POS 5124 SEMINAR: WAR ON TERROR
This seminar is an inquiry into the historical and political roots of the United States involvement in the "War on Terror," as well as into the ramifications of the war on American interests abroad and American institutions at home, especially its impact on domestic priorities and civil liberties. Included in the subject matter of discussion are: the Arab-Israeli dispute, the politics of oil, the Persian Gulf War, Islamic Fundamentalist movements, the 9/11 and the United States response both on its foreign policy and domestic fronts.