NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS PROGRAMS 681 MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA

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NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
681 MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA
MAY 1977
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
NAVY review(s) completed.
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NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
681: MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA
682: FAR EAST, SOUTHEAST ASIA, PACIFIC
683: EUROPE, USSR
684: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS
686; STRATEGIC PLANNING
Objective:
These programs and related curricula are designed to pro-
vide graduate education to DOD officers and civilians in the
field of security affairs with particular emphasis on the
following areas: politico-military affairs, strategic and
operational planning, attache' affairs, foreign intelligence
and area analysis, The curricula may be.divi.ed into area
specialties (681, 682, and 683
in cooperation with the Defense
Language Institute,. also in Monterey) and functional speciali-
ties (684 and 686) conducted solely at the Postgraduate School.
The degree of Master of Arts in National Security Affairs is
awarded graduates who successfully complete program requirements.
Current program sponsors include: Navy-Deputy Chief of
Naval Operations (Plans and Policy); Air Force - Assistant Chief
of Staff, Intelligence;
and Army-Director, Military Personnel
Center, Foreign Area Office (.FAO).. Program.
Specific educational objectives of -these curricula are:
1. Geopolitics - Modern international politics is deeply.
rooted in geography. Students will be familiar with the geo-
political aspects of world regions in terms of their global
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strategic importance. They will understand how scholars view
the influence of geography, climate, economics, political cul-
ture, and demography on political thought and foreign policy.
2. Strategic Posture - Students should perceive national
strengths and weaknesses which affect a nation's strategic
postures and capabilities; and be able to identify and assess
major military, political, economic, and sociological trends
which affect policy choices in domestic and foreign affairs.
3. Military Forces - Students will understand the roles,
political influence, social position, composition, structure,
capabilities, and vulnerabilities of the armed forces. They
will be informed of current political and military developments,
regional'politico-military relations, and regional defense
agreements both bi- and multi-lateral.
4. Geography - Students should have a grasp of geography
and its impact on national development, agriculture, spatial
relationships, transportation systems, economic sufficiency
and military posture. Area specialists should have detailed
knowledge of their geographical areas and the concommitant
strategic significance.
5. Economics - Students must be aware of the economic
strengths and weaknesses of the major power blocs and of
economic phenomena which influence ideology, military doctrine,
industrial and social development. Area specialists must be
familiar with the principal resources, economic influence,
industrial capacity and major industries of their world region.
6. Politics - Students should have a knowledge of the
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major political systems , political culture and governmental
organizations; be aware of current political doctrine and
issues, and know the strength, appeal, and influence of
Communism and other ideologies. Area specialists should
have a detailed knowledge of their area and be aware of the
current relationships, attitudes and perspectives toward both
the United States and the Soviet Union prevalent in it.
7. Culture and Religion - The student should be cogni-
zant of the influence of class structure, ethnic cultural and
religious values, and ideology on domestic and foreign affairs.
They should understand the origins of and current cultural
and religious differences and conflicts and how these factors
affect regional and national unity.
8. Current Issues - Students must be familiar with the
major security issues in the world. These include, but are
not limited to, political, economic and military conflicts,
insurgencies, social problems and efforts at social reform,
economic problems and other issues which affect both the status
or well-being of nations. These issues should be related to
the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign and security
policies.
9. Analytical and Research Skills - Scholarly skills
emphasized throughout the programs include: effective oral
and written expression, research techniques, interpretation
and evaluation of complex data, problem solving, forecasting,
decision processes, modes of negotiation and debate, the
formulation of strategy and politico-military objectives.
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Qualification for Admission:
These programs are open to officers and civilian
Government employees who have a baccalaureate degree earned
with above average academic performance. Applicants may fulfill
requirements for specific curricula through undergraduate
courses that meet program prerequisites, Graduate Record Exam-
ination results, or other evidence. Applicants must be
approved by the Chairman, Department of National Security
Affairs.
Degree Requirements:
1. At least 44 quarter units of approved graduate study
pertinent to the field of National Security Affairs, of which
at least 16 units must be at the 4000 level.
2. The completion of an approved sequence of courses
concentrating in either an area (681, 682, 683) or functional
(684, 686) specialty, including at least one 4000 level course
in that specialty.
3. Successful completion of a comprehensive examination,
or an acceptable thesis in lieu thereof.
4. Language requirement may be satisfied by one of the
following options:
a. Completion of a DLI basic language course, or
b. Certification of an R2/S2 rating based on the
Defense Language Proficiency Test (DPLT), or
c. Completion of a language examination jointly
developed and conducted by NPS and DLI.
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The Common Core:
The courses
Security Affairs
below form a common core for the National
Curricula (all area and functional specialties).
QUARTER
NS 3262 Theory 6
NS30 1 American
N 4140 Problems
NS4000 Perspec-
Practice of
National Secur-
of Security
tives On Ameri-
International
ity Policy
Assistance 6
can Civiliza-
Relations
Arms Transfers
tion
NS 3169 ompara-
The Po l-
or
tive Political
itics of Na-
American For-
Analysis C
tional 6 Global
eign Policy C
Research Methods
Economic Rela-
World Politics
bons
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NS 3061 AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY (4-0)
Course Description:
An institutional and functional analysis of the national
and international factors which shape U.S. defense policy.
The course is focused on two major areas: The decision-making
process, including the legislative-executive budgetary process,
and the influence of bureaucratic politics and interest group
participation upon defense decisions; Problems of strategic
choice, including threat analysis, net assessment, deterrence
theory, and limited war.
Course Objectives:
1. To define the strategic context of American National
Security Policy.
2. To examine the formal and informal decision-making
processes in the U.S. defense effort, and their impact on
national security.
3. To analyze U.S. and Soviet strategic doctrine.
4. To compare elements of national power, especially
military power, of the major superpowers.
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NS 3078 THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL AND GLOBAL
ECONOMIC RELATIONS (4-0)
Course Description:
An integrated analysis in three segments of the economic
and political factors that. together determine national and
international economic arrangements. [The first segment is
comprised of] The general principles of public finance as a
prerequisite for the analysis of budgets, and policy priori-
ties in specific countries and areas. The second deals with
the basic differences between socialist, capitalist and
market economic systems. The remainder is concerned with the
changing world economic order, to include such topics as trade,
aid, multi-national corporations, technology and strategic
resources.
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the basic principles of public finance
and budgeting, which will serve as one of the foundations for
study of regional economics.
2. To present the basic principles of socialist,
capitalist, and mixed economic systems.
3. To provide an appreciation of the following elements
of the global politico-economic system:
a. World trade
b. The international monetary system
c. The multi-national corporation
d. Aid relations between rich and poor states
e. Strategies for lesser developed countries
4. To provide the student with substantive knowledge of
the location and flow of strategic resources.
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NS 3169 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH METHODS (4-0)
Course Description:
An analytical and comparative study of the form and
functioning of the major types of contemporary government with
emphasis on the policy-making process and research methods.
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the student to the literature and scope
of comparative politics.
2. To provide a conceptual framework to understand
comparative politics.
3. To acquaint the student with a number of selected
theories used in analyses of political development.
4. To provide the strengths and weaknesses of various
theoretical approaches to the study of political change and
development.
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NS 3262 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INTERNATIONAL
POLITICS (4-0)
Course Description:
A systematic theoretical analysis of international re-
lations and a study of the factors, organizational strategies,
and techniques of international politics.
Course Objectives:
1. Analyzing international relations from three perspec-
tives; systemic, nation-state, and individual decision-maker.
2. Evolution of the international system.
3. Elements of national power and the complexity of
their measurement.
4. Concepts of alliance, integration, conflict, arms
competition and arms control as they apply to inter-state
behavior.
5. Such psychological approaches as the operational code,
frustration/aggression and relative deprivation.
6. The new forces operating in the international system,
such as transnationalizm, technology, resource cartels, nuclear
proliferation and the changing economic order.
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NS 4000 PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICAN CIVILIZATION (4-0)
Course Description:
This course, especially designed, for the foreign area
studies (attache') program, is an interdisciplinary study of
American culture, involving the political, economic, social,
philosophical and literary development of the Nation since
1789.
Course Objectives:
1. To provide perspectives on American civilization and
the development of the American consensus.
2. To present the development of the American political
character created by American political and economic history.
3. To develop an awareness of the distinctive character
of American civilization and foreign perspectives on it.
4. To understand pragmatism and the formation of the
modern American mind, social structure, politics of reform,
and modern intellectual currents.
5. To provide substantive knowledge of the development
of the Nation during the past two centuries.
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NS 4140 PROBLEMS OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE
AND ARMS TRANSFERS (4-0)
Course Description:
An analysis of the patterns, purposes and effects of
cross-national security assistance, including arms sales and
the transfer of technology. Special topics include: factors
dominating the arms transfer policies of the major powers;
the role of the military in recipient nations; the role of
the military attache'; the design, execution and evaluation
of security assistance programs. Prerequisites: NS 3061
or NS 3262.
Course Objectives:
An appreciation and knowledge of:
1. The various roles of conventional arms transfers in
the international system, with emphasis on events since World
War II.
2. The factors involved in the arms transfer policies of
the U,S., U. K., France, U.S.S.R., PRC., and other selected
suppliers.
3. The role of arms transfers in the foreign policy of
selected nation-states.
4. The effects of arms transfers on regional conflict
economic development and the internal politics of selected
countries.
5. The U.S. arms transfers decision-making process, to
include appropriate regulations and guidelines.
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NS 4273 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND WORLD POLITICS (4-0)
Course Description:
An advanced study of the underlying assumptions and object-
ives of American security and foreign policy. Policy formula-
tion, world politics, alliance and treaty systems; effects on
security problems of budgets, weapons systems, research and
development, international economic issues; the functioning of
regional security systems in crises; problems of threat and
intelligence determination. Research in primary sources.
This course is designed to develop a capacity for problem
analysis and encourage opportunities for research specialization.
Prerequisites: NS 3400, NS 3610.
Course objectives:
1. To relate the foreign and defense policies of the
United States to defense strategies and weapons systems.
2. To develop linkage, models, and concepts that assist
analysis of the effects of internal institutional development
on foreign policy.
3. To analyze contemporary development in the global
political system in terms of changes in the American political
system.
NOTE: This course is required for all Navy students.
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AREA SPECIALTY CURRICULA
#681 - Middle East, Africa, South Asia
#682 - Far East, Southeast Asia, Pacific
#683 - Europe, USSR
Description:
These curricula are cooperative programs with the Defense
Language Institute. They last from one to two years depending
upon the curricula and option selected, the language studied,
and educational background. Inputs to these programs are
accepted each quarter of the academic year (July, September,
January or March). Officers are assigned to NPS for the dura-
tion of the combined program. Quotas for language instruction
are obtained from DLI by the Curricular Office, except for
those students who have acquired language proficiency either
at DLI or other institutions before admission to the program.
For those sponsors whose students do not require language in-
struction, a purely academic option conducted solely at NPS
is offered. Thus, program length may vary as follows:
1. Twelve months academic instruction at NPS and six
months language instruction at DLI (most Western European
languages).
2. Twelve months academic instruction at NPS and twelve
months language instruction at DLI (most languages other than
Western European).
3. Twelve months academic instruction at NPS (for those
students who are qulified in the language of their particular
area specialty).
4. Eighteen months academic instruction at NPS and sub-
mission of an acceptable thesis (for those students whose
sponsors do not require language instruction).
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(681) MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA
Options within this curricula vary from broad regional perspectives
to courses that focus on a particular country or sub-region. Both Middle
East and African options include exposure to the Islamic culture that
pervades these areas. Typical programs are outlined below. Individual
student programs are determined after consideration of the area specialty,
target country, sponsor requirements and quarter of entry into the pro-
gram. Course descriptions and objectives follow the sample program
layouts.
(1) Broad Middle East, Africa, South Asia Perspective. No language
requirement. Eighteen month academic program with thesis at NPS.
QUARTER
NS3169 Compara NS3061 American
NS3710 Internation-
NS3313 Problems of
tive Political National Secur-
al Relations and
Government and Sec-
Analysis and ity Policy
Security Problems
urity in Sub Sahara
Research Methods
of the Mediterranean
Africa
NS3262 Theory NS3078 The Poli-
NS3312 Seminar on
NS3032 Revolution
and Practice of tics of National
Middle East Oil
and Political
International and Global Econ-
Terrorism in the
Relations omic Relations
Modern World
NS3300 Problems NS3320 Interna-
NS3316 Problems of
NS3620 Problems of
of Government tional Relations
Government and Sec-
Government and Sec-
and Security in and Security
urity in the North-
urity in South Asia
the Middle East in the Middle
ern Tier; Turkey,
and the Indian
East
Iran, Afghanistan,
Ocean
Pakistan
NS3330 Military NS3331 20th Cent-
NS3400 Domestic de-
NS3420 Soviet Naval
Geography and ury Middle East-
terminants of Soviet
and Maritime Stra-
History of ern Military and
National Security
tegy
Middle East Political His-
Policy
tort'
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NS4140 Problems
NS4273 American
of Security
Foreign Policy
Assistance and
and World Politics
Arms Transfer
NS3830 African
NS3820 Great
Political Organ-
Powers in Africa
izations, Parties
and Bureaucracies
NS4330 Seminar
NS4300 Seminar in
in Middle East-
Security Problems
ern Civiliza-
of the Middle
tions
East
NS0810 Thesis
NS0810 Thesis
Research
Research
(2) Prospective Air Attache to South Africa. Twelve months academic
instruction and comprehensive examination at NPS. Six months language instruc-
tion at DLI in Afrikani.
QUARTER
I II III IV
NS3169 Compara-
NS3061 American
NS3830 African
NS4000 Perspectives
tive Political
National Security
Political Organ-
on American Civili-
Analysis and
Policy
izations Parties
zations
Research Methods
and Bureaucracies
NS3262 Theory
NS3078 The Poli-
NS4140 Problems of
NS4279 Directed
and Practice
tics of National
Security Assist-
Study
of Internation-
and Global
ance and Arms
al Relations
Economic Relat-
Transfers
ions
NS3811 Military
NS3820 Great
NS4800 Culture
NS4810 Seminar in
Geography and
Powers in
and Civiliza-
African Politics
History of
Africa
tions of Africa
Africa
NS3310 North
NS3313 Problems of
NS4330 Seminar in
NS0811 Preparation
Africa: Govern-
Government and
Middle Eastern
for Comprehensive
ment and Secur-
Security in Sub
Civilizations
Examination
ity in the
Saharan Africa
Maghreb
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FLAK 01 -
FLAK 02 -
Afrikani
Afrikani
NS3350 Area
NS3351 Area
Colloquium in
Colloquium in
Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern
Studies I
Studies II
(3) Prospective Air Attache'to Saudi Arabia. Twelve months academic
instruction and comprehensive examination at NPS. Twelve months language
instruction at DLI in Saudi Arabian.
NS3169 Compara-
NS3061 American
NS3312 Seminar on
NS3314 Problems
tive Political
National Secur-
Middle East Oil
of Government
Analysis and
ity Policy
and Security in
Research
Israel
Methods
NS3262 Theory
NS3078 The Poli-
NS3316 Problems of
NS4000 Perspect-
and Practice
tics of National
Government and
ives on American
of Internat-
and Global
Security in the
Civilization
ional Relat-
Economic
Northern Tier:
ions
Relations
Turkey, Iran,
Afghanistan,
Pakistan
NS3300 Problems
NS3320 Inter-
NS4140 Problems of
NS4300 Seminar in
of Government
national Rel-
Security Assistance
Security Problems
and Security
ations and
and Arms Transfer
of the Middle East
in the Middle
Security Pro-
East
blems of the
Middle East
NS3330 Military
NS3331 20th
NS4330 Seminar in
NS0811 Preparation
Geography and
Century Middle
Middle Eastern
for Comprehensive
History of the
Eastern Mili-
Civilizations
Examination
Middle East
tary and Poli-
tical History
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VIII
FLSA01 - Saudi
FLSA02 - Saudi
FLSA03 - Saudi
FLSA04 - Saudi
Arabian
Arabian
Arabian
Arabian
NS3350 Area
NS3351 Area
Colloquium
Colloquium in
in Middle
Middle Eastern
Eastern
Studies II
Studies I
(4) Target region - South Asia. Language requirement completed
prior to enrollment. Twelve months academic instruction and comprehensive
examination at NPS.
NS3169 Compar-
NS3061 American
NS4140 Problems of
NS3410 Soviet
ative Political
National Secur-
Security Assistance
National Secur-
Analysis and
ity Policy
and Arms Transfers
ity and Foreign
Research
Policy-making
Methods
Processes
NS3262 Theory
NS3078 Politics
NS4330 Seminar in
NS4630 Internat-
and Practice
of National and
Middle Eastern
ional Security
of Internat-
Global Economic
Civilization
Problems of Asia
ional Relations
Relations
and the Adjacent
Oceans
NS3605 Geography
NS3606 Problems
NS3608 Problems of
NS4710 Seminar
History and
of Government
Government and
in Sino-Soviet
Cultures of
and Security
Security in Insu-
Relations
Asia
in Peninsular
lar Southeast Asia
Southeast
Asia
NS3316 Problems
NS3620 Problems
NS3610 Problems of
NS0811 Prepara-
of Government
of Government
Government and
tion for Compre-
and security
and Security
Security in East
hensive Examin-
in the Northern
in South Asia
Asia and the
ation
Tier: Turkey,
and the Indian
Pacific
Iran, Afghan-
Ocean
istan, Pakistan
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NS 3300 PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY
IN THE MIDDLE EAST (4-0)
Course Description
An introduction to Middle Eastern society and politics,
designed to provide a background of knowledge to be utilized
in follow-on courses in Middle Eastern politics.
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce Middle Eastern social, cultural, and
political patterns.
2. To provide a detailed knowledge of the politics
of selected Middle Eastern countries.
3. To give a sense of the interplay of political and
social forces within the Middle East.
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NS 3310 NORTH AFRICA: GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY
IN THE MAGHREB (4-0)
Course Description:
This course is designed to extend the student's know-
ledge of selected North African and Red Sea littoral coun-
tries, and to provide some insight into the security prob-
lems presented by their domestic politics. Some coverage of
central African countries will be included.
Course Objectives:
1. To develop awareness of area-wide social, cultural,
and political trends.
2. To introduce underlying patterns of North African
political behavior.
3. To provide detailed knowledge of the politics and
key personalities of selected countries.
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NS 3312 SEMINAR ON MIDDLE EAST OIL (4-0)
Course Description:
An exmination of the oil resources of the Middle East
and their impact upon the internal, regional, and interna-
tional policies of region-states. The role of international
oil companies, consuming states, and organizations of exporting
countries is studied. Differences in oil resources and
revenues are examined and related to different developmental
and international policies. The past and future use of oil
as a political weapon is discussed and evaluated. The use of
revenues from oil is examined for its impact on levels of
development and the regional military balance.
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the economic problems and prospects of
the Middle East.
2. To provide knowledge of the patterns of economic
development in the Middle East.
3. To examine oil from the view point of both the Middle
Eastern and oil importing countries.
4. To examine the changing importance of Middle East oil
in the world supply of energy.
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NS 3313 PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY
IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (4-Q)
Course Description:
An examination of the emergence of African states from
their colonial, heritage and. their .problems in developing
viable modern nation-states. Patterns of. international..coop
eration and conflict. among African state, including d.is-
cussions of.African socialism,.negritude., pan-Africani.sm,
neutralism, and the problems clouding South Africa's future.
The discussion also covers rival policies of the U.S., the
Soviet Union, China and the former colonial powers.
Course Objectives
l.; To provide a background in the .historical, political
economic, and social problems of contemporary. Sub-Saharan.
African nations.
2. To suggest frameworks for analysis which can be applied
to particular African nations.
3. To examine the security implications for the United
States raised by the international and international and
internal policies of major African nations.
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NS 3314 PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY IN ISRAEL (4-0)
Course Description:.
Israeli cultural, social, and political patterns-:
Hebraic traditions, Zionism and-the creation of Israel,, in-
stitutional and sociological bases for Israeli politics,
elite-recruitment, perceptions and-strategic orientations,..
security, issues in Israeli domestic and: foreign, policy..
Prerequisites: NS 3300 or NS 13:31, or their equivalent.
Course Objectives:
1.. , To provide a knowledge of the cultural, institutional.,
and sociological bases of Israeli politics.
2. To provide an overview. of Israeli domestic and for-
eign .policy,. and Israeli views on security issues stemming
from the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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NS 3315 THE MIDDLE EAST: THE MILITARY DIMENSION (4-0)
Course Description:
An examination of the political, sociological, cultural
and strategic roles of the military in Middle Eastern history
and politics. Among the topics considered are: traditional
military patterns, military recruitment, organization, doctrine,
and learning experiences.
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the military sociology and history of
the Middle East.
2. To provide up-to-date information of Middle Eastern
military establishments.
3. To provide an overview of indigenous military thought
in the Middle East.
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NS 3316 PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY IN THE NORTHERN TIER:
TURKEY, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN (4-0)
Course Description:
An examination of internal and external political, economic, and
social forces in the major non-Arab Middle Eastern states as reflected
in their politics and international policies. Cooperation and conflict
of these nations toward each other will be explored in the context of
their recent efforts at regional cooperation and regional organization
(the Sa'dabad Pact, ENTO, and Regional Cooperation for Development.
Examination of their relations with the U. S. and the Soviet Union,
and their relations both as individual states and as a sub-region with
the Arab states of the Middle East. Prerequisites: NS 3300 and NS 3320.
Course Objectives:
1. To provide an introduction to non-Arab Muslim social, cultural,
and political patterns.
2. To provide a detailed knowledge of the politics and security
problems of these countries.
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NS 3320 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY
PROBLEMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (4-0)
Course Description:
The course focuses on selected problems affecting Ameri-
can security interests in the Middle East: Strategic water-
ways, including the Suez Canal, the Turkish Straits, the Gulf
of Aguaba, and the Indian Ocean; the politics of and problems
of access to the area's oil resources; the development of U.S.
and Soviet policies toward the area, all set in the context
of regional international politics..
Course Objectives:
1. To,provide readings on the strategic implications of
the area, and the political and military context of U.S. policy
options with respect to these implications.
2. To summarize and collate material presented in other
courses on Middle Eastern and North African politics, and
present it in terms of U.S. policy and possible contingencies.
3. To present contemporary political developments in the
area, and to provide a conceptual framework for interpreting
future events and trends.
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NS 3330 MILITARY GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
OF THE MIDDLE EAST (4-0)
Course Description:
An intensive course in Middle Eastern history, high-
lighting geographic and military factors which have shaped
the course of events in the area. The geographic (including
oceanographic) environment in which military campaigns have
been conducted, which continues to present military problems,
is examined. Indigenous and foreign techniques and tactics
for coping with this environment, and the historical develop-
ment of Middle Eastern military organizations are studied.
Course Objectives:
1. To provide a general introduction and background to
Arab/Islamic history.
2. To introduce the military geography of the Middle East.
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NS 3331 20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EASTERN MILITARY
AND POLITICAL HISTORY (4-0)
Course Description:
The. study of Middle Eastern history from the 19th through
the 20th Century. Emphasis is placed on the political and mili-
tary factors which shaped strategic events. Special attention
is given to the origin and growth of nationalist movements in
the area and their impact on Middle Eastern politics.
Prerequisite: NS 3300
Course Objectives:
1. To provide an overview of 20th Century Middle Eastern
History.
2. To complete the sequence of historical offerings in
the'Middle East.
3. To complement other offerings in Middle Eastern poli-
tics and culture by providing a. historical background.
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NS 3350 AREA COLLOQUIUM IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES I (4-0)
NS 3351 AREA COLLOQUIUM IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES II (4-0)
Course Description:
Combined NPS/DLI colloquia covering designated topics.
Open to students completing the language portion of their
program. Cultures; current domestic and foreign policy; and
security problems of selected countries in the areas of special-
ization. Graded Pass/Fail only.
Course Objectives:
1. To maintain awareness of current Middle Eastern
developments.
2. To provide interdisciplinary approaches to Middle
Eastern politics, society, and culture.
3. To enrich understanding of the area, and to prepare
for field assignment.
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NS 3620 PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY IN
SOUTH ASIA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN (4-0)
Course Description:
Problems of nationalism, modernization, and security in
the governments and economics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka. Indian-Pakistani relations; re-
lations with China; the Tibetan and Kashmir problems; strategic
interests of the,major powers; Soviet interests and naval
expansion in the Indian Ocean.
Course Objectives:
To understand this region in terms of:
1. Religious and social systems.
2. Systems of government.
3. Security problems and their significance to the
national interest of the United States.
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NS 3710 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY
PROBLEMS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (4-0)
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to security prob-
lems in and around the Mediterranean. It focuses on the
strategic problems of access to, and defense of the Medit-
erranean littoral; communication routes in the Mediterranean;
Western and Soviet interests in the Mediterranean; politics
and policies of surrounding states.
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce strategic and security problems presented
by the geographic configuration of the Mediterranean littoral.
2. To introduce both historical and contemporary poli-
tics of the Mediterranean states.
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NS 3811 MILITARY GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF AFRICA (4-0)
Course Description:
The course examines the major geographic regions of the
continent (North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Southern
Africa and Central Africa) in terms of their communications,
natural resources and environmental factors which have in-
fluenced their historical development. Major military cam-
paigns, tactics and strategy of indigenous and foreign forces
will be examined. Particular attention will be given to mili-
tary forces and conflicts of post colonial Africa, the role of
the military in the consolidation of nationsl states, and the
involvement of foreign forces in internal and regional conflicts.
Course Objectives:
1. To provide an introduction to the geography of Africa,
and especially to distinguish between the dissimilar environ-
ments of the regions.
2. To introduce the political role of the military in-
stitutions in the creation of new African states.
3. To provide detailed information regarding major reg-
ional disputes and conflicts.
4. To examine the economic and strategic importance of
the continent in major international conflicts and rivalries.
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NS 3820 GREAT POWERS IN AFRICA (4-0)
Course Description:
A Comparative analysis of the great powers and their
foreign policies in Africa. This course focuses on USSR
and USA, but also deals with the limited Chinese involve-
ment. The effects of great powers and trans-national forces
on African states. The bargaining power of African states
in relation to great powers. Analysis of national liberation
movements and their potential competition in Southern Africa
in the mid 1970's.
Course Objectives:
1. To explain the super power competition in the region.
2. To examine the effects on Sino-Soviet relations of
this competition, and the bargaining power of some African
countries.
3. To focus on the importation of strategic resources,
as determinants in great power involvement on the African
continent.
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NS 3830 AFRICAN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS,
PARTIES AND BUREAUCRACIES (4-0)
Course Description:
An overview of the sociological and organizational
structures which shape African polities: This course will
focus on a comparative analysis of African party systems,
especially the dynamics of non-party states; an analysis of
African bureaucratic traditions and the impact of strategies
of modern ratio on these traditions; an overview of coopera-
tive policy formation in selected African governments.
Course Objectives:
1. . To explain the dynamics of party politics in Africa.
2. To introduce African bureaucratic traditions.
3. To provide a sense of the interplay between organi-
zational, cultural and ideological factors as they relate
to African policy-making.
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NS 3850 AREA COLLOQUIUM IN AFRICAN STUDIES I (2-0)
NS 3851 AREA COLLOQUIUM IN AFRICAN STUDIES II (2-0)
Course Description:
Combined NPS/DLI colloquia. Open to students completing
their language studies. Cultures; current domestic and foreign
policy; and security problems of selected countries in the
areas of specialization. Graded Pass/Fail only.
Course Objective:
1. To provide opportunities for discussion of current
African problems and developments while studying at the DLI.
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NS 4810 SEMINAR IN AFRICAN POLITICS (4-0)
Course Description:
The central theme of the course is U.S. interests in
Africa, how these interests are threatened, and what policy
alternatives have been proposed to secure them. Advanced
African politics and the security problems they present to
U.S. decision-makers.
Prerequisite: NS 3313, NS 3830 or NS 3820.
Course Objectives:
1. To pursue reading and research interests.in keeping
with expected career assignments.
2.' To provide an opportunity to discuss and beepme
familiar with the outlines of current policy debates on
issues affecting U.S. national security as it relates to
the Middle East.
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NS 4800 CULTURE AND CIVILIZATIONS OF AFRICA (4-0)
Course Description:
Description and analysis of the major cultural traditions
in Africa: the historical, intellectual and religious sources
of African cultures; their impact on contemporary African
ideological and political predispositions; the interaction of
indigenous traditions with each other and with non-African
cultural imports.
Course Objectives:
1. To present a cross-section of African cultural and
social materials illustrative of various African cultures.
2. To introduce, via African literature (in translation
where necessary) the intellectual mainsprings of African poli-
tical and social thought.
3. To provide an overview of the cultural and social
context of African politics.
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NS 4300 SEMINAR IN SECURITY PROBLEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST (4-0)
Course Description
The central theme of the course is U.S. interests in the
Middle East, how these interests are threatened, and what
policy alternatives have been proposed to secure them. Ad-
vanced Middle Eastern politics and the security problems they
present to U.S. decision-makers.
Prerequisite: NS 3300 or NS 3320
Course Objectives:
1. To pursue reading and research interests in keeping
with expected career assignments.
2. To provide opportunities to discuss and become familiar
with the,outlines of current policy debates on issues affecting
U.S. national security as it relates to the Middle East.
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NS 4330 SEMINAR IN MIDDLE EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS (4-0)
Course Description:
Description and analysis of the four major cultural traditions
of the Middle East: Arabic, Persian, Judaic, and Turkish. Students
read translations of selected classical and contemporary writings
from each of these traditions, and secondary materials concerning social
and cultural institutions. Prerequisites: NS 3300 or NS 3330 or consent
of the Instructor.
Course Objectives:
1. To expose the student to a cross section of cultural and social
material in each of the four traditions.
2. To acquaint the student, via an introduction to the literature
and language, with the complexities of Middle Eastern society.
3. To give the student an overview of each of the major traditions,
and the understanding of their social, cultural, and historical relationships,
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