CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN SOCIETIES (2 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify the history and its distinct characteristics of the MENA countries in the terms of social, political, economy and cultural; describe the dynamics of political economy as well as social dynamics in MENA countries; analyze socio-economic and political development of the MENA countries in the international cooperations.

Topics:

1. The Middle East and International Relations;
2. The Arab and Israeli Conflict;
3. The International Politics of the Gulf;
4. The Arab Spring, The People in International Relations;
5. The United States in the Middle East;
6. Russia, China, and the Middle East;
7. Europe in the Middle East;
8. Asia and Middle East Relations;
9. Oil and Political Economy in the International Relations of the Middle East;
10. Regionalism and Alliances in the Middle East;
11. Conflict in Africa;
12. North Africa and Middle East Cooperations;
13. Peace Agreement Palestine and Israeli Conflict.