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(All class meetings occur
on Wednesdays only.)
CLASSROOM LOCATION Gore 219
Feb 6 - (class
only)
• Introduction - Review of course mechanics and foreign
policy topics
• Topic: Terrorism in the eye of the beholder
• Preview speakers and topics, readings
• Writing assignment issued: Paper #1 "Jihad!"-
due Weds, Feb 20
Feb 13 - IN
CLASS GUEST SPEAKER - Dr. James Oliver, University of
Delaware
• Topic: Terrorism's place in the pantheon of U.S.
political issues
• Preview two upcoming speakers & topics
• Assignment #2 issued: Group projects -
"Terrorists" vs. "Freedom Fighters"
(speaking
of which...)
• Assignment/Honors: Paper #2H -
Feb 20 - GUEST SPEAKER
- Peter Bergen
Author, "Holy War, Inc." and interviewer of Osama bin
Laden
• Seminar - "The Mind of a Terrorist"
• Assignment due: Paper #1
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
Feb 27 - GUEST SPEAKER
- Amb. Marcelle Wahba
U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
• Seminar - "The Arab Street"
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
Mar 6 - (class
only)
• Review of Bergen & Wahba
• Assignment due: Group presentations
• Preview Kramer
• Writing assignment #3- due March 8
Mar 13 - GUEST
SPEAKER - Dr. Martin Kramer
Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel
Aviv, Israel
• Seminar - "Living with Terrorism: The Israeli
Experience"
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
Mar 20 - (class
only)
• Review of Kramer
• Preview Bodine
• Writing assignment #3- due March 8
Mar 27 - GUEST SPEAKER
- Amb. Barbara Bodine
U.S. Amb. to Yemen when the U.S.S. Cole was attacked
• Seminar - "Living with Terrorism: Political
Islam"
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
SPRING
RECESS
Apr 5 - (class
only)
• Review Bodine
• Preview Fahmy
• Writing assignment: Paper #4 - Due April 12,
2001
• Writing assignment/Honors: Paper #4H - Due
April 12, 2001
Apr 10 - GUEST SPEAKER
- Amb. Nabil Fahmy
Egyptian Ambassador to the United States
• Seminar - "A Delicate Balance"
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
• Writing assignments 4 & 4H due
Apr 17 - (class
only)
• Review Fahmy
• Preview Berkowsky
• Writing assignment: Paper #5 - Due April 26,
2001
• Writing assignment/Honors: Paper #5H - Due
April 26, 2001
Apr 24 - GUEST SPEAKER
- Pamela Berkowsky
Former Pentagon terrorism-preparedness coordinator
• Seminar - "A Longtime Challenge"
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
May 1 - (class
only)
• Review Berkowsky
• Preview Dionne
May 8 - GUEST SPEAKER -
E.J. Dionne
Syndicated columnist, The Washington Post
• Seminar - "Crossfire"
• Reception (Clayton Hall)
• Dinner - (participation TBD) (Clayton Hall)
• Public Lecture - lecture & Q & A (Clayton
Hall)
• Writing assignment: Paper #5 - B Due
• Writing assignment/Honors: Paper #5H -
Due
• Writing
assignment: Paper #6 -
• Writing assignment/Honors Paper #6H - Final
Assignment
May 15 - (class only)
• Conclusions & prospects
All writing assignments due today
Final
assignments:
• For POSC/COMM 444-011 & 080 - No final
assignment
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