POL 135: International Politics of the Middle East

Course Syllabus

 

PDF Article 1: Zeev Maoz 1997. Regional Security in the Middle East: Past Trends, Present Realities, and Future Challenges, Journal of Strategic Studies, 17(1): 1-46.

PDF Article 2: Zeev Maoz 2003. The Domestic Politics of Regional Security: Theoretical Perspectives and Regional Patterns in the Middle East, Journal of Strategic Studies, 23(2): 19-48.

PDF Article 3: Ian Lustick 1997. The Absence of Middle Eastern Great Powers: Political “Backwardness” in Historical Perspective. International Organization, 51(4): 653-683

PDF Article 4: Zeev Maoz 1989. Joining the Club of Nations: Political Development and International Conflict, 1816‑1976, International Studies Quarterly, 33(2): 199‑231.

 

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