Title: United States. National War College, Course 4


Date: 03/01/2000
Language: english

THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE
Academic Year 1999-2000

Syllabus
Course 5604
The Geostrategic Context

This document contains educational material designed to promote discussion by students of the National War College. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Defense University or the Department of Defense.

Course Director:
Dr. Melvin A. Goodman
Department of National Security Policy
Room 148, (202) 685-3677

Dr. Ronald Tammen
Chairman
Department of National Security Policy


TABLE OF CONTENTS



Topic #	TITLE
Course Overview
Block A: The Changing Global Context
Section 1: Introduction and Transnational Challenges
1	Introduction to the Geostrategic Context (LS)
2	Trans-national Issues in the Geostrategic Context: How to Think About Ethnic Conflict (LS)
3	Transnational Issues in Mexico: Environment, Population, Terrorism and Proliferation (DR)
4	Transnational Issues in the Geostrategic Context: Crime and Corruption (LS)
Section 2: Neighbors - South America
5	The Latin American View of the United States (LS)
6	Columbia: The Contagion Spreads (L)
Block B: Core Countries & Regions
Region 1: Asia
7	The Sweep of Asia: U.S. Interests in the Region (LS)
8	China's Strategic Culture (L)
9	Sino-American Relations (IS)
10	Japan's Strategic Context and Worldview (LS)
11	U.S.-Japanese Strategic Relationship and U.S. Policy Toward Northeast Asia (L)
12	Dilemmas on the Korean Peninsula (LS)
13	East Asia Strategy: Future Trends (IS)
Region 2: Europe and Russia
14	Moscow Meltdown? The Russian Context (LS)
15	The New and Wider Europe: The Issue of "Transition" in Eastern Europe (L)
16	Strategic View from Moscow (LS)
17	Tensions in the Relationship: NATO Expansion (Panel)
18	The Ambassadors' View of the Caucasus (Panel)
19	The Changing European Context (DR)
20	The War in Kosovo: Implications (Panel)
21	"Agenda 2000": U.S. Strategy Toward Europe and Russia (IS)
Region 3: The Middle East
22	The Middle East and U.S. National Security Policy (LS)
23	The Middle East Context (L) and (IS)
24	Issues and Challenges to U.S. National Security Policy: The Persian Gulf /Southwest Asia (IS)
25	Issues and Challenges to U.S. National Security Policy: The Arab-Israeli Conflict (L) and (LS)
26	The United States and the Middle East Strategy: Toward the Future (IS)
Block C: Pivotal Regions
27	Sub-Saharan Africa: Promise and Turmoil (L)
28	Strategic View of Southeast Asia (L)
Block C: Regional Analysis (issued separately)
Block D: National Security Strategy Exercise (issued separately)




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National War College
United States