East from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent fragmentation of the region into nation-states, to the fallout from the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11th, 2001 and the polarization of the region thereafter. The course also discusses the major ideational and ideological trends in the United States and how they affect U.S. foreign policy in the region.