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Young, Gregory D

Sr Instructor Emerita/Emeritus

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  • International Relations, Middle East Politics, US National Foreign & Security Policy, Turkish Politics, Cold War Security Studies

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  • IAFS 1000 - Global Issues and International Affairs
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
    Introduces the student to the international affairs program. The course examines political and economic development in several countries in many different world regions. Examines historical trends and development as well as current political and economic issues.
  • IAFS 3000 - Special Topics in International Affairs
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2021
    Junior or senior level umbrella seminar spanning a variety of topics relevant to the study of international affairs. Subjects addressed under this heading vary according to student interest and faculty availability. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
  • IAFS 4500 - The Post-Cold War World
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022
    Capstone course for international affairs majors. Examines the ways in which the end of the Cold War, the collapse of failed states, and the rise of global terrorism changed the world. Studies how peoples, governments and nongovernmental organizations face new social, political, economic and security challenges in an era of globalization. Includes discussion, oral reports, critical book reviews, and research papers.
  • PSCI 3062 - Revolution and Political Violence
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021
    Studies and evaluates alternative theoretical frameworks for the analysis of revolution and political violence. Theoretical material is firmly couched in case situations, such as ethnic, class, colonial, urban, racial, and religious conflicts. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 1101 or PSCI 2012 or IAFS 1000.
  • PSCI 3123 - War, Peace, and Strategic Defense
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Analyzes employment, or the threat of employing force, in securing American interests in the post-Cold War world. Gives special attention to utilities claimed for nuclear weapons, and alternatively, to weapons control and disarmament. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 2223. Similar to PACS 3800.
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