Schedule
Tue-Thu, 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM (8/29/2012 - 9/14/2012) Location: MAIN 06 111
Tue-Thu, 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM (8/29/2012 - 12/21/2012) Location: MAIN 04 001
Description
This pro-seminar examines the interests of the United States in the Middle East from the Truman Doctrine onwards.The formation of the Baghdad Pact, the Suez Crisis, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestine, the Gulf Wars and the Iranian Revolution are discussed in terms of their effects on United States interests and orientation. The role of oil and the region's reliance on the United States for security along with the rising role of counter-terrorism in shaping United States foreign policy are analyzed within the broader framework of United States foreign policy.