Course Calendar (PS365: International Politics)

September 1 – September 30
International Politics
12:00 – 12:50 MWF in Knott Hall B-03
Calendar last updated on December 5
September 1 (Monday)
* Holiday: Labor Day
September 3 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Introduction to the Course
September 5 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Introduction
* Discussion Topic: Why did we go to war in Iraq?
* Discussion Topic: Levels of Analysis
* Discussion Topic: The Three Perspectives: Realism, Liberal, Identity
* Major assignment due today:
Political Leanings
September 8 (Monday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 1
* Discussion Topic: Game Theory
* Discussion Topic: The Prisoner's Dilemma
September 10 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: How the Irish Can Save the Middle East
* Read for today: Read about the current situation with respect to Iran
* Discussion Topic: The Irish and Iran
September 12 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Reading through Perspective Glasses
* Major assignment due today:
Desu Nōto
September 15 (Monday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 1: South America
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 2
* Discussion Topic: Perspectives on World History
September 17 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: The Concert of Europe: Realism or Liberal?
September 19 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 3
* Discussion Topic: The Great War
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
September 22 (Monday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 2: Western Europe
* Read for today: Charter of the League of Nations
* Read for today: Wilson's Fourteen Points
* Discussion Topic: The League of Nations and the Concert of Europe
* Holiday: Autumnal Equinox
September 24 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Atlantic Charter
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 4
* Discussion Topic: Atlantic Charter; World War II
September 26 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: World War II
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
September 29 (Monday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 3: Eastern Europe
* Read for today: Kennan's "Long Telegram"
* Read for today: Charter of the United Nations
* Discussion Topic: The UN Charter and the Atlantic Charter
* Discussion Topic: Perspectives until the Cold War
* Discussion Topic: How do we fight the Cold War? Why?
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Today:
April 3, 2025
Major Assignments:
i*Political Leanings
i*Desu Nōto
i*Course Essay
i*Course Essay Evaluation
i*Tunawars Debriefing Paper
i*Tunawars Journal
Quizzes and Exams:
*First Examination
*Second Examination (9:00 - 12:00)
*Map Quiz 1: South America
*Map Quiz 2: Western Europe
*Map Quiz 3: Eastern Europe
*Map Quiz 4: Sub-Saharan Africa
*Map Quiz 5: MENA
*Map Quiz 6: South Asia
*Map Quiz 7: Southeast Asia
*Map Quiz 8: The World
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