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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2024
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GLBL 515 001 (CRN: 21707)
CONTEMP. US FOREIGN POLICY
Long Title: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
Department: Global Affairs
Instructor: Barnes, Joe
Meeting: 6:00PM - 8:59PM R (26-FEB-2024 - 19-APR-2024)
Part of Term: 2nd Half of Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1.5
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
Master of Global Affairs
Master of Arts Global Affairs
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 26
Section Enrolled: 17
Enrollment data as of: 31-OCT-2024 9:29PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: U.S. foreign policy is in transition. This process began long before President Joe Biden assumed office. We have moved decisively into what could be called “the post-post-Cold War” era. The global struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States ended 30 years go. But so has the “unipolar moment” that followed the Cold War, when the United States possessed unrivalled power in world affairs. The rise of China, the resurgence of Russia, and continuing turmoil in the Middle East confront U.S. policy makers with an array of complex challenges. This course focuses on these and other issues that are shaping U.S. foreign policy today. It will include discussions of topics “ripped from the news” whether we are talking about the war in Ukraine or Chinese saber rattling over Taiwan. Master of Global Affairs students only.