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Sample Syllabi
General Nonproliferation Courses
| Arms Control Simulation: Negotiating a New NPT | |
| Instructor: | William Potter |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2006 |
| Overview: | The Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) represents a grand
bargain among nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states on issues of
disarmament, nonproliferation, and peaceful nuclear use.
Although it has been the cornerstone of the international
nonproliferation regime for the past 35 years, a number of
states parties have begun to question its ability to meet
today’s challenges. This course will stimulate an extraordinary
international conference to re-negotiate the NPT in light of new
developments. Students will assume the roles of negotiators
representing between 10-15 states, including Brazil, Canada,
China, Cuba, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Norway,
Russia, South Africa, and the United States. 
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| 2005 NPT Review Conference Simulation | |
| Instructor: | William Potter |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2005 |
| Overview: | This course is devoted to a simulation of the 2005 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, which is scheduled for four weeks in May 2005. The Review Conference, the second to be held since the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995, will involve multilateral negotiations on the implementation of the NPT, with special reference to issues of nuclear disarmament, noncompliance, nuclear-weapon-free zones, international safeguards, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Students will assume the roles of negotiators representing between 15-20 states: Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The base point for the simulation is the existing “real world” situation.
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| Seminar: Politics of Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Fred Wehling |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2002 |
| Overview: | This seminar
explores how states and non-state actors make decisions for or
against the development and deployment of weapons of mass
destruction, and how states and international organizations make
nonproliferation policy. Participants will be introduced to a
variety of theoretical tools for analysis of foreign policy,
will apply these perspectives to research on historical or
contemporary cases of proliferation and nonproliferation, and
use these tools to prepare a seminar paper of publishable length
and quality. |
| International Security in a Changing World | |
| Instructors: | CoitD.Blacker, Nora Bensahel, James Fearon, Thomas Graham, Michael May, Steve Miller, Elizabeth Pate-Cornell, Charles Perrow, William J. Perry, Scott Sagan, Reed Sawyer, Lucy Shapiro, J. Alexander Thier, Susan Shirk, Thomas Simons, Allen Weiner, Jeremy Weinstein, Dean Wilkening |
| School: | Stanford University |
| Location: | Palo Alto, California |
| Date: | Fall 2006 |
| Overview: | This team-taught
interdisciplinary survey course has four objectives. The first
is to teach students alternative social science theories for
understanding contemporary international security problems. The
second is to provide the basic technical and scientific
information needed to understand these problems. The third is to
explore policy options available to international
decision-makers and the fourth is to give students the
intellectual tools and desire to continue to study this issue.
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| The New Nuclear Arms Control: Limiting the International Spread of Nuclear Weapons | |
| Instructor: | Theodore Hirsch |
| School: | Yale College |
| Location: | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Date: | Spring 2001 |
| Overview: | Examines the post-Cold War shift of nuclear arms control. The
"new nuclear arms control" is directed at preventing additional nations from getting the bomb. The
seminar looks at U.S. strategies to meet today's challenges—India and Pakistan, North Korea and
Iraq—and its attempt to prevent future proliferation threats from emerging.
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| Arms Control and the Nonproliferation Regime | |
| Instructor: | Lawrence Scheinman |
| School: | The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Date: | Fall 2006 |
| Overview: |
Focuses on the process of negotiation as applied to arms control
and disarmament on both nuclear and non-nuclear matters, with
special attention to the evolution of the nonproliferation
regime. Examines the special problems of negotiating in this
area along with the substantive issues and problems encountered.
Students will select a topic for a paper dealing with
theoretically interesting lessons learned from a given set or
sets of arms control negotiations. View syllabus |
| Teaching Strategic Weapons Proliferation | |
| Developed by: | The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Date: | Fall 2002 |
| Overview: | The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center has published a model curriculum for teaching strategic weapons proliferation, a comprehensive listing of questions, and suggested readings on the topic. This master syllabus is the result of a cooperative effort, involving faculty nationwide. This project grew out of a Faculty Teaching Seminar, "The History of Strategic Weapons Proliferation and Efforts to Limit It," held July 11-14, 2001, at the University of California, San Diego, in cooperation with the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.
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| Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Michael Barletta |
| School: | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Summer 2002 |
| Overview: | This advanced research seminar examines the origins of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons proliferation and its impact on United States and international security. The objectives are to familiarize students with central debates and key cases and to think analytically about the causes and consequences of proliferation. View syllabus |
| The Proliferation of Weapons | |
| Instructor: | Susan Martin |
| School: | Department of War Studies, Kings College |
| Location: | London, England |
| Date: | 2006-2007 |
| Overview: |
This course considers
one of the key security issues of the 21st Century, the
proliferation of conventional, chemical, biological and nuclear
weapons. We begin with an examination of various theoretical
explanations of both vertical and horizontal proliferation. This
establishes the theoretical framework for our investigation of
specific cases of both proliferation and non-proliferation in
the first term, and various policy responses to the problem of
proliferation in the second term. We also analyze the debate
between nuclear pessimists and optimists and assess the extent
to which proliferation poses a threat to strategic stability and
international security. This entails an examination of the
applicability of deterrence, a central concept of war studies,
to the Post-Cold War, Post-September 11th world. It therefore
connects to some of the central concerns of the MA Core Course
and extends the discussion of those concerns to the issue of
proliferation.
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| Deterrence in Theory and Practice | |
| Instructor: | Susan Martin |
| School: | Department of War Studies, Kings College |
| Location: | London, England |
| Date: | 2006-2007 |
| Overview: |
The concept of
deterrence was a cornerstone of cold war strategic studies, and
its continued applicability is a matter of heated debate today.
Questions raised by deterrence touch on many of the concerns
motivating students of War Studies, including historical,
ethical, and theoretical questions about war. This course uses
deterrence as a lens to explore these larger issues. In
particular, it will examine the following questions: What is
deterrence, and what role has it played in the security policies
of states? Has the viability of deterrence changed over time,
and if so, have these changes been driven by changes in
technology, by changes in the characteristics of states, or by
other factors? To what extent do the theories of deterrence
propounded by scholars capture the deterrent policies enacted by
states? What determines the success or failure of deterrence in
practice? Is deterrence an ethical strategy? The course will
also expose students to various methodologies used in the social
sciences, including comparative case studies, quantitative
analysis and formal modelling.
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| Seminar on Nuclear Proliferation, Nonproliferation and Counterproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Michael Barletta |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Summer 2000 |
| Overview: | This advanced research seminar examines the origins of nuclear
weapons proliferation and its impact on U.S. and international security. The goal is to familiarize
students with central debates and key cases, to think analytically about the causes and consequences
of nuclear proliferation and to evaluate policy responses to impede, dissuade and cope with the spread
of nuclear weapons.
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| Survey of Nonproliferation Issues | |
| Instructors: | Scott Parrish |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2005 |
| Overview: | This course surveys the issues surrounding the
proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and
ballistic missiles and provides an introduction to the
international nonproliferation regime. The course is divided
into four parts. Part I provides an overview of weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) and the components of the nonproliferation
regime designed to control their spread. Part II considers the
nonproliferation regime in more detail, concentrating on the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the
conventions banning chemical and biological weapons, supplier
regimes and export controls, and verification and compliance
issues. Part III covers challenges to the nonproliferation
regime, including states developing WMD outside or in defiance
of the NPT, CWC and BWC, tensions within the regimes, and the
special concern of terrorism. Finally, Part IV discusses
potential responses to these challenges, including proposals to
modify and strengthen the NPT, denuclearization, deterrence,
missile defense, and counterproliferation. View syllabus |
| Survey of Nuclear and Missile Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Cristina Hansell Chuen |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2007 |
| Overview: |
This course surveys
the issues surrounding the proliferation of nuclear weapons and
ballistic and cruise missiles. It also provides an introduction
to nuclear and radiological terrorism, and an overview of the
international regime designed to prevent the proliferation of
nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems.
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| Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Energy | |
| Instructor: | Michael M. May |
| School: | Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University |
| Location: | Stanford, California |
| Date: | Spring 2004 |
| Overview: | This class examines the following questions: What are nuclear weapons and what do they do? Why do some nations want them? What are the risks of nuclear terrorism? What is radioactivity? What role does nuclear power play? Can it
help with global warming? Emphasis is on policy options in the light of recent and continuous changes in the world.View syllabus |
| Seminar in International Politics: Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
| Instructor: | Jacques Hymans |
| School: | Department of Government, Smith College |
| Location: | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Date: | Spring 2004 |
| Overview: | This seminar explores the politics of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Topics covered include the motives for WMD proliferation and use, strategies for deterrence and defense, and prospects for a WMD-free world.
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| The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons | |
| Instructor: | David J. Holloway |
| School: | Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University |
| Location: | Stanford, California |
| Date: | Spring 2004 |
| Overview: | This course examines the way in which states, individually and collectively, have responded to the challenges posed by nuclear weapons. The atomic bomb was developed during World War II, the most destructive war in history. In the aftermath of Hiroshima there were many who believed that, unless the bomb was abolished or international states system reformed in a fundamental way, catastrophic nuclear war was inevitable. But the bomb has not been abolished, and states still exist. How then have we avoided nuclear war? And will the approaches that we have taken to avoiding nuclear war in the past still work in the future? These questions have become especially topical in the last year, with the war in Iraq, the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, and the tension between India and Pakistan.View syllabus |
| Science and Arms Control | |
| Instructor: | Irving Lachow |
| School: | Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Date: | Spring 2004 |
| Overview: | Headlines in today’s newspapers are filled with references to weapons of mass destruction and missile proliferation. These technologies pose both political and military challenges to the United States as it pursues its national security agenda around the globe. Arms control treaties have attempted to deal with these technologies for many years, but have met with mixed success.
This one-unit course is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of the technologies underlying arms control. It will cover the four classes of technologies that are the focus of most major arms control treaties: nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons, missile systems, and anti-ballistic missile systems. Each class will include an overview of the technologies themselves, as well as an analysis of the strategies used by arms control treaties to manage these technologies. Guest speakers will be used to provide a variety of perspectives on different issues. Students will be expected to participate in classroom discussions, work in teams, and carry out individual work.
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| Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Brad Roberts |
| School: | Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Date: | Spring 2004 |
| Overview: | The course will assess the changing nature of the weapons proliferation problem, its implications for national security and international stability, and the policy responses in the areas of nonproliferation and counterproliferation. It will cover a broad set of military, technical, political, and economic issues. The course will also explore the implications of the acquisition of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons by non-state actors.
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| Nuclear Issues | |
| Instructors: | Allan S. Krass and Lawrence Scheinman |
| School: | Science, Technology and International Affairs, George Washington University |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Date: | Fall 2006 |
| Overview: | This seminar will examine the roots, institutions, evolution, and current status of the nuclear and other nonproliferation regimes that have been developed over the past decades. Among the issues that will be addressed are: what is the technological basis for nuclear weapons and how does it relate to the civil nuclear fuel cycle? What are the incentives and disincentives for states to seek to acquire nuclear weapons? How do other lethal weapons systems fit in? How has the international community sought to address the proliferation problem? What is the role and effectiveness of export controls, strategies of denial, international safeguards and verification arrangements? What of the demand side of the nonproliferation equation: what can the nuclear weapon states do to abate the risk of proliferation--enhance security assurances? development and pursuit of policies of arms control and disarmament? efforts to delegitimize weapons of mass destruction? How do regional nuclear weapon free zones or zones free of weapons of mass destruction fit into the larger picture? How does the continued presence of nuclear-capable hold-out states affect nonproliferation efforts and what can be done to mitigate the effects and bring non participating states into the regime?
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| Issues in Disarmament: Proliferation of Modern Weapons | |
| Instructor: | David Koplow |
| School: | Law Center, Georgetown University |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Date: | Spring 2005 |
| Overview: | This seminar addresses various issues related to the spread of advanced weapons to diverse countries, considering a set of problems that will raise the most difficult security concerns for the United States and the rest of the world in the post-cold-war era. In the seminar, we will explore a wide range of weapons technologies--including nuclear, chemical, biological, and conventional armaments--and the political and legal mechanisms that constrain them. The seminar will address historical allegations concerning the dissemination and use of these weapons; the rise and fall of various strategic doctrines; the bureaucratic processes of government decision making; and the evaluation of relevant ethical considerations surrounding possession and use. The bulk of the seminar will focus on contemporary legal and political issues such as ongoing treaty negotiations, export controls, verification of compliance, enforcement of treaty commitments, and the dismantling of redundant weaponry.
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| Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control | |
| Instructor: | Frederick K. Lamb |
| School: | Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Location: | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois |
| Date: | Spring 2006 |
| Overview: | Beginner’s course on the physics of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon effects, delivery systems, and defenses against nuclear attack; non-technical, but about technology. Designed to assist students in making informed judgments about nuclear armaments and arms control; includes presentation of current issues.
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| International Law and Arms Control | |
| Instructor: | Thomas Graham, Christopher Jones |
| School: | Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington |
| Location: | Seattle, Washington |
| Date: | Spring 2006 |
| Overview: | This course surveys the political, legal, and technological history of 20th-century arms control agreements with emphasis on the treaties which ended the Cold War.
It examines current issues of law, politics, military strategy, and technology in regard to weapons of mass destruction and related topics in international security.
The course considers the relationship of arms control to other instruments of national security policy such as military capabilities, military strategies, and military alliances.
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| Introduction to Arms Control and Disarmament | |
| Instructor: | Igor Khripunov |
| School: | University of Georgia, School Public and International Affairs |
| Location: | Athens, Georgia |
| Date: | Fall 2004 |
| Overview: | This undergraduate course provides a brief
background description of weapons of mass destruction (i.e.,
nuclear, biological, and chemical) and the means used to deliver
unconventional munitions. Also, we will focuses on traditional
arms control as it evolved during the Cold War years and the
transitional period in the 1990s. The concept of nonproliferation as it was conceived and implemented in the second half of the last century and continuously updated in the post-Cold War period will be introduced. We will discuss whether the existing instruments and institutions can effectively deal with the new challenges and, if not, whether they need to be readjusted, or even replaced. This part will focus, among other things, on the nonproliferation export control regimes, namely the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement, and the Australia Group. Finally, we will explore new arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation strategies that have not yet been fully implemented or remain at the conceptual stage.
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| Politics of Weapons Development and Proliferation | |
| Instructor: | Anupam Srivastava, Seema Gahlaut |
| School: | University of Georgia, School of Public and International Affairs |
| Location: | Athens, Georgia |
| Date: | Spring 2006 |
| Overview: | This course provides an introduction to the issue
of weapons development, proliferation, and nonproliferation
around the world. Part I will examine the basic technologies and
motivations, and impact of the development of nuclear, chemical,
and biological weapons and ballistic missiles on international
security. Part II will discuss the various international
strategies to counter weapons proliferation -- treaties,
multilateral conventions and informal arrangements. Part III
will examine the challenges of weapons proliferation -- such as
domestic safety, regional stability and security, and
transnational terrorism. This will be done through national and
regional case studies -- where we will discuss actual and
potential U.S. and international strategies/responses to each
case.
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| Arms Control and Disarmament | |
| Instructor: | C. Ungerer |
| School: | School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland |
| Location: | Queensland, Australia |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Overview: | This course addresses the political, strategic and humanitarian factors associated with arms control and disarmament. It also considers many of the political concepts associated with arms control and disarmament, such as the ‘security dilemma’, deterrence, confidence-building measures, common and cooperative security.
The underlying theme of this course is that arms control and disarmament efforts are valuable processes in securing an orderly and just world.
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| Arms Control and Disarmament | |
| Instructor: | James Holmes |
| School: | Department of International Affairs, the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs |
| Location: | Athens, Georgia |
| Date: | Spring 2006 |
| Overview: | The purposes of the course are threefold. First and
foremost, we will examine the technology, politics, law, and
strategies associated with nuclear, biological, and chemical
weapons, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles. Second, as we
progress through the course, we will consider the larger
political, economic, ideological, and military setting within
which arms-control and disarmament efforts take place. How
useful is arms control and disarmament as a tool for
international peace and stability? What factors allow these
efforts to succeed? What constraints inhibit their effectiveness
or cause them to fail altogether? How can they be improved? And
third, you will have the opportunity to think and write about
the topics we will cover, through a pair of analytical papers
and an essay final. We will hone the writing and analytical
skills you will depend on as you move into careers in
international affairs.
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| Arms Control and Disarmament | |
| Instructor: | Dietrich Fischer |
| School: | European University Center for Peace Studies (EPU) |
| Location: | Stadtschlaining, Austria |
| Date: | Fall 2006 |
| Overview: | The consequences of the proliferation of small arms
and nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are discussed.
The role of the profit motive of arms merchants, the curiosity
of scientists, and politicians' desire to conjure up external threats to gain popular support or to suppress internal dissent, and the role of mutual fear in driving arms races are explored. Statistics suggest a strong link between arms races and war. The role of non-offensive and nonmilitary defense in preventing war is addressed, as well as the difference between first strike and second strike weapons and their relation to strategic stability or instability. International efforts in the area of arms control and disarmament, and provisions for the verification of agreements, are surveyed, and ways to strengthen these efforts are proposed. Methods to prevent conventional and nuclear war are reviewed. View course information |
| Introduction to Arms Control and Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Gerald M. Steinberg |
| School: | Graduate Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation, Bar Ilan University |
| Location: | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Date: | June 2001 |
| Overview: | The need for education and training in arms control and non-proliferation,
within the wider framework of peace and security studies, is no less acute in the
post-Cold War era than during the decades of the superpower standoff. The
profusion of regional and ethno-national conflicts around the world has led to a
number of violent confrontations. At the same time, the proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, very large conventional armies, and
millions of small arms has further heightened the dangers that military
confrontation in the context of these ethno-national struggles could lead to brutal
conflagrations of horrendous proportions. In this context, it is vitally important that civil and military decision makers, educators, analysts, journalists, intellectuals, and ordinary citizens possess the information necessary to understand the impact of these developments. While the frameworks and levels of analysis can vary according to region and participants, there are a number of common core elements that characterize such programs. These elements can be divided into two broad pillars, focusing respectively on the nature of the threats, and the contributions, as well as limitations, of various arms control frameworks. Within this context, the links between arms limitation efforts and the broader framework of confidence building, mutual acceptance, peace building and the commitment to resolve conflicts by peaceful means are essential.
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| The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation | |
| Instructor: | T.V. Paul |
| School: | Department of Political Science, McGill University |
| Location: | Montreal, Canada |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Overview: | The spread of nuclear weapons to states other than the five declared nuclear weapon powers has been a matter of international concern for several decades. The end of the Cold War has increased the possibility of former allies, who were under the nuclear umbrellas of superpowers, pursuing independent nuclear policies. This course deals with the dynamics of nuclear proliferation in its theoretical and policy dimensions. We will discuss the incentives and disincentives for nuclear acquisition, the nuclear nonproliferation regime, and case studies of countries that have acquired or are in the process of acquiring nuclear weapons as well as those that have foresworn nuclear weapons. Finally, we will look at various strategies for controlling the nuclear spread, as well as the implications of nuclear proliferation for global security, especially in the post-cold war era.
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| Security, Disarmament and Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Bruce Larkin |
| School: | Department of Politics, University of California at Santa Cruz |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Date: | Spring 2004 |
| Overview: | This class is an introduction, for
upper-division students, to (i) global public policy issues
posed by development and dissemination of nuclear,
biological, chemical, and radiological weapons and (ii)
measures proposed to prevent weapons proliferation.View syllabus
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| WMD Proliferation and Arms Control | |
| Instructor: | Martin Wagener |
| School: | Department of Political Science, University of Trier |
| Location: | Trier, Germany |
| Date: | Fall 2004 |
| Overview: | This course introduces students to the main problems of arms control and WMD
proliferation in international relations. During the first part
of the course, students will learn about the terminology and
theories of nonproliferation studies. We will try to answer the
following questions: Which actors dominate international
politics? What fundamental concepts inform international
security? How is foreign policy made? What are the economic,
political and military causes of conflict? The second part of
the course deals with a variety of themes including verification
and compliance of international instruments, military defense
such as the missile defense system and confidence building
measures in arms control.
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| Arms Control and Proliferation | |
| Instructor: | Paul Rogers |
| School: | Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford |
| Location: | Bradford, England |
| Date: | Fall 2004 |
| Overview: | This course aims to provide a foundation for thinking about the role of arms control in international security in the post-Cold War world. It begins by examining the problems created for international security by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction from the 194 Os.
It will then place emphasis on international arms control regimes, including the NPT, CWC and BTWC, in responding to these challenges, and will examine, in particular, recent post—Cold War developments and future trends involving new technologies such as directed energy weapons systems. It will also examine issues of paramilitary violence, particularly in relation to the use of conventional munitions for economic targeting as a trend in asymmetric warfare.
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| Contemporary Issues in Nonproliferation | |
| Instructor: | Monterey Institute of International Studies and Center for Nonproliferation Studies |
| School: | Graduate Schools of Language and Educational Linguistics (GSLEL), Translation and Interpretation (GSTI), International Policy Studies (GSIPS), and the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies (CNS), Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2005 |
| Overview: | This course is a content-based course, taught in three languages (Chinese, Japanese and Russian),
with plenary sessions planned jointly by staff and faculty from the Graduate School of Language and
Educational Linguistics, The Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and the Graduate School of
Translation and Interpretation. Students will form teams consisting of one subject matter expert and one language professor to
prepare expertise on several topics within the focal subject matter.
The three major topics of the course in this case are: nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, terrorism
with weapons of mass destruction, and regional nonproliferation issues.
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| Nuclear Weapons and International Law | |
| Instructor: | Charles J. Moxley, Jr. |
| School: | Fordham University School of Law |
| Location: | New York, New York |
| Date: | Fall 2004 |
| Overview: | This seminar will address issues as to the lawfulness under international law of the use or
threat of use of nuclear weapons. The course will focus upon such matters as the following:
applicable rules of international law, as articulated by the United States; the United States'
position as to the application of such rules to nuclear weapons; the 1996 advisory decision of
the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons;
relevant judicial decisions subsequent to the ICJ decision; and generally accepted principles
of international law applicable to the analysis. The course will also focus upon the facts that
are central to the legal analysis, including the characteristics and effects of nuclear weapons,
U.S. policy as to the circumstances in which it might use nuclear weapons, the theory and
implications of nuclear deterrence, and identifiable risk factors as to the potential effects of
the use of nuclear weapons. This will be a paper course and students will be required to
present their papers in class. The primary text will be Charles J. Moxley, Jr., Nuclear
Weapons and International Law in the Post Cold War World (Austin & Winfield, University
Press of America, 2000).
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Regional Nonproliferation Courses
| Chinese Nonproliferation and Security Policy | |
| Instructor: | Jing-dong Yuan |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2007 |
| Overview: |
China’s rise to regional and global prominence has attracted
growing attention in recent years. Scholars as well as
policymakers debate and assess the implications of rising
Chinese power for regional security and the international
system. This seminar introduces students to Chinese foreign
policy, arms control, nonproliferation, and security issues. It
begins with a brief history of phases in Chinese foreign and
security policy and then gives an overview of major theoretical
approaches to the subject. These theoretical perspectives are
useful in examining a wide range of policy issues, including the
relationship between ballistic missile defense and Chinese
strategic modernization, the evolution of Chinese arms control
policy, the sources of China’s nonproliferation behavior,
security trends in the Taiwan Strait, civil-military relations,
the Chinese foreign policy process, and the domestic sources of
Chinese foreign and security policy.
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| Seminar: Nonproliferation in the NIS | |
| Instructor: | Nikolai Sokov |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Fall 2006 |
| Overview: | This seminar will survey the security issues that have arisen in Eurasia after the fall of the Soviet Union. These issues will be placed in the context of contemporary debates about international relations theory and the nature of international security. Particular attention will be paid to regional security, ethnic tensions, geopolitics, and the interaction between economic and security issues. All regions of the former Soviet Union will be examined, with special emphasis on Russian relations with the other former Soviet republics, and energy and security issues in the Caspian Sea region. |
| Security and Nonproliferation Issues in the Middle East | |
| Instructors: | Sammy Salama |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2007 |
| Overview: | This seminar will examine Middle East security and nonproliferation concerns from a variety of perspectives.
The course will briefly introduce the geopolitical dimensions of the region, including the formation of political boundaries of today's Middle East. Post WW II conflicts in the region will be discussed, including the Arab-Israeli wars, Iran-Iraq war, Lebanon and finally the two Gulf Wars. The major part of the course will be devoted to contemporary nonproliferation issues and arms buildup with special focus on Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel and Libya. The course will also touch on terrorist organizations based in or operating in the Middle East and their potential for use of weapons of mass destruction. Reading assignments and class discussions will also approach the topic from various perspectives: the concerns and objectives of US policy in the region; threat perceptions and security objectives of the Middle Eastern states within their regional and global contexts; political and military alliances; and the role of domestic politics in security policy-making.
The major requirement of the seminar will be a research paper of publishable length and quality.
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| Security and Arms Control in Northeast Asia | |
| Instructor: | Jing-dong Yuan |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Fall 2006 |
| Overview: |
This course surveys arms
control and nonproliferation issues in Northeast Asia, including
the challenges of missile proliferation, missile defenses, and
the evolving security dynamics in the region. It will review in
detail the security and arms control policies of the major
powers in the region and discuss the impact of their
interactions on regional peace and stability. The central focus
of the course is on preventing the spread of weapons of mass
destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological weapons) and their
delivery systems (ballistic and cruise missiles). The principal
objective of the course is to give students a better
understanding of the politics of arms control and
nonproliferation as well as nonproliferation challenges such as
export controls and verification in a changing international
security environment. The course is also designed to cope with
proliferation problems and the ways that arms control can
contribute to national and regional security. A secondary
objective is to introduce to students some of the literature and
sources of information about security, arms control and
nonproliferation. And finally, the course will help students to
develop and improve their analytical skills, in particular their
ability to distill vast amounts of information quickly into data that is useful for
practical business and policy analysis. |
| Proliferation and Nonproliferation in East and South Asia | |
| Instructor: | Phillip C. Saunders |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Winter 2001 |
| Overview: | The course will deal with threats to nuclear and missile nonproliferation regimes in East Asia. It provides an overview of missile defense technology, reviews Taiwan's and Japan's interest in acquiring theater missile defense systems, lists China's objections to missile defense and analyzes how various missile defense could affect China's modernization and security. It also explores North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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| Regional Course in Nonproliferation: East Asia | |
| Instructor: | Phillip C. Saunders |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Winter 2000 |
| Overview: | This course deals with threats to nuclear and missile nonproliferation regimes in East Asia. Students will learn possible motives for Taiwan and Japan, Chinese objections to missile defense and the actions that have caused some to label North Korea a "rogue" state.
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| WMD Proliferation in South Asia | |
| Instructor: | Gaurav Kampani |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Fall 2004 |
| Overview: |
This course examines the origins of WMD
proliferation in South Asia – India and Pakistan –and its impact
on US and international security, and the global
nonproliferation regime. It’s objective is to familiarize and
inform students of key debates and issues, to think analytically
and critically about the causes and consequences of
proliferation in the region, and to evaluate policy measures to
cope with the spread of nuclear weapons and their delivery
systems in the region. For this purpose, the course is divided
into five major themes: (a) motivations and historical
narrative; (b) fissile material production, weaponization,
delivery systems, and operational issues; (c) limited
conventional war under nuclear conditions; (d) nuclear
stability; and (e) political stability, nuclear safety and
security, and WMD trade. |
| Comparative National Security & Policymaking | |
| Instructors: |
Scott Parrish |
| School: | Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
| Location: | Monterey, California |
| Date: | Spring 2006 |
| Overview: |
This course uses a comparative approach
to examine the national security policymaking process in the
United States, Russia, France and the European Union, China, and
Japan. The course will examine the impact of a range of
factors—including the international system, domestic politics,
bureaucratic politics, and individual personalities—in
determining the national security policies of these states. The
role of historical and institutional factors in shaping national
security policies will also be examined. Differences between
authoritarian and democratic states, large and small states, and
presidential and parliamentary democracies, will also be
discussed. The first part of the course will introduce a number
of theoretical perspectives on national security policy making.
The second part of the course will consist of case studies of
national security policymaking in the five countries, and
examine their reactions to the security dilemma posed by North
Korea and Iraq. |
| Disarmament: Australia and Middle Power Activism | |
| Instructor: |
David A. Cooper |
| School: | Department of International Affairs, Georgetown University |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Date: | Fall 2004 |
| Overview: |
The course will examine Australia's role in all aspects of arms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, and counterproliferation over the past two decades. Australia is among only a handful of countries that exerts significant influence across the entire disarmament spectrum. It has played a leading, often decisive, role in negotiating and/or implementing a variety of global regimes, including the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), a Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) protocol, and the eponymous Australia |