US FOREIGN POLICY AND GLOBAL SECURITY

PSIR573

Course Code: PSIR573
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Hasan Ünal

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have knowledge about the historical developments and traditions of US foreign policy;
Have knowledge about the role of different actors in shaping US foreign policy
Analyze the relationship between US foreign policy and historical developments in international politics;
Comprehend the US policies towards different regions and have an idea about its future.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course introduces students to historical and theoretical approaches to the foreign policy of the United States (US), focusing on how US foreign policy has been shaped since its establishment. In particular, the role of the US in international politics, the effects of regional and global developments on US foreign policy making, and the reflections of US policy on global security will be examined within the scope of the course. In this framework, breaking points in different periods will be discussed and the changes in American foreign policy over time will be discussed with a focus on global security.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General Introduction
2^nd Week	Understanding US Foreign Policy
3^rd Week	Actors in US Foreign Policy-I: The President and Congress
4^th Week	Actors in US Foreign Policy-II: The Public, Pressure Groups and Interest Groups
5^th Week	US Foreign Policy from foundation to WWII
6^th Week	US Foreign Policy: The Cold War Period I
7^th Week	US Foreign Policy: The Cold War Period II
8^th Week	The Changing Security Agenda in the Post-Cold War Era: The US in International Politics
9^th Week	Asymmetric Threats and Global Security
10^th Week	ABD-NATO-Europe
11^th Week	Middle East Policy of the US
12^th Week	Asia-Pacific Policy of the US
13^th Week	US Foreign Policy and Turkey
14^th Week	Future of US Foreign Policy

Recommended or Required Reading

Required Reading

Joyce Kaufman, A Concise History of US Foreign Policy, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, 2021.

Thomas Wright, ?The Folly of Retrenchment: Why America Can?t Withdraw From the World?, Foreign Affairs, 2020, 10-18.

John Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, İsrail Lobisi ve Amerikan Dış Politikası, Istanbul: Küre Yayınları, 2017.

John Spanier ve Steven W. Hook, Amerikan Dış Politikası, İstanbul: İnkılap Yayınları, 2014.

Füsun Türkmen, Türkiye-ABD İlişkileri, Ankara: Timaş Yayınları, 2012.

Gültekin Sümer, ?Amerikan Dış Politikasının Kökenleri ve Amerikan Dış Politik Kültürü?, Uluslararası İlişkiler, 5 (19), 2008, 119-144.

Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager, ABD Tarihi, Ankara: Doğu Batı Yayınları, 2005.

Mustafa Aydın and Çağrı Erhan, Turkish-American Relations: Past, Present and Future, New York and London: Routledge, 2004.

Immanuel Wallerstein, Amerikan Gücünün Gerileyişi: Kaotik Bir Dünyada ABD, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2004.

Toktamış Ateş, ABD Dış Politikasında Yeni Yönelimler ve Dünya, İstanbul: Ümit Yayıncılık, 2004.

Çağrı Erhan, ?ABD?nin Ulusal Güvenlik Anlayışı?, SBF Dergisi, 56 (4), 2001, 77?94.

Alexander De Conde, A History of American Foreign Policy, Charles Scribner?s & Sons, 1963.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	4	60
Presentation of Case Study	1	20
Other	1	20
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	4	45	180
Presentation (including preperation)	1	25	25
Total Work Load			303
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.1
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X
K2
K3
K4		X	X	X
K5				X
K6
K7	X	X	X	X
K8	X	X		X