Updated
Syllabus INTL 4360: Political Economy and National Security in
Fall 2004 Call # 19-360
MWF
Aug 23: Overview of
The
People and Nations of South Asia [http://www.thp.org/sac/unit1/brief.htm
]
Historical
Background [http://www.thp.org/sac/unit1/historic.htm
]
Aug 25: International concerns re
“United
States Interests and Foreign Policy Priorities in
“
Aug 27: International concerns re
“Strategic
Trends in
“The
Protean Enemy,”
Aug 30 – Sept 3:
Timeline
India URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1155813.stm
“
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“New Dimensions
of Indian Democracy,” Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph, Journal of Democracy
“Making the State Behave and Well,” Ashutosh Varshney, Indian Express
Sept 6: Labor Day
Sept 8:
Anupam
Srivastava, “Understanding Indian Economic Reforms,” in Kenneth A. Cutshaw,
ed., Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Doing
Business in India [
“
“Why
MNCs Prefer
Sept 10:
“Against
Nuclear Apartheid,” Jaswant Singh, Foreign Affairs
“
“Recent
Trends in Indian Foreign Policy,” Walter Andersen, Asian Survey
“Changing
Indian Foreign Policy” Robert Hathaway,
Sept 13-15:
Timeline
Pakistan URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1156716.stm
“
“
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“Military
Rule, Islamism, and Democracy in
“One Voter
Two IDs” NYT
Sept 17:
[section on
“Failing
State” Stephen Cohen, Washington
Quarterly
“Pakistanis
Question Military Perks”
“Shaukat
Aziz: Economic reforms with an American Face” South Asia Analysis Group
“Nineteen
Kashmirs and Counting” Wall Street Journal
Sept 20:
[Memo # 1 due in class]
“
“Inside
the A-Bomb Bazaar” Time Magazine
“The
Ever-Ever Antagonism”
Sept 27:
US Dept
of State Background Note on
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm
Timeline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1162108.stm
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Sept 29-Oct
1:
“
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Oct 4:
Timeline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1160896.stm
US Dept
of State Background Note on
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3452.htm
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Oct 6:
[section on
“Pipe
Dreams” The Economist
“
Oct 8: EXAM
1
Oct 11-13:
Q&A: Kashmir dispute
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2739993.stm
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“Border
Tension a Growth Industry for
“The
Need to Square the Circle” Peter Chalk and Chris
Fair,
“After
56 Years of Freedom for the Northern Areas” Ershad Mahmood
Oct 15: SAARC
South
Asian Association of Regional Cooperation http://www.saarc.com
“SAARC
and Sub Regional Cooperation” M.D. Nuruzzaman
“Moving
SAARC beyond Indo-Pak Paradigm” S. G. Pandian
Oct 18-20:
Terrorism
“Mid-East
Pattern Now in
“Killing
in the Name of Islam”
"Has
the Gravity of Terrorism Shifted in Asia?" Faultlines
"Nuclear Terrorism in South Asia" Leventhal & Chellaney
"Rhetoric & Denial" Saji Cherian
Oct 22-25:
Nonproliferation
Multilateral Export Control Regimes (NSG,
AG, MTCR, WA) CITS Report Table 1 (pg 10)
PSI Dan Joyner CSI
Unctad Factsheet
“Inside
the A-Bombs Bazaar” Time magazine
“Curbing
Proliferation from Emerging Suppliers” S. Gahlaut and A. Srivastava, Arms Control Today
“
Oct 27: Arms
Control
“Evolution
of
“The
Security Dilemma in India-China Relations,” John
"India asked to accept CBMs," The Dawn
"Can Pakistan Work?" Pervez Hoodbhoy, Foreign Affairs
"Engaging the non-NPT States," Marvin Miller & Lawrence Scheinman, Arms Control Today
Oct 29: Fall break
Nov 1-5: US
Interests in
"In
bits & Pisces US has Pak in its Grip," Times Of India
“
Nov 8-10:
Russian Interests in
“The
Early Anti-Taliban Team” Thomas Withington,
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
“Moscow
on the Line," J. N. Dixit, Hindustan Times
Nov 12-17:
Chinese Interests in
“
“
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“On
the Right Track," P.S. Surya narayan, Frontline
Nov 19:
“Reluctant
Hegemon” Subrata Mitra,
Contemporary
“Over-extended
Military” Neil Devotta, Contemporary
Nov 22: Exam 2
Nov 24-26: Thanksgiving Break
Nov 29-Dec3: US Options in
“Rebuilding
The Future
of
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/south_asia/03/kashmir_future/html/default.stm
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“The
Future of US-India Relations” Robert Blackwill, ex-US Ambassador to
Dec 6-8: The Future of
Discussion