Foreign Policy Design
SLN #: 13916Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 020
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bradtke
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students constitute an U.S. Embassy Country Team for a specific country and manage a reality-based diplomatic agenda. The focus country will be one dealing with challenges related to the establishment of rule of law and good governance. Students will be assigned the actual roles of Embassy team members, and together with their “Ambassador,” practice how U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the rule of law sector, is developed and executed in the field. For this semester, the course will deal with U.S. relations with Azerbaijan. Among the key issues in U.S. relations with Azerbaijan are the following: regional stability, in particular a peaceful settlement for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia, energy security, promoting democracy and the rule of law, combatting terrorism and transnationals threats, and expanding trade and economic relations. Over the course of US relations with Azerbaijan since it achieved its independence from the Soviet Union in 1992, human rights and rule of law issues have been the source of frequent tension.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Participation, team work, and initiative will account for 15% of a student’s grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.