LAW W9103y Legal Aspects of US Foreign Economic Policy 3 pts. This is a Law School course.

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INAF U4545x Contemporary Diplomacy 3 pts. This course examines the process of diplomacy; the patterns, purposes, and people that shape the contemporary interactions of states. In the first, entitled "Making War and Peace"- we look at a series of the most important episodes in twentieth-century diplomacy. In the second section under the heading "Professional Norms and Pathologies"-we consider some of the problems faced by diplomats in any period. The concluding section of the course called "The Newest 'New Diplomacy'"- takes up distinctive aspects of diplomacy in the current period: how the United States and other governments have dealt with the proliferation of multilateral organizations (and of weapons of mass destruction), with ethnic warfare and genocide, with the pressures and opportunities of globalization, and with the war on terrorism that began after September 11, 2001. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: United States.

INAF U6021x European Banking Post Crisis 3 pts.

This course examines the root causes, implications, regulatory reforms and prognosis for European Union and non EU countries financial sectors following the financial and currency crisis in 2010 which initially implicated Greece, but evolved into a larger European banking and market crisis. The course will focus on three main areas:

EU and Eurozone political and economic environment: Unlike the US sector, the European universal banking model overall weathered the Crisis of 2008, allowing major banks to retain institutional identity. Which banks and which countries fared the best and the worst? Was membership in the Eurozone a determinant in sound financial policies? What were the vulnerabilities in core, peripheral and non EU countries? Why was the Greek debt crisis a litmus test for the Euro and EU financial institutions?

Policies and politics: Regulatory reforms: Globally the state has had to intervene and manage, avert or control bank failures. Across Europe how has this altered the public-private financial sector relationship? National and cross national regulatory reform: how has the ongoing crisis redefined regulatory authority, the role and functions of national central banks, the European Central Bank and the interplay with the IMF? Will and should there be US-EU regulatory harmonization?

Country specific analysis of major and minor institutions: How have major EU banking sectors : France, UK, Germany, Spain , Italy , Sweden coped with internal and external shocks? How have major non EU players been affected : Turkey, Switzerland, as well as small nations: Iceland, and weaker non Eurozone Baltic and Balkan nations? SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Europe.

INAF U6041y Corporate Social Responsibility: A Human Rights Approach 3 pts. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to learn about the growing importance of human rights and their impact in the world today. Through an in-depth examination of the field of business and human rights students will gain an understanding of the existing and emerging international human rights framework relevant to business, learn ways in which business and human rights intersect, and be exposed to the range of methods and tactics being employed by human rights advocates and businesses to address their human rights impacts. By the end of the course, the student will have a firm grasp of the current business and human rights debates, and be able to critically evaluate the efficacy of applying human rights standards to corporations and the effect of corporate practices on human rights. Classroom discussion will include a review of trends in human rights; the development of human rights principles or standards relevant to corporations; human rights issues facing business operations abroad; the growing public demand for greater accountability; strategies of civil society advocacy around business and human rights; collaborative efforts between business and non-profit organizations; and other issues managers must deal with. Through guest lectures, students will have the opportunity to engage first hand with business managers and advocacy professionals dealing with these issues. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

INAF U6064x Geopolitics of Natural Gas 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course provides an integrated, interdisciplinary perspective on international relations around natural gas, with an emphasis on how geopolitical relations affect the pursuit of economic competitiveness in the energy market place, the structure of the gas market and gas industry, and the shift to lower carbon emission sources in different jurisdictions. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: E&E- IEMP.

INAF U6127y The Rise of BRIC Through a mix of analytical overview and practical cases, the class will discuss, from a practitioner's point of view: the rise of the BRICs ; the strengths and weaknesses of each of the BRICs and will do a comparative analysis of the four countries ; several fundamental themes linked to the rise of BRIC: expansion of the middle class ; pressures on commodities ; development of capital and investment markets ; research and innovation ; how countries and international companies position themselves vis-à-vis the rise of BRIC ; and the role of BRICs in the world governance. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy.

INAF U6139y International Organizations 3 pts. The way we see the world is determined by the mental maps we make of it. In international affairs, the nation state is still seen as the essential building block of political and social organization, which defines how the world interacts globally. Yet, this perception is to some extent an illusion: people function at many levels simultaneously, in their family, in their community, in their nation, in their region, and globally -- and the scope of the issues addressed varies accordingly, from the choice of a family physician, the selection of a school board or the establishment of fair taxation rates, all the way to the broadest concerns about nuclear threats and the implications of climate change. And at each functional level, there are matching institutions that allow for joint decision making.

INAF U6190x Complex Emergencies: Root Causes to Rebuilding 3 pts. This course forms an introduction to the broader program on humanitarian affairs. We will address the root causes of complex humanitarian emergencies, the practices of humanitarian intervention, the main actors, and the opportunities and dilemmas for rebuilding. We will also discuss the main critiques of humanitarian action and possible alternatives. The course advocates the principle that humanitarian aid should be provided from a (long-term) development perspective? otherwise it can reinforce conflict and exclusion. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U6243y International Environmental Policy 3 pts. This course examines issues central to the theory and practice of international environmental politics. It provides a foundation of conceptual frameworks and factual knowledge for individuals planning work in this or related fields. Readings, lectures and discussion address many issues but we focus on factors that contribute to or impede the creation and implementation of effective international environmental policy. The course consists of three interrelated sections: (1) The Process and Difficulty of Creating and Implementing Effective International Environmental Policy; (2) The Setting for International Environmental Politics: Actors, Issues, Trends, and Law; and (3) Causal Factors in Creating Effective International Environmental Policy and Regimes. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: E&E- Environment Policy.

INAF U6346x US Role in World Affairs I 3 pts. Prerequisites: Restricted to International Fellows This course will explore the international role of the United States by examining its evolution over time the interests and concepts that underlie it, the domestic debates that have shaped it, the historical turning points that periodically re-shaped it, and some of its most notable successes and failures SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: ISP.

INAF U6347y U S Role In World Affairs 3 pts. Instructor Permission Required This course will explore the international role of the United States by examining its evolution over time the interests and concepts that underlie it, the domestic debates that have shaped it, the historical turning points that periodically re-shaped it, and some of its most notable successes and failures. Only students who are currently registered in INAF U6346 will be allowed to register for INAF U6347, unless otherwise indicated by Prof. Sestanovich. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: ISP.

INAF U6352x United Nations and Globalization 3 pts. The course will explore the multiple dimensions of the impact of globalization on the role of the United Nations. The new millennium has seen a vigorous debate take shape on global governance. Every aspect of global governance is currently the subject of review and debate : the financial system, security and the role and composition of the Security Council, a new climate change architecture, the trade regime and the future of the Doha round, human rights, the future of development assistance and the provision of global public goods, and the need for a new multilateralism. It has been over half a century since so many core issues at the heart of effective global governance have been on the drawing board simultaneously. This course will analyse the implications of a range of these issues for the current work of the UN and for its future role. The session headings indicate the specific issues that will be covered. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U6355y Globalization 3 pts. Prerequisites: SIPA U4201 OR SIPA U6401 Globalization has become something of a fad, being credited for everything from the collapse of communism to El Nino to distress in the capital markets. But what is generally agreed upon is that the integration of markets for goods, services, and capital has created both new opportunities and challenges for firms, governments and international organizations. The tremendous opportunities lie in the potential to grow new markets, transfer ideas and technology, and foster cooperation across the disparate corners of the globe. The challenges lie in how to manage the conflicts that inevitably arise over the distribution of costs and benefits that a global economy entails. The objective of this course is to highlight how U.S. domestic interests and institutions have met the demands of globalization. While globalization by definition is multi-faceted, this course focuses on one key dimension of globalization, international trade policy. Moreover, the course is inter-disciplinary, as it draws on analytical frameworks developed in economics, political science, and business to illustrate the linkages and tensions that firms and governments face in the new global context. The course is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the basics of globalization: what is it? what are the benefits? and what are its costs? The second part of the course focuses on how the U.S. trade policy making process works, and how domestic interests and institutions respond to the demands of globalization: who wins and loses, how do firms formulate effective market and non-market strategies, and how do the institutions of governance aggregate these demands? The third section of the course applies this logic of policy making to recent and ongoing issues in globalization and international trade. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: APEA. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Intl Org.

INAF U6359x Global Economic Governance 3 pts. This course aims at familiarizing students with major issues surrounding global economic governance and its effects on developing countries. It will start with two general lectures that will deal with the objectives of international cooperation, the historical evolution of the current governance and typologies of the different rules, organization and governance structures that have been created at varied times. It will then deal in detail with major topics in the broad agenda of global economic governance, exploring both issues that are the subject of current debates as well as the institutional questions involved. "Global economic governance" is understood in a broad sense, to refer both to global and regional frameworks, as well as those rules of international transactions that have been left to bilateral agreements or are under the domain of national sovereignty. "Economic" is also understood in a broad sense, to include also social and environmental issues. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Intl Org.

INAF U6362x Global Collective Action 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. Prerequisites: SIPA U4200 or SIPA U6400 This course develops a framework in which the role of institutions emerges endogenously. The course then applies this to a large number of cases, from climate change to nuclear non-proliferation; from big science research to over-fishing; from war to peacekeeping; from disease eradication to choosing technical standards. The course shows what globalization really means. It also reveals the relationship between global (and regional) collective action and international development. Applying the framework requires tools. Economics enables us to express the consequences of different outcomes in comparable units. It also exposes fundamental incentives. Game theory makes us consider who the players are, what their choices are, and the nature of their interaction. Game theory explains why institutions (like treaties) exist and what they are and are not able to do. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Intl Org.

INAF U6426y Energy Industry in Latin America Not offered in 2012-2013. This course will examine the energy industry in energy-exporting countries of Latin America, which are expected to play an ever greater role in the international energy business during the coming decades. Latin American producers account for an important share of global energy resources and a substantial percentage of oil and gas trade flows, and at the same time they are becoming themselves fast-rising consumers of energy. Managing economic development in these countries generally has presented a major challenge to their governments. This is especially evident in the energy sector, where policy issues facing the governments include, inter alia, the nature and extent of foreign direct investment and the appropriate role of foreign companies (both private and government-controlled). We will emphasize strategic-level management issues that face energy industry decision-makers in the government and private sectors as they address the formulation of policies, strategies, alliances and investment plans. The first half of the course will consider the general nature of international business as it applies to the energy industry in the region, and the second half will consider the specific situation in a number of key countries: Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, the Andean group, and selected island nations in the Caribbean. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: E&E- Energy Policy.

INAF U6429y Energy Industry in the BRICS This course will examine the energy industry in the BRICS from a comparative perspective, emphasizing both similarities (notably the role of state-owned companies and the challenges of fast domestic growth) and differences. Special attention will be devoted to the strategic-level management issues facing decision-makers in the government and private sectors as they address the formulation of policies, strategies, alliances and investment plans. The first part of the course will consider the general nature of international business as it applies to the energy industry in the BRICS, and the remainder of the course will consider the specific situation in the individual member countries and their impact on global energy markets. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: E&E- Energy Policy. SIPA: Development Practice.

INAF U6440x Peace Operations in Fragile States 3 pts. This course will focus on peace operations and the stabilization of fragile states. It will assess the various tools used by the International community and the evolution in their use: the deployment of military forces, transitional authorities, multidimensional operations, security sector reform, rule of law and transitional justice, support to political processes. It will conclude with an examination of the evolving broader political context and the growing challenge it poses to effective stabilization strategies: an increasingly divided international community, limited consent of host countries, obstacles to effective reform of the United Nations. The course will be entirely based on case studies drawn from operations of the last 20 years. Assignments and classroom discussion are designed to prepare students for professional work in developing or implementing stabilization strategies in fragile states. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: ICR.

INAF U6445y Talking with the Enemy 3 pts. Through a detailed investigation of eight significant case studies, this course will take a close look at past efforts of the United States to manage relations with "enemies" or adversaries. The course will examine the different strategies Presidents have used to "talk to the enemy": Roosevelt's 1933 opening of relations with the USSR; the decision at Munich to "appease" Hitler, Nixon's opening to China; the long delayed efforts to cease the war in Vietnam: the decision to invade Iraq in 2003 and the current debates over whether the US should talk directly with Iran and how best to deal with Cuba. The course will conclude with some examination of how the US might deal with groups in the new paradigm -- non-state actors such as Taliban, Hamas, and Hezbollah Several key themes will be interwoven throughout the course. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: ICR.

INAF U6556y United Nations: Challenges and Alternatives 3 pts. Does the United Nations matter? The course will offer a broad assessment and analysis of the place, performance and potential of the United Nations within the nation-state system. It will assess the world body based on a range of distinct expectations through the prism of global threats, global norms and global responsibilities. Increasingly the world is confronted with phenomena - related to both security and development - which require global responses; the question this course seeks to answer is to what extent can we rely on the UN to act as a global instrument for constructive change? The United Nations does not exist in isolation. It is shaped by the broad political context in which it operates. The course will first examine the changing nature of world politics and the new challenges it poses to the world organization in the 21st century, both the end of the Cold War and the impact of 9/11 having profoundly shaped the framework within which policy and action must take place. In particular the course will examine the emergence of new threats (the unprecedented role of non-state actors, the emergence of a single hyper-power and the reformulation of state sovereignty) which go beyond borders and the reach of individual states - no matter how powerful they may be - and which require a global response. Will the United Nations be up to the challenge? And, we must also ask, who exactly is the United Nations? SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: ICR.

INAF U6575y The New (and Old) Foreign Policy Challenges in the Americas in the XXI Century This course will be taught as a seminar to collectively explore changes in inter-state relations in Latin America and the foreign policy implications of those changes, for the U.S., for larger powers such as Brazil and multilaterally. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Latin America.

INAF U6680x and y US Energy Security: Geopolitics of Oil & Gas 3 pts. This seminar is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the relationship between U.S. national security and the economics and politics of the international oil and gas industry. The course places the current U.S. energy predicament in the context of past American experiences, and it analyzes how energy policy affects U.S. relations with other states. The course also examines how these other states use their energy resources (or lack thereof) to cooperate and/or compete with the United States. The political, economic, diplomatic and military aspects of "energy security" are considered through a series of case studies. The final sessions are devoted to the U.S. bilateral energy security issues with Canada and Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, India, and China. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: United States.

INAF U6751x and y International Human Rights Law: Politics and Relevance 3 pts. This course introduces students to international human rights law (IHRL). In what sense are internationally-defined human rights "rights" and in what sense can the instruments which define them be considered "law"? How do we know that a claim is actually a "human right"? What are the relations among international, regional and national institutions in establishing and enforcing (or not) IHRL? Does IHRL represent an encroachment on national sovereignty? Is the future of IHRL regional? What enforcement mechanisms can we use, and who can decide upon their use? Finally, what redress is there for human rights violations, and how effective is it? SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights.

INAF U6798x Central Issues in American Foreign Policy 3 pts. This course examines the sources, substance, and enduring themes of American foreign policy. Part I reviews the rise of American power in world affairs from the 18th Century through the end of the Cold War. Part II provides an overview of the process and politics of American foreign policy making. Part III applies the theory and history of Part I, and the process of Part II, to examine a number of contemporary U.S. foreign policy issues and debates, including America's two wars with Iraq; America's responses to the threat of global terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and what role the U.S. should play in the world economy, global and regional institutions, and the developing world. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U6802y International Law 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course introduces students to the basic doctrines of public international law and considers their relationship to both international relations theory and a range of problems in current international politics. The aim of the course is to provide a framework to understand the normative dimensions of international relations. Students are asked to consider the theoretical arguments, processes and frameworks that provide the structure of international law, and to analyze their practical application to world issues of current concern. A problem-oriented approach to various case studies will be used in both lectures and discussion sessions, including situations in the former Yugoslavia, East Timor, Africa and Iraq. In this way, the course attempts to integrate method, substance, concepts and domestic application of the international legal system. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP.

INAF U6820y Theory of International Political Economy 3 pts. This course serves as an introduction to the politics of international economic relations. We examine the history and institutions of the international political economy and the theories that seek to explain them as well as analyze several political economy issues at once classic and contemporary, such as the sources of economic growth, the origins and consequences of globalization, and causes of and appropriate policy responses to income inequality. In addition to sampling contemporary writings in the field, we read several classic works, especially on theoretical approaches. Students need not have an extensive background in international economics to complete this course satisfactorily, but those not familiar with basic economic principles will find several sections of the class very challenging. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy.

INAF U8136x or y US Foreign Policy-Persian Gulf 3 pts. This course will focus on the process by which U.S. foreign policy is formulated and executed, using the Persian Gulf region as case material. Readings and lectures will examine the relationship between U.S. government agencies (White House, State, Defense, CIA, Congress, etc.) and instrumentalities (declaratory policy, diplomacy, military presence, arms transfers, covert action, etc.) in the pursuit of national goals. Special attention will be devoted to the analysis of U.S. regional policy and international relations from the Iranian revolution through the two gulf wars to the present. Instructor permission is required to register for this course. Please go to: http://sipa.columbia.edu/academics/sipa_registration/instructions.html for instructions. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- IEMP. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: United States.

INAF U8142y Intelligence & Foreign Policy 3 pts. This course emphasizes the development of intelligence systems and assesses the ways in which they help or hinder international actors in achieving policy objectives. The course goal is to provide answers to three questions: "What is intelligence?"; "How does it work?"; and, "What difference does it make?" By investigating intelligence, students will develop their analytical skills and increase their understanding of the workings of foreign and security policies. Topics include the intelligence process, analysis and use in policymaking, Cold War and post-Cold War agendas, and ethics. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: United States.

INAF U8415x US-Latin American Relations: WWII to Present 3 pts. The course seeks to analyze the dynamics and issues that describe relations between the United States and Latin America since the end of World War II. A complete picture of the current state of affairs in the hemisphere and the reasons that led to it require an analysis in three different - but related - dimensions. To cover the first one, the course analyzes historical benchmarks that contextualize particular overt American interventions in the region, dissecting their causes, operation and consequences. In a second dimension, the course looks at topics that have permeated the relationship between the United States and Latin America over this period. Because of their typically cross-national nature, they illustrate a different set of dynamics and concerns that have fueled tensions in the relationship. A third and final dimension concerns recent developments in Latin America that affect and have been affected by American foreign policy. Their novelty suggests that these issues will remain relevant at least in the immediate future. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Latin America. SIPA: United States.

INAF U8507x The Security Council and Peacekeeping in Africa in the 21st Century 3 pts. Instructor Permission Required This course will focus on the role of the Security Council (SC) as a decision making body in the establishment and conduct of peace keeping operations in Africa in the post cold war period. It will examine the multiple factors, which come into play in the authorization of peace keeping operations by the SC. It will provide an understanding of the political dynamics and practical diplomacy of the international system as it applies to Africa. The course will analyze the current political context, in which conflicts in Africa are bound to happen in the future. It will examine the reorientation of the UN's attention towards issues like terrorism, Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan and WMD. Will Africa be the poor parent and remain outside the intervention zone? Instructor permission is required to register for this course. Please go to: http://sipa.columbia.edu/academics/sipa_registration/instructions.html for instructions. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Africa. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: ICR. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U8528x Globalization, International Migration, and Development 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This seminar offers an overview of major debates in the study of international migration in the twentieth century. Its central focus is to explore the possibility of understanding the ways in which the current globalization shapes new patterns of migration as well as the implication of migration for the development of migrant sending countries as well as migrant communities in the industrialized nations with particular reference to the United States. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: USP- Urban Policy Track. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track.

INAF U8537y Climate Change Policy 3 pts. Climate change is the most challenging international policy problem that exists today. The course will primarily focus on two questions. First, what should be done about climate change? Second, what can be done about it? The first question requires an understanding of the science, impacts, technological options, economics, and ethics of climate change policy. The second question requires an understanding of the politics, international law, and international relations aspects of climate change policy. The course will not provide firm answers to these questions. It aims instead to provide a framework and the knowledge required for students to come to their own conclusions. Indeed, every student taking this course is required to answer these questions, and to defend their conclusions rigorously. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: E&E- Environment Policy. SIPA: E&E- Energy Policy.

INAF U8560y Managing The UN System 3 pts. In this course, the participants will examine the governance structure and decision-making processes in the UN organizations. They will review the rules and regulations whereby the organizations handle people, money and tangible assets, and see how they manage their human and financial resources. Special attention will be paid to the way in which cultural and political factors influence management practices. Key issues such as decentralization, coordination and the management of change will recur throughout the course. The interaction of the UN system with donors, the private sector and with civil society as partners in the provision of services will be closely studied. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U8675x and y Emerging Capital Markets: Theory & Practice 3 pts.Prerequisites for this course: SIPA U6401, PEPM U4612 or EMPA U8216: The goal of this course is to teach students about the historical relationships between financial risk, capital structure and legal and policy issues in emerging markets. Our strategy will be to develop a model of how and why international capital flows to emerging market countries and to use the model to examine various topics in the history of international financing from the 1820's to the present. Students will identify patterns in investor and borrower behavior, evaluate sovereign capital structures, and analyze sovereign defaults, including the debt negotiation process during the various debt crises of the past 175 years. We will focus primarily on Latin America, emerging Asia, and Russia, although the lessons will be generalized to cover all emerging market countries. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Latin America.

INAF U8738y Peacemaking/Peacekeeping 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. The course will explore the major conceptual and operational transitions which have occurred in the character and responsibilities of UN Peacekeeping over the past 16 years. United Nations Peace Operations have evolved significantly since the end of the Cold War. In 2006 over 90,000 peacekeepers were deployed in 16 missions mostly in Africa and the Middle East. The UN Summit of world leaders in December 2005 adopted the concept of The Responsibility to Protect - a new global norm placing human rights over traditional concepts of sovereignty. Yet the humanitarian and political crisis in Darfur underscores the profound gap between principle and implementation. The Summit also established the UN Peacebuilding Commission reflecting a growing awareness that rebuilding collapsed states will require significant civilian as well as military engagement over a longer timeframe than heretofore envisaged for UN operations. There is also a new willingness to work in partnership with regional organizations. We will conclude the course by assessing the capacity and political will of UN member states to meet these challenges as well as to develop a strengthened response to the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea and the threat of international terrorism. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: ICR. SIPA: Humanitarian Affairs. SIPA: UN Studies.

INAF U8818y Topics in International Ethics 3 pts. The seminar begins with an examination of how moral philosophers have considered the problem of the ethics of policy choice. In the next part of the seminar we explore human rights and the role of ethics in international politics. We then focus on problems in contemporary international ethics, wars, massacres and terrorism; international intervention; and global economic justice. We conclude with a discussion of the debate between the proponents of cosmopolitan justice, on the one hand, and the defenders of national self-determination, on the other, over the conditions of world order. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Human Rights. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: UN Studies.

PUAF U6123y Immigration Politics and Policy 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. The course emphasizes theories of migration, migration and development, transnational Citizenship, European responses to immigration, U. S. responses to immigration, immigrant Incorporation, refugee policy. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations.

REGN U6638y Nation, State and Southeast Asia 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course will examine Southeast Asia as a region, from intersecting historical, cultural, political and economic perspectives. We will take as our starting point that transnational processes have shaped and continue to shape personal biographies, specific nation-building projects and international economic and political relations. This course draws on in-depth field work from the social sciences, and takes an intersectional approach (race, class, gender, age and religion), to introduce students to how transnational processes of globalization - namely economic integration, cross-border migrations, and technological innovations - are shifting what it means to be "global" in Southeast Asia. This course will examine the challenges local communities face in managing education, health care, their environment, borders, capital and their families in the context of increasing urbanization, immigration and digitization. Throughout the course, students will be asked to critically examine how global-local binaries have been constructed to explain social change, what relationship this has to how change is experienced at different levels of social scale, and how these binaries are being resisted, challenged, ignored and transformed in social science research in and about Southeast Asia. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: East Asian. SIPA: EPD.

REGN U8090x The Transatlantic Economy 3 pts. A course on economic relations in an era of regionalism and the formation of rival economic blocs. This course examines the changing architecture of contemporary US-EU relations, placing this relationship within wider multilateral obligations. Topics to be discussed include conceptual frameworks within which the relationship may be analyzed; the economic dimension to common security; causes and consequences of past and present trade disputes; the development and implementation of the Transatlantic Agenda and related programs such as the Transatlantic Business Dialogue; implications for the dollar of European Monetary Union; and the impact on the relationship of each side's ties to other regional arrangements such as APEC, Mercosur and EU enlargement to Eastern and Central Europe. Course requirements: A term paper and classroom presentations. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: APEA. SIPA: IFEP- Finance. SIPA: IFEP- Economic Policy. SIPA: Europe. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: United States. SIPA: UN Studies.

REGN U8582x The International Politics of Iran Since 1979 3 pts. The aim of this course is to provide second year SIPA students and PhD candidates (Middle Eastern studies or international affairs) with an understanding of the major political processes and structures shaping Iran's international politics since 1979. Where it is deemed beneficial, comparisons are made to the time of the Shah. Crucially, the degree to which the domestic, regional and international levels are interconnected will be exemplified. While a certain degree of chronological order is inevitable, the domestic power structure, the regional environment with its transnational implications and the international theatre will be presented in conjunction with various analytical issues. In contrast to the prevailing gap between the realms of Middle Eastern studies and political science/international affairs, this course reflects seminars which benefit from both approaches. Students who take the course will be expected to develop advanced analytical skills of relevance both to an understanding of complex political situations and to a critical engagement with the discipline. In addition to developing their skills of critical analysis, students who complete the course will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the political dynamics affecting a state whose relations with the United States are highly strained. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations.

REGN U8595x Persian Gulf in the 20th Century 3 pts. Focus on maritime society in the Gulf, the Gulf and its oil states, tribes and state formation, British paramountcy, border problems, oil and social change, the Iranian Revolution, Islamic resurgence in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf wars, Iraq, the role of women, and the Gulf states today SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: Middle East.

REGN U8757x Ukrainian Foreign Policy 3 pts. The course will provide historical perspectives on Ukraine's foreign relations and examine the trajectory of its foreign policy since Independence in 1991 till the Orange Revolution in 2004 and beyond. While providing an assessment of political, social and economic transformations and their impact on foreign policy, the course will focus on Ukraine's relationship with its major partners: Russia, Europe and the US, and its role at the United Nations. The class will be able to analyze Ukraine's renunciation of its nuclear arsenal, its quest for Euroatlantic integration and the obstacles thereto, its participation in regional structures and its attitude towards the Commonwealth of Independent States. The course delivers first-hand insights by a career diplomat who has been actively involved in the implementation of Ukrainian foreign policy. The format of the course will encourage active dialogue and analytical reflection on the part of the students. Each student will prepare a 10-15 page paper exploring the prospect of Ukraine's joining NATO and the EU or staying in the zone of Russia's influence, and the consequences thereof. SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: East Central Europe. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Russia.

LAW L6040y International Environmental Law 2 pts.

This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

LAW L6249x European Union Law and Institutions 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Europe. SIPA: Intl Org. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6269x or y International Law 4 pts.

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LAW L6382 International Finance: Law, Money and Banking in Global Economy For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations.

LAW L6383y International Bankruptcy 2 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This is a Law School course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6410x Constitution and Foreign Affairs 3 pts. This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L6546y Global Constitutionalism 3 pts. This is a Law School course.

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LAW L8031y Foreign Direct Investment and Public Policy 2 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L8133x or y International Investment Law and Administration 2 pts.

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LAW L8221x or y Issues on Global Regulatory Reform For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search SIPA: MIA- Interstate Relations.

LAW L8861y Constitutional Law of the UN 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

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LAW L9060y Immigration Law & Policy 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

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LAW L9377y Enforcing International Law 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

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LAW L9462y Law in Emerging Markets: Russia & the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) 2 pts. This is a Law School course.

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