COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZEHRA NILÜFER KARACASULU

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

This course is going to focus on the global issues of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Before one can understand the most important global issues confronting the post-Cold War World, one must understand the Cold War. Therefore, the first part of the course will confront the origins of, and dynamics of the Soviet/U.S. balance of terror. We will look at the history and the major theoretical frameworks relating to WMD. The latter part will examine the role of WMD in the Post-Cold War world. We will examine proliferation concerns related to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad (eds.), The Cambridge History of the Cold War, volume 1: origins, (Cambridge, 2010)

Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad (eds.), The Cambridge History of the Cold War, volume 2: Crises and Detente, (Cambridge, 2010)

John Lewis Gaddis, Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War, rev. ed. (New York, 2005)

Joseph Cirincione, Jon Wolfsthal, Miriam Rajkumar, Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats, Second Edition Revised and Expanded, 2005

Jonathan Tucker (editor), Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, (MIT Press, 2000)


Articles will be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Assignment
Participation/ Presentation / discussion

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Explain the role of WMD in the Cold War and post-Cold War period
2. Critically analyze the issues
3. Be able to express views in a clear and precise manner

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of the lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.karaca@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes