Course Calendar (PS365: International Politics)

September 1 – December 20
International Politics
12:00 – 12:50 MWF in Knott Hall B-03
Calendar last updated on December 5
August 29 (Friday)
* Nothing for today.
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?
October 1 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 5
* Discussion Topic: Why no World War III?
* Discussion Topic: Balance of Power and Polarity
October 3 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 6
* Discussion Topic: Late Cold War
* Discussion Topic: The Tripolar world
* Discussion Topic: Terrorism in Foreign Policy and Terrorism as Foreign Policy
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
October 6 (Monday)
* Read for today: UN Resolution 1441
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 7
* Discussion Topic: After the Cold War
* Discussion Topic: The Three Perspectives
* Discussion Topic: The Unipolar World
* Discussion Topic: The Rise of Nationalism
* Discussion Topic: Global Integration
October 8 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 8
* Discussion Topic: Globalization in History: How the West was Rich
October 10 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: The Rich West and the Poor Rest
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
October 13 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Review
* Holiday: Columbus Day
October 15 (Wednesday)
* Examination: First Examination
October 17 (Friday)
* Note: No Classes: Fall Break
October 20 (Monday)
* Note: Tunawars Simulation: Begin
* Quiz: Map Quiz 4: Sub-Saharan Africa
* Discussion Topic: Tunawars Discussion
October 22 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Globalization Today
October 24 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 9
* Discussion Topic: How Globalization Works
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
October 27 (Monday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 5: MENA
* Discussion Topic: Does Globalization Work?
October 29 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 10
* Discussion Topic: Trade and Investment
* Holiday: Cumhuriyet Bayramı
October 31 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Development: Asian Tigers
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
* Holiday: Samhain
November 3 (Monday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 11
* Discussion Topic: Banana Republics: Wealth without Success
November 5 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Discuss: Essay Answers
* Major assignment due today:
Course Essay
November 7 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 12
* Discussion Topic: Sub-Saharan Africa: Promise
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
November 10 (Monday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 6: South Asia
* Discussion Topic: The Middle East and North Africa: Sand and Oil
November 12 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 13
* Discussion Topic: Critiques of Globalization
November 14 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Debrief Evaluations
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
* Major assignment due today:
Course Essay Evaluation
November 17 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Conflict without the Cold War
November 19 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 14
* Discussion Topic: Global Environment
November 21 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 15
* Discussion Topic: Nonstate Actors
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
November 24 (Monday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 7: Southeast Asia
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 16
* Discussion Topic: Global Governance
November 26 (Wednesday)
* Note: No Classes: Thanksgiving Break
November 28 (Friday)
* Note: No Classes: Thanksgiving Break
December 1 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: The UN, ICJ, and ICC
December 3 (Wednesday)
* Read for today: Kant's Perpetual Peace
* Discussion Topic: The Democratic Peace Thesis and Kant
December 5 (Friday)
* Read for today: Nau: Conclusion
* Discussion Topic: The Democratic Peace Thesis
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
December 8 (Monday)
* Note: No Class for us
December 10 (Wednesday)
* Quiz: Map Quiz 8: The World
* Discussion Topic: Where next?
* Discussion Topic: Final Thoughts
* Major assignment due today:
Tunawars Debriefing Paper
* Major assignment due today:
Tunawars Journal
December 12 (Friday)
* Note: No Classes
December 13 (Saturday)
* Examination:: Second Examination (9:00 - 12:00)
December 15 (Monday)
* Nothing for today.
December 17 (Wednesday)
* Nothing for today.
One Week Two Weeks Month All
Today:
April 2, 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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