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West Asia in International Relations
The objectives of this course are tol facilitate a holistic and integrated comprehension of the principal regional and cross-regional issues and impulses; acquaint the students with the political underpinning and security dynamics in the region; provide analytical understanding of the impinging impact of regional and major powers in the region
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25MIR 424-B |
West Asia in International Relations (Theory) |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO145: identify the geographical location of West Asia, understand its political systems, and gain insights into its brief historical background, providing a foundational understanding of the region. CO146: analyze major conflicts in the region and understand their historical, political, and social ramifications. CO147: examine the organizations of cooperation in West Asia and analyze their roles in regional diplomacy and economic cooperation. CO148: evaluate major issues in the region and the complexities of competing international interests, and understand their impact on regional stability and security. CO149: assess the role of major world powers as well as regional powers, in shaping the political, economic, and security landscape of West Asia. CO150: Contribute effectively in Course specific interaction. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Introduction to West Asia (Geographical location, Political System, Brief History)
Major Conflicts in the region-: Israel- Palestine Conflict, First and Second Gulf Wars
Organisation of Cooperation-: The Arab League, OPEC, OAPEC, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Major Issues in the region -: Oil Politics, ISIS, Counter-Terrorism, competing international interests
Role of Major World and Regional Powers -: U.S., Russia, India, Egypt
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Ø Kumaraswamy, P.R. and Roy, M.S.( 2018). Ed. Persian Gulf 2016-17: India’s Relations with the Region. New Delhi: Pentagon Press
Ø Mabon, Simon. (2018). Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East. London: I.B. Tauris.
Ø Lynch, M. (2017). The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East. New York: Public Affairs.
Ø Barrett, R. (2016). The Gulf and the Struggle for Hegemony: Arabs, Iranians and the West in Conflict. Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute
Brownlee, J., Masoud, T and Reynolds,A.( 2015). Eds. The Arab Spring: Pathways to Repression and Reform. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ø Cleveland, W. C. (2016), History of Modern Middle East,Philadelphia : Westview Press.
Ø Lacey,R.(2010). Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia. London: Penguin.
Ø Hurd, E. S(2008), Politics of Secularism in International Relation, Priceton,Princeton University Press
Ø Ehteshami, A. (2008). Globalisation and Geopolitics in the Middle East. London : Routledge
Ø Baxi, U.,(2008) The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University Press Lybarger, L. D. (2007). Identity and Religion in Palestine: The Struggle Between
Islamism and Secularism in the Occupied Territories. Princeton: Princeton University Press
Ø Owen,R.( 2007). State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. London: Routledge.
