INAF 340 - U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy in the Middle East

The nature, origin and historical development of conflict between the Arab nations and Israel and the role of outside powers in conflict management relative to Arab-Israeli relations. This course will examine and compare Zionism and Arab nationalism as political/ideological movements, and deal with such topics as: the role of the U.S., Britain, and other major powers in the Middle East; Soviet- American rivalries in the region, the international structure of the Israeli state; Palestinian irredentism; Arab-Israeli wars and the peacekeeping process.