The unit examines the foreign policy directions of Middle Eastern and South Asian states in the contemporary international system. Students explore the context in which these states conduct their foreign relations: historical links between these states, the impact of colonisation and post-colonisation in shaping their identities, and the relationship between them and the changing dynamics of international politics are considered. The unit focuses on questions of state and human security, and explores how major and small states in these regions have responded to international pressures in the post-Cold War world. It explores the nature and limits of growing interdependence between South... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Samina Yasmeen
Prerequisites: one Level 2 Political Science and International Relations unit