| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | No 2024 Instr perm req during Drop/Add |
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| Area of Inquiry | Social Relations,Inst.& Agents |
| Liberal Arts Practices | Confront Collective Challenges |
An introduction to Middle Eastern politics, including historical foundations of the modern Middle East, competing strategies of state building, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Gulf War, the rise of political Islam, and American policy toward the region.