NSS 505 - U.S. Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

Credit(s): 3

This course focuses on American relations and national security policy as it has evolved in the Middle East and North African countries. The course examines the evolution of the region; the changing political, economic and demographic dynamics; and the impact that has on American national security.The end of World War II, the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of radical Islam are pitted against demands for democracy, as epitomized by the Arab Spring, and growing pressures of globalization more generally.