The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Preliminary Course Offerings 2008–2009, Washington, D.C.

The curriculum information below is currently under review. The information on this page is based on the 2007-2008 Course Offerings and is subject to substantial change without prior notice. Visit this site often for updates.

The links in the table below bring you directly to the specified academic program's listing of courses.

I. M.A. Core Courses

• American Foreign Policy Since World War II; Mandelbaum (F), Gleijeses (S)
• Comparative National Systems; Fukuyama (F), Welsh (S) 
• Evolution of the International System; Calleo/Myers (F), Gleijeses (S)
• Theories of International Relations; Grygiel (F), Suh (S)

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II. Functional Studies

International Economics 

See the International Economics Program Web site for a specific list of the courses that count toward a specialization in Quantitative Methods and Economic Theory, International Finance or Development Economics. 

Economic Theory and Policy

The courses listed below do not necessarily fulfill specialization requirements.

• Accelerated International Monetary Theory; Brunner (S)
• Accelerated International Trade Theory; Senses/Krishna (F)
• Accelerated Macroeconomics; Riedel (F)
• Accelerated Microeconomics; Senses (F)
• Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics; Marquez (S)
• Advanced Topics in Trade Theory; TBA (S)
• The Economics of Immigration; Woroby (F)
• Economics of Natural Resources; Toman (F)
• Game Theory; Pirog (F)
• Global Collective Action; Barrett (S)
• The International Competition/Antitrust System; Davidow (S)
• Impact Evaluation; Olinto (F)
• International Monetary System; Krueger (S)
• International Monetary Theory; Arroyo (F), Arroyo and Loungani (S)
• International Trade System; Krueger (S)
• International Trade Theory; Oldenski and Takacs (F), Oldenski and TBA (S)
• Introduction to the Economics of Public Health; Musgrove (F)
• Macroeconomics; Marques (F), Matthijs (S)
• Microeconomics; Senses (F), Pirog (S)
• Political Economy of Public Policy; Barrett (F)
• Public Finance; Heller (F), Heller (S)
• Regulation; Simpson (F)
• Understanding and Managing Risks to the International Financial System; Jacklin (F)

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Development and Transition Economics

The courses listed below do not necessarily fulfill specialization requirements.

• Cost-Benefit Analysis; TBA (F), Simpson (S)
• Comparative Economic Growth and Development Experiences: Asia vs. Africa; Sherk (F)
• Economic Growth and Development; Riedel (S)
• Environment and Economic Development; Simpson (F)
• Financing Development; TBA (S)
• Introduction to Economic Development; TBA (F)
• Microeconomics of Development; Macours (F), Cichello (S)
• Topics in Growth and Development; Kraay (S)
• Trade Policy in Transition and Development; Krishna (F), Takacs (S)

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Quantitative Methods

The courses listed below do not necessarily fulfill specialization requirements.

• Applied Econometrics; Joliffe (S)
• Econometrics; Macours and TBA (F), Lohmar and Schindler (S)
• Macro Econometrics; Marques (S)
• Quantitative Analysis in Policy Research (TBA)
• Quantitative Global Economics; Marquez (F)
• Statistical Methods for Business and Economics; Mete and TBA (F), Kurz (S)

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International Finance

The courses listed below do not necessarily fulfill specialization requirements.

• Case Studies in International Financial Transactions; Lingelbach (F)
• Corporate Finance; Bodnar (F), Bodnar (S)
• Financial Derivatives and Risk Management; Eichner (F)
• Financial Globalization, Currency Crises and the Emerging Markets; Sobol (F), Sobol (S)
• Financial Sector Developments and Policy Issues in Emerging Markets; Sobol (S)
• Financial Sector Reform and Development; Calari (S)
• Global Bond and Structured Financial Instruments; Garcia (S)
• Global Business Strategy; Bojes (F)
• Global Investment Management; Lingelbach (S)
• International Financial Markets; Leeds (F)
• Multinational Corporate Finance; Bodnar (F), Bodnar (S)
• Private Equity in Developing Countries; Leeds (S)
• Project Finance; Dymond (S)

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International Relations

Conflict Management

• Arms Control and the Nonproliferation Regime; Scheinman (F)
• Conflict and Cooperation in International Relations; Hopmann (S)
• Conflict Management Field Trip; Hopmann/Zartman (C)
• Contentious Politics of Southeast Asia: Genocide to Terrorism; Welsh (F)
• Contentious Politics: Protest and Revolt; Zartman (S)
• The Darfur Crisis; Smith (F)
• Democracy, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention; Brimmer (N)
• Dispute Settlement Methods; Murray (F)
• Economic Negotiations; Patterson (F)
• Ethnicity, Identity and Politics in Africa; Lewis (S)
• The Implementers of Peace; Morrison (N)
• International Bargaining and Negotiation; Hopmann (S)
• International Conflict Prevention; Hopmann (N)
• Intervention and Preemption: From Africa, Haiti and the Balkans to Iraq and Lebanon; Joseph (TBA)
• Legal Problems in the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Wedgwood (F)
• Multilateral Negotiation; Singh (S)
• Negotiation Practicum; Zartman (N)
• PeaceKidZ Workshop; Zartman (C)
• Principles and Practices of Conflict Management; Hopmann (F)
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Issues, Actors, Dilemmas; Patrick (S)
• Research Seminar: Conflict Management Toolkit; Hopmann/Zartman (C)
• South Africa's Transition: Genesis and Legacy; Lyman (S)
• State Collapse and Nation-Building; Baker (N)
• Security Negotiations; Hopmann (N)
• The United Nations and International Security; Wedgwood/Okun (S)
• Water: Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation; Dinar (S)

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Global Theory and History

• Behavioral Sociology of Sectarian and International Conflict; Pecastaing (F)
• Classics of International Relations Theory; Grygiel (N)
• Contemporary Theory in International Relations; Doran (F)
• Current Issues in International Relations; Mandelbaum (F)
• Democracy and Certainty; Khilnani/Wieseltier (S)
• Democracy and Its Discontents; Khilnani (F)
• The End of Neoliberalism; Orenstein (S)
• Ethics, Choice and the Just World Order; Douglas (S)
• Failed States and War; Grygiel (N)
• Global Jihad and Islamist Terrorism; Pecastaing (S)
• History of Empires: Challenges of Management and Governance; Grygiel (N)
• The Imperious Economy; Calleo (S)
• International Conflict Prevention; Hopmann (S)
• Leaders and Leadership: Principles and Practice; Keaney/Lambert (S)
• Major Ideas in Modern Political Economy; Calleo (F)
• The News Media and International Affairs; Getler (S)
• Political Risk Analysis and the Politics of Investment; Doran (F)
• Politics of International Economy; Doran (S)
• Quantitative Methods of Political Research; TBD (S)
• States, Revolutionaries and Terrorism; Pecastaing (F)
• Theories and Methods of Qualitative Political Research; Parrott (F)
• Thucydides and Machiavelli; Grygiel (F)

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International Law and Organizations

• Comparative Law: The Islamic Legal System; Mattar (S)
• Democracy and Constitutionalism: Understanding the United States Constitution; Schneebaum (S)
• Global Constitutionalism; Wedgwood (N)
• The International Competition/Antitrust System; Davidow (S)
• International Tax and Business Planning; Caplan (N)
• International Environmental Law; Magraw (F)
• International Health Policy; Barrett/Laxminarayan (S)
• International Investment Law; Wiss/Hansen/Khairallah (S)
• International Protection of Human Rights; Stewart (F)
• International Trade Law; TBA (N)
• International Trafficking in Persons; Mattar (F)
• Introduction to International Law; Wedgwood (F)
• Law and Development; Thomas (F)
• Law and Society in China; Lichtenstein (F)
• Law of the European Union; Schneebaum (N)
• Law of War and War Crimes; Wedgwood (S)
• Legal Problems in the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Wedgwood (F)
• Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition; Schneebaum (C)
• The United Nations and International Security; Wedgwood/Okun (S)
• Who Controls U.S. Foreign Policy? The Constitutional Struggle Between the Congress, Courts and the President; Feldman (S)

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International Policy

• Asian Energy Security; Calder (F)
• China and Energy; Kong (S)
• China's Environment and Development: Politics, Policy and Sustainability; Freeman (S)
• Cost-Benefit Analysis; TBA (F), Simpson (S)
• Economics of Natural Resources; Toman (F), Simpson (S)
• Energy and Environment in the Former Soviet Republics and Eastern Europe; Chandler (S)
• Energy in the Americas: Conflict, Cooperation and Future Prospects; Gonzalez (S)
• Energy Technology Futures; Jhirad/TBD (S)
• Energy, Environment and Development in Developing Countries; Bleviss (S)
• Environment and Economic Development; Simpson (N)
• Environment and Statecraft; Barrett (N)
• The Geopolitics of Energy; Kohl and Others (N)
• Global Climate Change Policy; Barrett (F)
• Global Collective Action; Barrett (S)
• Global Electricity Markets: Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Going?; Ebinger/Banks (S)
• Health Economics; Musgrove (F)
• HIV/AIDS and International Politics; Beyrer/Feldbaum (S)
• International Comparative Health Systems; Pittman (TBA)
• International Environmental Law; Magraw (F)
• International Environmental Policy Practicum; Simpson (C)
• International Health Policy; Barrett/TBA (S)
• International Water: Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation; Dinar (S)
• Political Economy of Public Policy; Barrett (F)
• Project Finance; Dymond (S)
• Regulation; Simpson (F)
• World Oil Market; Kohl (F)

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Strategic Studies

• American Defense Policy; Griffith (F)
• American Intelligence: Its Role, Practice and Impact; McLaughlin (S)
• The American Military; Keaney (N)
• Anthropology for Strategists; Cusick (S)
• Arms Control and the Nonproliferation Regime; Scheinman (F)
• Covert Action and Foreign Policy in Asia; Wise (F)
• Current Asian Security Issues; Wise (S)
• Decision-making During Wartime; Habeck (S)
• European Security in Transition; Vaisse (S)
• Funding Transnational Threats; Levitt (S)
• A History of Irregular Warfare; Habeck (F)
• History of the War on Terror; Habeck (S)
• Indian Defense and Security Issues; Tellis (S)
• Introduction to Defense Analysis; Cancian (F)
• Net Assessment; Ehrhard (S)
• The Politics of Bases: The Comparative Politics of Forward Deployment; Calder (N)
• Seminar in Crisis Simulation; Hoehn (F)
• South Asia, al Qaeda and the Rise of International Terrorism; Bergen (N)
• Strategy and Policy; Keaney (F), Keaney (S)
• Thucydides and Machiavelli; Grygiel (F)
• The United Nations and International Security; Wedgwood (S)
• War in the Modern World; Cohen (S)
• Warfare in European History; Keaney (S)
• The Wars of Iraq; Habeck (N)
• Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation in the Post-Soviet States; Ben-Ouagrham (S)

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International Development

See the International Development Program Web site for a list of courses offered by other programs that fulfill International Development requirements.  These courses are not noted on this Web site.

• Advanced Topics in Microfinance; Brand/Rhyne (S)
• Assessing Democracy Promotion; Fukuyama (TBA)
• Assessing the Role of International Financial Institutions: Past, Present and Future; Dornsife (S)
• Civil Society in Theory and Practice; Goodell (S)
• Comparative Public Management; Reid (S)
• Corruption in Developing and Transition Countries; Thomas (S)
• Delivering Development Assistance; Thomas (N)
• Development Strategy; Levy (N)
• Education Policy and Practice in the Developing World; Bloom/Welmond (N)
• Ethical Perspectives on International Development; Schwenke (N)
• Exclusion and Empowerment: Gender Politics; Welsh (N)
• Financial Globalization, Currency Crises and the Emerging Markets; Sobol (S)
• Financial Sector Developments and Policy Issues in Emerging Markets; Sobol (F), Sobol (S)
• Humanitarianism, Aid and Politics; Tanner (S)
• Ideas in Development; Fukuyama (TBA)
• Indonesian Development: Power, Politics and Policies; Dornsife/Jackson (N)
• The Informal Sector in Developing Countries; Rogers/Sullivan (N)
• Introduction to Development; Fukuyama (F)
• Labor in Developing Countries; Davis/Douglas (N)
• Law and Development; Thomas (N)
• Management Principles of Nongovernmental Organizations; Quigley/Dornsife (TBA)
• Microfinance and Development, Section A; Foose/Green/Bruett (F)
• Microfinance and Development, Section B; Otero/White (F)
• Nature, Wealth and Power: Issues in Rural Development; Cohen/Veit (TBA)
• Policy Advocacy: Demand-Driven Governance; Shroff-Mehta (N)
• Practical Research Methods for Development; Goodell (F), Goodell (S)
• Public Finance; Heller (F), Heller (S)
• Quantitative Analysis in Policy Research; TBA (N)
• Social Aspects of Development; Goodell (F)
• Urban Issues in Developing Countries; Schwenke (TBA)
• Value Chains and Micro and Small Enterprise Growth; Downing (TBA)

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III. Regional Studies

African Studies

• Africa in International Relations; Fred-Mensah (S)
• Contentious Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa; Copson (S)
• The Darfur Crisis; Smith (F)
• Democracy and Politics in Africa; Lewis (S)
• Economic Development of Africa; Sherk (S)
• Ethnicity, Identity and Politics in Africa; Lewis (N)
• Introduction to Political Inquiry (required, non-credit); Lewis (F)
• Political Economy of African Development; Lewis (F)
• Political Economy of West Africa; TBA (N)
• Politics and Development in Southern Africa; TBA (N)
• Politics of Foreign Aid: Africa; Throup (F)
• Post-Colonial Politics in Africa; Lewis (F)
• Senegal and Tunisia Summer Research Workshop; Lewis (Summer Trip)
• South Africa’s Transition: Genesis and Legacy; Lyman (S)
• State-Building and Conflict in Africa; Throup (S)
• U.S. Policy Toward Africa; Cohen (F)

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American Foreign Policy

• Conduct of Foreign Policy; Stevenson (S)
• Congress and Foreign Policy; Stevenson (F)
• Current Challenges for American Foreign Policy; Oakley (F)
• Current Issues in American Foreign Policy; Mandelbaum (S)
• Current Issues in International Relations; Mandelbaum (F)
• The Foundations of American Foreign Policy; Gleijeses (F)
• The Imperious Economy; Calleo (S)
• Intellectual Debates in American Foreign Policy; Karaagac (S)
• Thesis Seminar; Mandelbaum (S)
• The United States and the Third World; Gleijeses (F)

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Asian Studies (Asian Regional Courses)

• Advanced Seminar on Asia; Jackson/Khilnani (N)
• Asia in Washington, D.C.; Calder (F)
• Asian Economic Development and Dynamics: Past, Present, Future; Heginbotham (S)
• Asian Energy Security; Calder (F)
• The Caucasus; Cornell (S)
• Contentious Politics in Asia: From Genocide to Terrorism; Welsh (N)
• Covert Action and Foreign Policy in Asia; Wise (F)
• Current Asian Security Issues; Wise (S)
• Democracy and Human Rights in Asia; Welsh (S)
• International Relations of Asia After World War II; Wich/Freeman (S)
• International Relations of Asia Before World War II; B. Brown (N)
• International Relations of Asia: The Policy Process; Jackson (F)
• Modern Central Asia and the Caspian Basin; Starr (F)
• The Politics of Bases: The Comparative Politics of Foreign Deployment; Calder (S)

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China Studies

• China in the 21st Century: Challenges to State and Society; Thurston (S) 
• China's Environment and Development: Politics, Policy and Sustainability; Freeman (S) 
• China's Reforms and Changing Role in the Global Economy; Bottelier (F), Bottelier (S) 
• Chinese Foreign Policy; Lampton (F) 
• Contemporary Chinese Politics; Lampton (F) 
• Financial System Reform in China; Bottelier (S) 
• Grassroots China: The Social Consequences of Development; Thurston (S) 
• Law and Society in China; Lichtenstein (F) 
• Modern China: History and Political Conflict; Phillips (F) 
• Political Leadership in Greater China; Lampton (S) 
• Research Seminar on China; Bottelier (F) 
• Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations; D. Brown (F) 
• U.S.-China Relations; Lampton (S) 

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Japan Studies

• Asia in Washington, D.C.; Calder (F)
• Asian Energy Security; Calder (F)
• The History of Japan’s Emergence as a World Power; Matsukata (S)
• Japan in International Finance; Calder (S)
• The Japanese and Korean Political Economies in Comparative Perspective; TBA (N)
• The Japanese Economy; Alexander (F)
• Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy: A Changing Japan in a Changing World; TBA (S)
• Northeast Asia and the Islamic World; Calder (S)
• The Politics of Bases: The Comparative Politics of Forward Deployment; Calder (N)
• Transition in Japanese Society; TBA (N)
• U.S.-Japan Relations in Global Context; Deming (F)

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Korea Studies

• Challenges of North Korea; Suh (S)
• Contemporary Korea in Historical Perspective; Merrill (F) 
• Human Rights in North Korea and South Korea: Past and Present; Ku (N)
• International Relations of Northeast Asia; Suh (F)
• Political Economy of South and North Korea; TBA (N)
• The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record; Suh (F) 
• U.S. Diplomacy Toward the Two Koreas; Kim (S) 

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South Asia Studies

• Comparative Political and Economic Development in South Asia; Andersen (S)
• Democracy and Certainty; Khilnani/Wieseltier (S)
• Democracy and Its Discontents; Khilnani (F)
• Indian Defense and Security Issues; Tellis (S)
• India's Growth, Globalization and Institutions; Subramanian (S)
• International Relations of South Asia; Andersen (F)
• Modern India I: 1857-1947; Khilnani (F)
• Modern India II: 1947 to the Present; Khilnani (S)
• Pakistan: A Nation in Transition; TBA (S)
• The Politics of Religion in South Asia: Community and Communalism in Sociological Context; Blank (F)
• South Asia, al Qaeda and the Rise of International Terrorism; Bergen (N)

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Southeast Asia Studies

• Burma: The Dilemma of Myanmar; Steinberg (N)
• Contemporary Thailand; TBA (N)
• Contentious Politics in Southeast Asia: From Riots to Terrorism; Welsh (N)
• Development Issues in Southeast Asia; Welsh (S)
• Domestic Politics of Southeast Asia; Jackson (F)
• History of Southeast Asia: From Empires to Independent States; Welsh (N)
• Indonesian Development: Power, Politics and Policies; Dornsife/Jackson (F)
• International Relations of Southeast Asia; Jackson (S)
• Managing “Success”: The Politics of Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei; Welsh  (F)
• Modern Indonesia: From Revolution to Reform: 1945–2005; TBA (N)
• Phillipines Politics and Contemporary Society; Morada (S)
• Political Leadership in Southeast Asia; Jackson (S)
• Politics of Indochina; F. Brown (S)
• Risk Analysis of Southeast Asian Countries; TBA (N)
• Security Problems in Southeast Asia; TBA (N)

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European Studies

• The Balkans: From Fragmentation to What?; Kanin (S)
• The End of Neoliberalism; Orenstein (S)
• The EU in the Global Economy; Orenstein (S)
• Europe and Islam; Taspinar (S)
• Europe Since the Cold War; Calleo (F)
• European Lecture Series (non-credit); TBA (F/S)
• European Research Seminar; Calleo (S)
• European Security in Transition; Vaisse (S)
• The Imperious Economy; Calleo (S)
• Major Ideas in Modern Political Economy; Calleo (F)
• Modern British Politics; Myers (S)
• Modern French Politics; Vaisse (F)
• The Newspaper Seminar (non-credit) (F/S)
• Political Economy of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe; Orenstein (F)
• Warfare in European History; Keaney (S)

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Middle East Studies

• Arab Political Thought and Practice; Ajami (F)
• The Arab-Israeli Peace Process; Makovsky (S)
• Behavioral Sociology of Sectarian and International Conflict; Pecastaing (F)
• Global Jihad and Islamist Terrorism; Pecastaing (S)
• History of the Modern Middle East; TBA (N)
• International Relations of the Middle East; Deeb (S)
• Islam in Domestic and International Politics; Deeb (F)
• Research Seminar: Modern Arab Politics; Deeb (S)
• Research Seminar: Political Power and Public Policy in the Middle East; Ajami (N)
• States and Societies of the Middle East and Muslim Africa; Pecastaing (S)
• States, Revolutionaries and Terrorism; Pecastaing (F)
• U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East; Ajami/TBA (F)

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Russian and Eurasian Studies

• The Caucasus; Cornell (S)
• Current Asian Security Issues; Wise (S)
• Democracy and the Market in Post-Communist Russia and Eurasia; Parrott (S)
• Economic Development in Post-Communist Countries; Milanovic (F)
• Energy and Environment in the Former Soviet Republics and Eastern Europe; Chandler (S)
• The Great Powers and the Politics of Central and Eastern Europe; Gati (N)
• Islam in Domestic and International Politics; Deeb (F)
• Modern Central Asia and the Caspian Basin; Starr (F)
• Nations and Nationalism in Comparative Perspective; Parrott (S)
• Newspaper Seminar (non-credit); Parrott and Khamidov (F), Parrot and Khamidov (S)
• Political Economy of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe; Orenstein (F)
• Political Power in Russia; Kuchins (F)
• Politics and Civil Society in Post-Communist Russia; Parrott (N)
• The Politics of Russian Energy; TBA (S)
• Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire; Gati (S)
• Russia and the New Eurasia: Geopolitics, Economics and Foreign Policy; Parrott (F)
• Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation in the Post-Soviet States; Ben Ougrham (N)

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Western Hemisphere Studies

Canadian Studies

• Canada and Comparative Democracy; Buckman (S)
• Dynamics of Commodity Economies; Woroby (S)
• The Economics of Immigration; Woroby (F)
• Facing the Oil Problem: The United States, Canada, OPEC and the World; Doran (S)
• Strategies for Export-Led Growth in Historical Perspective; Woroby (F)
• Theory and Practice of Politics in Latin America (required); Gonzalez (F)

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Latin American Studies

• The Andean Region; DeShazo (S)
• Brazil and the Potential of a BRIC: A New Emerging Market Player; Roett (F)
• Democratization and Market Reforms in Key Emerging Markets; Roett (N)
• Energy in the Americas: Conflict, Cooperation and Future Prospects; Gonzalez (S)
• Financial Globalization, Currency Crises and the Emerging Markets; Sobol (S)
• Financial Sector Developments and Policy Issues in Emerging Markets; Sobol (F), Sobol (S)
• Latin America and the Political Economy of Competing in World Markets; Devlin (S)
• Latin America's Southern Cone; Gonzalez (F)
• Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean; Gonzalez (S)
• Research Seminar on Social and Labor Development Policies in Latin America; Mazza (N)
• A Survey of Brazil; Roett (N)
• A Survey of Latin America's Political Economy; Gonzalez (F)
• Theory and Practice of Politics in Latin America (required); Roett (F)
• The United States and the Third World; Gleijeses (F)
• U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America; Mazza (S)
• Urban Economics and Urban Policy in Latin America; Freire (F)

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