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COURSE OUTLINE
Aug 13+15 Introduction
Is geopolitics still relevant? Has modern technology reduced the importance of geography? 1--Definitions: Realm, Region, Compression Zone, Shatterbelt, Gateway 2--Order of state levels: Major powers; Regional Powers; & 3rd Level , 4th level, and 5th Level states 3Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries 4--Borders: Conflict vs Cooperation 5--Change in Geopolitical Structures: Horizontal vs Vertical Changes Cohen. pp. 1-9; 2ND Edition, pp. 1-10; Tuathail, pp.14

Aug 20+22

Stages of Geopolitical Theory: 1900-2000

1The Race for Imperial Hegemony: Rudolf Kjellen; Friedrich Ratzel; Halford Mackinder; Alferd T. Mahan James Fairgrieve 2German Geopolitik: Karl Houshofer & the Institute of GeopoliticsLebensraum, panregions 3Geopolitics in the USA: Nicholas Spykman; George Renner; Alexander de Seversky; John Slessor 4Cold War: State Centered--George Kennan; William Bullit; H. Kissinger; Z Brzezinski vs UniversalistGR. Chrome; Peter Taylor; I. Wallerstein; Yves LaCoste 5Post Cold War: Competition or Accommodation? Francis Fukuyama; Robert Kaplan; G. H. W. Bush; Z. Brzezinski; H. Kissinger; Samuel Huntington; Gearold O Tuathail

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Cohen. pp. 11-33; 2ND Edition, pp. 11-31; Tuathail, pp. 15-26

Aug 27+29

Geopolitical Structure and Theory

1Geostrategic Realms: Maritime; Continental; Continental-Maritime 2Geopolitical Regions: North & Middle America; Europe& the Maghreb; Asia-Pacific Rim; South Asia; South America; Middle East Shatterbelt; Sub-Saharan Africa 3States, Quasi-states 4Evolution of Geopolitical Structures: Atomization/Undifferentiation, Differentiation, Specialization, Specialized Integration Cohen, pp. 33-61; 2ND Edition, pp. 33-60; Tuathail, pp. 27-46

Sept 03+05

Geopolitical Restructuring 1945-1991

1Phase I: 1945-56: Containment & Nuclear deterrence 2Phase II: 1957-79: USSR Penetration of the Maritime Realm 3Phase III: 1980-89: USSR Retreat 4Phase IV: 1990-2000: Soviet bloc Collapse 5Phase V: 2001-Present: Global Terrorism & USA Unipolarity Cohen, pp. 63-93; 2ND Edition, pp. 61-90; Tuathail, pp. 47-73

Sept 10 1st PARTIAL: FINAL PAPER Proposal Due

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Sept 12+17

US Geopolitics
1Geopolitical Features: Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries & External Territories 2 Horizontal & Vertical Changes: 4 Stages of US Geopolitical Development 3Maritime Ring: US of the 4 Seas 4Energy Policy: Oil, natural Gas, Nuclear Power 5National Security Policy 6--Foreign Policy 7--Trade Policy Cohen, pp. 95-119; 2ND Edition, pp. 91-114; Tuathail, pp. 47-66

Sept 19+24

North & Middle America

1--Canada and Mexico 2--Geopolitical Features: Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries & External Territories 3Strategic & Economic Ties with US 4Migration 5Middle America: Geopolitical Features 6--Middle America: 4 Stages of US Association 7Geopolitical Forces of Attraction & Separation Cohen, pp. 119-147; 2ND Edition, pp. 115-146; Tuathail, pp. 78-91, pp. 114-135

Sept 26+01

Russian Geopolitics 1--Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital,

Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries

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2Horizontal & Vertical Changes: Under Czars & Commissars 3Territorial Contraction since 1989 4Heartlandic Periphery-- Near Abroad: Eastern Europe; Trans-Caucasus; Central Asia 5Russia & China; Russia & Japan 6Geopolitics of Energy: Oil, natural Gas, NPower 7NATO: Georgia and Ukraine Cohen, pp. 185-232; 2ND Edition, pp. 201-252; Tuathail, pp. 66-77, pp. 97-102

Oct 03+08

Maritime Europe & the Maghreb

1 Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries & the Maghreb 2EU Integration: Politics; Economy; Trade 3EU Military-Strategic Issues 4EU Immigration Issues 5EU Expansion 6--NATO Expansion 7EU & the Maghreb: Mediterranean Union Cohen, pp. 149-183; 2ND Edition, pp. 165-200; Tuathail, pp. 95-96

Oct 10

2nd PARTIALEXAM IN CLASS

Oct 15+17

CHINA: East Asia Geostrategic Realm

1Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries

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2Continentality vs Maritimity: Maoist Era (194976); Post Maoism (1976-) 3Middle Kingdom: 3rd World Revolutions 4Sino-Soviet Bloc & Sino-Soviet Conflict 5East-Asia Rim Periphery: Taiwan; North Korea 6China & Indochina 7Tibet: China vs India 8China & Global Trade Cohen, pp. 233-271; 2ND Edition, pp. 253-293;

Oct 22+24

Japan: Asia-Pacific Rim

1--Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries 2Evolution of the Region: Greater-Asia CoProsperity Sphere to Today 3Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia 4Thailand, Malaya, Singapore & Indonesia 5Political Stability & Instability 6ASEAN & APEC 7US Security Guarantee Cohen, pp. 273-302; 2ND Edition, pp. 295-327

Oct 29+31

Mid-East Shatterbelt: The Arc of Instability

1-- Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries 2Colonial Period: UK, France, Russia, Italy 3Cold War: Superpower Rivalry 4Arab-Israeli Conflict 5Arab League 6Iraq-Iran war; Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

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7Energy: Oil and Pipelines Cohen, pp. 327-357; 2ND Edition, pp. 355-391; Tuathail, pp. 139-169

Nov 05+07

3nd PARTIAL: CLASS PRESENTATIONS

Nov 12+14

South Asia: The Arc of Instability

1--Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries 2Colonial Period: UK, Russia 3India and Pakistan 4--Cold War: Superpower Rivalry 5India vs China 6India-China-Myanmar Cohen, pp. 303-325; 2ND Edition, pp. 329-353

Nov 19

South America
1-- Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries 2Geopolitical Forces of Separation & Attraction 3South AmericanUS Relations 4Regional Economic Integration: Mercosur; Andean Group 5Geopolitics of Energy: Venezuela, Brazil 6South America Geopolitical Independence? Cohen, pp. 359-396; 2ND Edition, pp. 147-164.

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Nov 21

Sub-Saharan African Shatterbelt

1-- Geopolitical Features: Historic Core, Capital, Ecumene, ENT, Empty Area; Boundaries 2Colonial/Imperial Influence 3Cold War Era 4Prospects for Regional Power Centers 5Compresion Zone or Shatterbelt 6Post-Cold War 2ND Edition, pp. 393-419

Nov 26

Resource Geopolitics: Oil, Gas, Water

1Global Energy Resources 2Global Consumers 3US: Geopolitics of Energy 4EU: Geopolitics of Energy 5Russia: Geopolitics of Energy 6China: Geopolitics of Energy 7Africa: Geopolitics of Energy Bloomfield, pp. 1-66 Tuathail, pp. 179-244

Nov 26

FINAL RESEARCH PAPER Due