Islam and Geopolitics in Eurasia
This course will examine the role of Islam in the geopolitics of the post-Soviet states. There are six countries in the region which already have a Muslim majority, a seventh -- the Russian Federation -- which will have a Muslim majority within a generation, and all of the others are affected either by the existence of Muslim enclaves within them -- Ukraine and Moldova -- or the flow of migrants from the Muslim regions of other states.
This survey course will look at each of these problems in turn and consider the nature of the foreign policy challenges they pose for the United States and the West more generally.
Semester Available
Summer Semester
Part of
One Area-Study Course (Required) Choose Two of the Following Courses Choose One of the Following Courses Choose One of the Following Courses Area-Study Course (select one) Area-Study Course (select one) Choose One of the Following Courses One Area-Study Course (Required) Specialization in American Foreign Policy Specialization in Democracy Building Specialization in Comparative Political Culture Specialization in International PoliticsPre-requisites
Russian Politics and Foreign PolicyPermission may also be granted by the professor
Principal Professor
Paul A. Goble Former Senior Advisor to the Director, Voice of America {read more}
