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AMERICAN POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
POL329 AMERICAN POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY 5 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 1 Why should we study American Foreign Policy? The Impacts of American Foreign Policy. Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 2 Analyzing Modern American Foreign Policy: Competing Approaches: Realism, Liberalism, Neoconservatism. Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 2 Constructivism, Marxizm, Rational Political Ambition Theory Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 3 Short History of USA from foundation to the American Revolution through World War II: American Isolationism, The Proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine, U.S. Expansion in the Nineteenth Century. Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 4 The Cold War Strains in the World War II Coalition, Who would be accused for Cold War?, Cold War Milestones, The Korean War Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 4 he War in Vietnam (1955-1973): President Eisenhower (1953-1961), John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969), Richard Nixon (1969-1974). Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7 - Phase I (1944-1973) of postwar GSS: Cold War Bipolarity, Phase II (1974-1991) of Postwar GSS: Multipolarity, Detente and Neoliberalism: Nixon (1969-1974) and Kissenger’s Multipolarity and Detente, President Carter (1977-1981): Human rights emphasis shadowed by Oil crises, Afghanistan issue and Iranian revolution, Reagan (1981-1989) and the Cold War Redux, George H. W. Bush (1989-1993, Phase III (1992-Today) of Postwar GSS: Quasi Unipolarity, Globalisation, Increasing Nationalism: Clinton (1993-2001), George W Bush (2001-2009): American Unipolarity and Neoconservatives. Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Important security issues of the last decade, Obama (2009-2017): Relations with Iran and Middle East, Russia, China, Donald J. Trump (2017-2021):Relations with North Korea, Russia, China and Middle East. Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 13 Afghanistan Issue: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and Afghanistan under Taliban, September 11 Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 13 US war against Afghanistan after 9/11, US Invasion of Iraq: Different Scenarios, The Legality of US’ War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2002 National Security Document Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12 Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 11 US and Asia, Negative Scenario about Asian States Relations, Positive Scenarios about Asian States Relations, Negative Scenario about Relations between China and USA, US Enters Asia: Philippines War of Independence, Negative Scenario about Relations, US-Philippines War, US in China in the 19. Century Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13 - USA, China and SSCB Relations during the Cold War Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14 - Power Transition and Future of US-Chinese Relations, Clinton’s (1993-2001) China Policy, George W. Bush’s (2001-2009) China Policy, Obama’s China Policy. Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15 Revision Preparation for the exam: General and comparative evaluation of former subjects. Revision of basic points Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -