This page will contain links to lecture notes and other class-related information (e.g. overheads or MS powerpoint presentations). Please be advised that I do not generally post my actual notes (in other words, do not rely on this page to find detailed notes for missed classes) • Check back for updates. PLEASE NOTE: I will not always be able to keep my instructional web site updated--some quarters, my schedule simply does not give me the time. I apologize in advance if this happens.

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LECTURE MATERIAL IS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
(newest material is listed first)

Issues: How should the US deal with China? (March 7) • The slides here cover our discussion of US policy towards China

Lou Dobbs: "US Government Ignoring Chinese Military Threat"

PLEASE NOTE: Videos are all saved as MP-4 files• To play on a Mac all you need is Quicktime; videos can also be played through iTunes or on a iPod • Windows users may need Quicktime for Windows or Windows Media Player, but it must be properly configured

Nested Games and Alternative Theories, Part II (March 7) • The slides here cover our discussion of chapter 5

Nested Games and Alternative Theories, Part I (February 28) • The slides here cover our discussion of chapter 4 (on constructivism) and Howard's "Why Not Invade North Korea?".

Keith Olberman: North Korea and the Axis of Evil

PLEASE NOTE: Videos are all saved as MP-4 files• To play on a Mac all you need is Quicktime; videos can also be played through iTunes or on a iPod • Windows users may need Quicktime for Windows or Windows Media Player, but it must be properly configured

System Level of Analysis (February 21) • The slides here cover our discussion of chapter 4, "The System Level of Analysis: Power, Position, and Foreign Policy Behavior" in The New Foreign Policy.

Videos included on powerpoint slides are also available here (these must be downloaded separately (or go directly to YouTube--a better option since video files are generally very large)

Hiroshima (newsreel footage) • Secrets of the CIA: IranSecrets of the CIA: Chile The Truth About the WTORoosevelt Visits the Middle East (newsreel footage)

PLEASE NOTE: Videos are all saved as MP-4 files• To play on a Mac all you need is Quicktime; videos can also be played through iTunes or on a iPod • Windows users may need Quicktime for Windows or Windows Media Player, but it must be properly configured

State Level of Analysis, Part II (February 14) • The slides cover the second half of chapter 3, "The State Level of Analysis," in The New Foreign Policy.

State Level of Analysis (February 7) • The slides cover our discussion of chapter 3, "The State Level of Analysis," in The New Foreign Policy. Click on the following link to download the YouTube video viewed in class (as an MPEG file), "The Values of War." [Warning! Large file--13 gb]

Individual Level of Analysis (January 31) • The slides cover our discussion of chapter 2, "The Individual Level of Analysis," in The New Foreign Policy.

Major Worldviews: Practice and Analytical Implications--Maxism (January 24) • The slides cover our discussion of the Marxist explanation of the Bush administration's decision to attack Iraq (based on the article, "Behind the War in Iraq")

Major Worldviews: Practice and Analytical Implications--Realism (January 17) • The slides cover the article, "An Unnecessary War," by Mearscheimer and Walt

Major Worldviews, Part II (January 17) • The slides are a continuation of our lecture on January 10th, covering liberalism and Maxism

Major Worldviews: Introductory Lecture, Part I (January 10) • Includes Powerpoint slides reviewed during our first full class session on Wednesday, January 10. NOTE: The material here does not cover all the assigned readings for January 10--the first part of class on January 17 will cover remaining material


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