Free Global Politics Courses

This course examines the major traditions of East Asian thought in comparative perspective. Topics include Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and contemporary nationalist and East Asian political thought.

A history of the U.S. role in the world, with a particular emphasis on commercial expansion and warfare, and their domestic consequences, in the 20th century.

The Central Intelligence Agency as an instrument of United States policy toward Third World nations.

Causes and effects of modern revolutions from the English Civil War of the 17th century to the Iranian Revolution at the end of the 20th century.

World politics and international relations from the dominance of empires and nation states at the turn of the century to the present.

This course examines globalization and other economic and political factors that shape the international relations of the Pacific Rim.

Analysis and explanation of political processes, governments, political issues and foreign relations of the Middle East. Discussion of influence of religion, oil, revolutions and conflicts on Middle East politics.

This course examines the global political situation from a geographical perspective.

In this subject students are introduced to China.

This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and are hopeful that economists might have something useful to say about this challenge.