| School/Faculty/Institute |
Graduate School |
| Course Code |
UGS 501 |
| Course Title in English |
Issues in International Security and Strategy I |
| Course Title in Turkish |
Uluslararası Güvenlik ve Strateji Konuları I |
| Language of Instruction |
TR |
| Type of Course |
Seminar |
| Level of Course |
İleri |
| Semester |
Fall |
| Contact Hours per Week |
| Lecture: 2 |
Recitation: Yok |
Lab: Yok |
Other: 1 |
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| Estimated Student Workload |
149 hours per semester |
| Number of Credits |
6 ECTS |
| Grading Mode |
Standard Letter Grade
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| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| Expected Prior Knowledge |
None |
| Registration Restrictions |
Only Graduate Students |
| Overall Educational Objective |
History of prominent issues in the field of international security and strategy
To examine the development processes and their effects today,
To make analyzes that can make predictions about the future. |
| Course Description |
The primary objective of this course is to introduce graduate students to a number of existing and emerging threats to international security and stability in the 21st Century. In that context, dangers associated with the proliferation of nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles, such as ballistic missiles; the current status of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and the NPT; the military and political implications of Iran’s nuclear program for the Middle East; India’s and Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities and the arms race in the Sub-Continent; North Korea’s nuclearization and its implications for regional security in the Far East; safety and security problems that arise in connection with the nuclear arsenals in the former Soviet republics; illegal trafficking of nuclear material, know-how and technology used in the manufacture of nuclear weapons; and the possibility of unauthorized seizure of such material by terrorist groups and their possible implications for nuclear security will constitute the main themes of the course. |
Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Understanding the development processes and current effects of prominent issues in the field of international security and strategy from past to present
2) The role of international organizations in the international system; The Cold War
period and arms race and mass destruction in the bipolar system
Understanding the evolution of the proliferation problem
3)
Changing security issues in the period after the September 11 attacks
Analyzing priorities and methods of combating global terrorism
4) EU's security policies; Developments that started with the Arab Spring
Effects on the Middle East region; emerged with the development of science and technology Examining issues such as emerging new threats
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| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes |
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| 1) Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. |
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| 2) Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. |
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| 3) Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. |
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| 4) Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. |
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| 5) Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. |
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| 6) Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. |
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| 7) Extensive knowledge about international terrorism. |
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| 8) Extensive knowledge about the literature on the prominent thinkers and philosophers in the field of political science. |
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| 9) Ability to conduct research on specific cases in European security and to write papers. |
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| 10) Awareness of impact of environmental change and scarcity of natural resources on the conduct of international politics. |
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None |
S Supportive |
H Highly Related |
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Program Outcomes and Competences |
Level |
Assessed by |
| 1) |
Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. |
N |
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| 2) |
Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. |
N |
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| 3) |
Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. |
N |
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| 4) |
Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. |
N |
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| 5) |
Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. |
N |
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| 6) |
Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. |
N |
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| 7) |
Extensive knowledge about international terrorism. |
N |
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| 8) |
Extensive knowledge about the literature on the prominent thinkers and philosophers in the field of political science. |
N |
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| 9) |
Ability to conduct research on specific cases in European security and to write papers. |
N |
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| 10) |
Awareness of impact of environmental change and scarcity of natural resources on the conduct of international politics. |
N |
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| Prepared by and Date |
MUSTAFA KİBAROĞLU , October 2024 |
| Course Coordinator |
MUSTAFA KİBAROĞLU |
| Semester |
Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA KİBAROĞLU |
Course Contents
| Week |
Subject |
| 1) |
General Admission |
| 2) |
International System in the Post-World War I Period: League of Nations |
| 3) |
International System in the Post-World War I Period: League of Nations |
| 4) |
Cold War Era and Nuclear Arms Race |
| 5) |
The Problem of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Measures |
| 6) |
Effects of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Threat of WMD Proliferation |
| 7) |
The Problem of WMD Spread in the Middle East |
| 8) |
The Problem of WMD Spread in South Asia |
| 9) |
WMD Spread Problem in the Far East |
| 10) |
Terrorism Threat through WMD |
| 11) |
NATO's "Missile Shield" Project |
| 12) |
European Security and Defense Policies |
| 13) |
“Arab Spring” and Changing Balances in the Middle East |
| 14) |
New Security Problems in the 21st Century |
| Required/Recommended Readings | The basic reading material consists of articles, book chapters, interview texts and powerpoint presentation files available on the course instructor's personal website at www.mustafakibaroglu.com, as they include topics that require special expertise. In addition, books and articles published by other academics and experts will also be included in the reading list.
Recommended websites:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chief of General Staff
Ministry of National Defense
Presidency of Defense Industries www.ssb.gov.tr
Center of Excellence for Defence Against Terrorism www.tmmm.tsk.tr |
| Teaching Methods | The course consists of lectures by the faculty member and students' assignments for writing Op-Eds and book reviews and presenting them in class. Students present their assignments in writing and orally in class. Discussions are held on these presentations with the participation of the students. |
| Homework and Projects | The most basic rule in order to fully learn the course and be successful is to come to all the courses prepared, having done the necessary readings.
• Attendance and participation in class directly affects success. Class participation constitutes 20% of the student's final grade;
• Students are required to write two opinion pieces ("Op-Ed") of 800-1,200 words in length, which must be entirely their own work and whose topic they will determine themselves in consultation with the course instructor. Each Op-Ed constitutes 40% of the final grade |
| Laboratory Work | N/A |
| Computer Use | N/A |
| Other Activities | N/A |
| Assessment Methods |
| Assessment Tools |
Count |
Weight |
| Attendance |
1 |
% 20 |
| Homework Assignments |
1 |
% 40 |
| Presentation |
1 |
% 40 |
| TOTAL |
% 100 |
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| Course Administration |
mustafa.kibaroglu@mef.edu.tr
Rectorate Building
The most basic rule in order to fully learn the course and be successful is to come to all the courses prepared, having done the necessary readings.
• Attendance and participation in class directly affects success. Class participation constitutes 20% of the student's final grade;
• Students are required to write two opinion pieces ("Op-Ed") of 800-1,200 words in length, which must be entirely their own work and whose topic they will determine themselves in consultation with the course instructor. Each Op-Ed constitutes 40% of the final grade |
Information Package / Course Catalogue