West Asia in International Relations

Paper Code: 
MIR 424- B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objectives of this course are to: 1. The course will facilitate a holistic and integrated comprehension of the principal regional and cross-regional issues and impulses. 2. It will acquaint the students with the political underpinning and security dynamics in the region. 3. The course will provide analytical understanding of the impinging impact of regional and major powers in the region

12.00

Introduction to West Asia (Geographical location, Political System, Brief History)

12.00

Major Conflicts in the region-: Israel- Palestine Conflict, First and Second Gulf Wars

12.00

Organisation of Cooperation-: The Arab League, OPEC, OAPEC, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

12.00

Major Issues in the region -: Oil Politics, ISIS, Counter-Terrorism, competing international interests

12.00

Role of Major World and Regional Powers -: U.S., Russia, India, Egypt

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended: Essential Readings:  Barrett, R. (2016). The Gulf and the Struggle for Hegemony: Arabs, Iranians and the West in Conflict. Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute  Mabon, Simon. (2015). Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East. London: I.B. Tauris.  Gelvin, J. (2015). The Modern Middle East: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  Brownlee, J., Masoud, T and Reynolds,A.( 2015). Eds. The Arab Spring: Pathways to Repression and Reform. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  Bickerton, I and Klausner, C. (2014). A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. London: Routledge.  MacQueen, B. (2013). An Introduction to the Middle East. CA: SAGE.  Cooper,A.S. (2012). The Oil Kings: How the US, Iran and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East. New York: Simon & Schuster.  Lynch, M. (2016). The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East. New York: Public Affairs.  Kumaraswamy, P.R. and Roy, M.S.( 2018). Ed. Persian Gulf 2016-17: India’s Relations with the Region. New Delhi: Pentagon Press  Kumaraswamy,P.R.( 2010). India’s Israel Policy. New York: Columbia University Press

References: 

Reference Books:  Cleveland, W. C. (2009), History of Modern Middle East,Philadelphia : Westview Press.  Lybarger, L. D. (2007). Identity and Religion in Palestine: The Struggle Between Islamism and Secularism in the Occupied Territories. Princeton: Princeton University Press  Hurd, E. S(2008), Politics of Secularism in International Relation, Priceton,Princeton University Press  Ehteshami, A. (2008). Globalisation and Geopolitics in the Middle East. London : Routledge  Lacey,R.(2010). Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia. London: Penguin.  Owen,R.( 2007). State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. London: Routledge.  Baxi, U.,(2006) The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University Press

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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