Baruch College, City University of New York Department of Political Science

The United States in an Age of Globalization

POL 2001 Section XZ24 Fall 2008, Tuesday & Thursday, 4.10pm-5.25pm, 5165 VC Professor Dov Waxman Office: Room 5275, Vertical Campus Office Phone: 646-312-4421 Email: Dov_Waxman@baruch.cuny.edu Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 5.30-6.30pm and by appointment Course Description: Not since the period of the Vietnam War has U.S. foreign policy been the subject of as much debate and controversy as it is today both in the United States and around the world. In this course we will examine some of the major current issues in U.S. foreign policy, such as the war on terror, preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, promoting democracy and human rights, humanitarian intervention, and globalization and trade. To gain some necessary background for addressing these issues, the first part of the course will briefly survey U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, and outline the domestic political context in which U.S. foreign policy is formulated. Course Objectives: By the end of the course, you should have: An understanding of how U.S. foreign policy is made and the role of the major actors. An understanding of the factors that shape U.S. foreign policy. A substantive knowledge of the major contemporary issues in U.S. foreign policy. Course Text (available for purchase in the Baruch College Bookstore): Bruce W. Jentleson, American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the 21st Century, third edition. W.W. Norton, New York, 2007. Course Requirements: Participation: Questions, discussion, and debate during class are strongly encouraged. You are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the assigned readings as well as current events in world politics. International events will often be used to illustrate points discussed in class. You must therefore read the international section of a major newspaper every day in order to keep up with current international events. The New York Times provides extensive coverage of international news and is available on-line at www.nytimes.com. The weekly news magazine The Economist is also worth reading. It

is available in the Newman library and some of its articles are online at www.economist.com. To encourage you to keep informed about current world events, pop quizzes will occasionally be given at the beginning of class. The results of these brief quizzes will be taken into account when determining your participation score. Debate: Once during the semester you will take part in a debate in class on a question concerning the topic of the week. Two opposing teams each made up of two students will present arguments in favor or against a given proposition. Midterm Exam: There will be an in-class midterm exam on Tuesday October 7. It will consist of multiple choice and short-answer identification questions. Policy Memorandum: You will have to write a policy memorandum (max. 10 doublespaced pages) to the President-elect advising him on one of the major foreign policy challenges he faces and the recommending the approach he should take. This will be due on the last day of class. Late papers will be penalized. Final Exam: The final exam will consist of short-answer identification questions and two essay questions. It will take place on Thursday December 18 from 3.30-5.30pm. Grading: Participation: 10 points Debate: 10 points Policy Memorandum: 30 points Midterm Exam: 20 points Final Exam: 30 points Total: 100 points Letter Grading System: 90-100 = A 80-89 = A70-79 = B+ 60-69 = B 50-59 = B40-49 = C+ 30-39 = C 20-29 = C15-19 = D+ 10-14 = D 0-9 = F I reserve the right to make adjustments to this system to take into account the overall performance of the class.

Course Policies Attendance: Class attendance will be recorded. In accordance with the official policy outlined in the Baruch College Undergraduate Bulletin, freshmen and sophomores with more than four missed classes will be automatically dropped from the course (i.e., receive a grade of WU). Those in danger of reaching the limit should immediately see me during office hours, or contact me by telephone or e-mail. Juniors and seniors with more than four missed classes will have their final grade lowered, but extenuating circumstances will be taken into account. Classroom Conduct: ARRIVING LATE interferes with other students learning and is not acceptable. Subway delays and other problems are unavoidable on occasion, but it is each students responsibility to plan carefully to arrive on time and well prepared. Repeated latecomers will be penalized. You must immediately let me know if you cannot arrive on time on a regular basis due to extenuating circumstances. LEAVING EARLY is disruptive, and is strongly discouraged. If you know you will have to leave early for a valid reason, please let me know before class. You must TURN OFF CELL PHONES before class. You may not use LAPTOP COMPUTERS in class. EATING in class is rude and distracting to other students; it is not permitted. Students with Disabilities: Students who require reasonable accommodations or modifications should speak with me as soon as possible. You should also contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, part of the Division of Student Development and Counseling. Extra Credit: Extra credit assignments will not be given on an individual basis to raise final grades. Make-up Exams: A make-up exam will only be given if a student informs me prior to the scheduled examination and provides a valid excuse with documentation for their absence. If you miss the exam and do not give prior notice or if you do not have a valid excuse, you will not be given a make-up exam and you will receive an F on the exam. If you are absent for the scheduled make-up exam, there will be no subsequent make-ups, and you will receive an F. Cheating and Plagiarism: Your work must be your own. Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses and will not be tolerated. For definitions of cheating and plagiarism you should consult the Academic Honesty website: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/academic/academic_honesty.html My policy is to give a failing grade (F) to any assignment that has been plagiarized or for any exam or quiz in which you have cheated.

SCHEDULE OF TOPICS AND READINGS:

PART I: BACKGROUND Week 1 (August 28)

Course Overview and Introduction

Week 2 (September 2, 4) The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy (I) Jentleson, ch.1, pp. 2-23, ch.2, pp. 25-40, ch.6, pp. 280-294 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., What the Founding Fathers Intended, in Jentleson, pp.194-198 Graham T. Allison, Conceptual Models and the Cuban Missile Crisis, in Jentleson, pp.199-200 Week 3 (Sept 9, 11) The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy (II) Jentleson, ch.2, pp. 40-58, ch.6, pp. 294-303 Ole R. Holsti, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Challenges to the AlmondLippmann Consensus, in Jentleson, pp.201-207

Week 4 (Sept 16, 18) The Cold War Jentleson, ch.4, pp. 92-124 Melvyn P. Leffler, The American Conception of National Security and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1945-48, in Jentleson, pp.224-228 Bernard Brodie, Strategy in the Missile Age, in Jentleson, pp.231-236 George Kennan, The Sources of Soviet Conduct, in Jentleson, pp.237-240 Week 5 (Sept 23, 25) The Vietnam War Jentleson, ch.5, pp. 128-138 Leslie H. Gelb, Vietnam: The System Worked, in Jentleson, pp.241-244 Week 6 (October 2) Dtente and The End of the Cold War Jentleson, ch.5, pp. 138-172 John Lewis Gaddis, The Unexpected Ronald Reagan, in Jentleson, pp.251-253 Mikhail Gorbachev, The Soviet Unions Crucial Role, in Jentleson, pp.254-256 PART II: CONTEMPORARY FOREIGN POLICY GOALS AND CHALLENGES Week 7 (Oct 7) Midterm Exam

Week 8 (Oct 16) U.S. Hegemony in The Post-Cold War Era Jentleson, ch.6, pp. 258-280, ch.7, pp. 308-339 Charles Krauthammer, The Unipolar Moment Revisited, in Jentleson, pp. 556-560 Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath, in Jentleson, pp. 568-570 Stephen M. Walt, The Problem of American Power, in Jentleson, pp. 571-572 Week 9 (Oct 21, 23) The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Jentleson, ch.7, pp. 339-348

Richard K. Betts, The New Threat of Mass Destruction, in Wittkopf and Jones, eds., The Future of American Foreign Policy, pp. 303-312 Bill Keller, Nuclear Nightmares, New York Times Magazine, 26 May 2002

Week 10 (Oct 28, 30) 9/11 and The War on Terror Jentleson, ch.8, pp. 359-374, pp. 397-407 9/11 Commission, Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, in Jentleson, pp.579-581 Jason Burke, Think Again: Al Qaeda, Foreign Policy (May/June 2004) Bruce Riedel, Al Qaeda Strikes Back, Foreign Affairs (May/June, 2007)

Week 11 (November 4, 6) The War in Iraq Jentleson, ch.8, pp. 374-389, pp. 407-415 Kenneth Pollack, Next Stop Baghdad, Foreign Affairs (March/April, 2002) Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, An Unnecessary War, Foreign Policy (November/December 2002) James Dobbins, Who Lost Iraq? Foreign Affairs (September/October, 2007) Week 12 (Nov 11, 13) Humanitarian Intervention Jentleson, ch.9, pp. 421-456 International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, The Case for Humanitarian Intervention, in Jentleson, pp. 582-584 Warren P. Strobel, The Media and U.S. Policies Toward Intervention: A Closer Look at the CNN Effect, in Jentleson, pp.585-592

Week 13 (Nov 18, 20) Globalization: International Trade and Finance Jentleson, ch.10, pp. 461-478, pp. 495-504 Thomas L. Friedman, Its a Flat World, After All, The New York Times, 3 April 2005 John Gray, The World is Round, The New York Review of Books, 11 August 2005 Week 14 (Nov 25) Globalization: Development, Health, and Environment Jentleson, ch.10, pp. 479-495 UNAIDS, 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, in Jentleson, pp.593-596 Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, in Jentleson, pp.597-599

Week 15 (December 2, 4) Democratization and Human Rights Jentleson, ch.11, pp. 507-551 Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder, Democratization and the Danger of War, in Jentleson, pp. 620-626 Week 16 (Dec 9, 11) Visions of the Future Francis Fukuyama, The End of History? in Jentleson, pp. 609-612 Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations? in Jentleson, pp. 613-619 Week 17 (Dec 16) Course Summary and Evaluation Policy memorandum due; no readings assigned