ITSF Y4094y (Section 1) Education Plannning: Islam & Education 3 pts.

This is a Teachers College course.

For more detailed course information, please go to the Teachers College Schedule of Classes at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/tc-schedule/schdsearch.cgi SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: USP- Social Policy Track. SIPA: Electives.

INAF U4890y Topics in Contempoary Turkey 3 pts. This course proposes to examine in depth some of the major debates and issues faced by the citizens of the Turkish Republic at the present time. In doing so this course will briefly examine the origins of the modern Turkish State with a focus on how the founding realities and myths have aided or hindered contemporary Turkish society. This course will give particular emphasis to the interplay of domestic and international agendas in the larger framework of the current Turkish debates on such topics as accession negotiations to join the European Union, the PKK, civil society and the rights of women and ethnic minorities. SIPA: EPD. SIPA: Middle East.

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 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.

REGN U4690x (Section 001) Palestinian and Israeli Security Dilemmas Competing Palestinian and Israeli national aspirations have generated security dilemmas for each, with broad regional reverberations. The partition formula which failed to heal the conflicts of the Palestine mandate era still dominates the discourse on conflict resolution, but domestic and regional opponents stymie its implementation. This course examines the evolution of Palestinian resistance, Israeli foreign policy debates, Egypt's early leadership in war and peacemaking, Iran's rising influence, and the credibility of mediatory efforts by the US and other third parties. We will consider whether the international community can help remedy the absence of human security in the West Bank and Gaza and ongoing Israeli security dilemmas by facilitating realization of a two-state solution. SIPA: ISP. SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: ICR.

REGN U6690x Contemporary Israeli Politics This goal of this course is to study and explore the power structure and mechanisms of the contemporary Israeli political arena. Students in the course will encounter the complexity, challenges, and difficulties faced by the young democracy of Israel. A mock election will contribute to the students' understanding and assimilation of Israel's political system. SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: Electives.

REGN U6725y Modern Afghanistan: History, Culture, Politics 3 pts.Not offered in 2012-2013. This course will be a weekly seminar, limited to 20 students. It will be a historically-oriented introduction to culture, politics and international relations of Afghanistan; themes to be addressed include state-society relations, ethnic and tribal diversity, modernization and development, nationalism and political identity, the position of women and religion and the state, as well as Afghan relations with outside world. Sources include materials from many disciplines including history, anthropology, political science, literature and film. SIPA: East Central Europe. SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: Russia. SIPA: Southern Asia.

REGN U8588y Modern Iran: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic An introduction to the culture, politics and international relations of Iran which will explore the country's transition from the 19th to the 21st century. Topics include continuity and change in traditional social structure, the conflict between clergy and state and the modernization of Iran under the Pahlavi shahs (1925-79). The role of women will be explored. The roots of the Iranian revolution will be examined, and an assessment made of the present Islamic Republic. The role of Iran in international affairs, including the course of U.S.-Iranian relations, will also be considered. Sources will be multidisciplinary and include historical works, literature and films. SIPA: Middle East.

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.

SIPA U0030x and y (Section 6) Regional Specialization: Middle East

All SIPA candidates are required to register for one of the specializations in each semester of matriculation at SIPA. The regional specialization registration will be for zero academic credits and will not affect or be affected by fees or financial charges. SIPA: Middle East.

LAW L6551 Israeli - Palestine Conflict 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: Middle East. SIPA: ICR. SIPA: Electives.

LAW L9122x Seminar: Islamic Law & Middle Eastern Legal Institutions 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 SIPA: Middle East. SIPA: Electives.