Course ID: | INTL 8272. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Proliferation and Terror |
Course Description: | Examines changes in our understanding of weapons proliferation
and of nonproliferation regimes in the years leading up to and
following the end of the cold war. Explores how
nonproliferation and associated policies have changed both in
response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, and to the
possibility that terrorists or “rogue states” might acquire and
use nuclear or other “unconventional” weapons. |
Oasis Title: | PROLIF & TERROR |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | 1. During the course of the term we should be able to study
about a dozen terrorist groups. This is an efficient way for
each member of the seminar to become familiar with the
characteristics of a number of organizations that perpetrate
terror. As a class, we will attempt to isolate similarities and
differences that cut across the terrorist groups that we study.
2. Each student will present research on one (and possibly two)
terrorist group to the class during the course of the term.
This research will necessarily be limited because the specific
terrorist group to be discussed will be chosen in the class
preceding the one in which it will be presented.
3. Each student will write a formal Presidential Review
Memorandum or PRM that outlines the options for addressing a
major problem in terrorism or proliferation, together with the
background and rationale for the options and recommendations. |
Topical Outline: | *Overview of Proliferation and Terror
*Thinking about Security Before and After September 11, 2001
*Proliferation Broadly Defined
*Loose Nukes and Control of Fissile Material
*Proliferation Cases I—Non-NPT Nuclear Armed States: India
*Proliferation Cases II—States with Nuclear Ambitions: Iran and
North Korea, Pakistan and Israel
*Thinking about Terrorism
*Terrorism and Unconventional Weapons
*Homeland Security and Civil Liberties
*Terror and Religion |
Honor Code Reference: | As a University of Georgia student, you have agreed to follow
the University’s academic honesty policy (“A Culture of
Honesty”) and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must
meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty”
including policies that cover plagiarism; for more information,
see http://www.uga.edu/honesty). Students are responsible for
informing themselves about these standards before performing
any academic work and may direct specific questions they have
regarding the policy (or its application to course assignments)
to the instructor. |