NS 24 Syllabus

Date  

Reading

 

22 Jan  Lesson 1 Introduction:     The Nature of War and Conflict
24 Jan  Lesson 2 Walzer, Ch 1- 3:  The Morality of War
29 Jan  Lesson 3 Walzer, Ch 4, 8, 9:   Rules of War
31 Jan  Lesson 4 Handout, Guerilla Warfare,  Ch 1 Laqueur
05 Feb Lesson 5 Handout, On Guerilla Warfare, Chap 1-4 Mao
07 Feb Lesson 6 Walzer, Ch 11:  Guerilla Warfare
12 Feb Lesson 7 Walzer, Ch12:    Terrorism
14 Feb Lesson 8 Reich, Ch 1, 2:  Psychology of Terrorism
19 Feb Lesson 9 Reich, Ch 3, 4:  Ideology 
21 Feb Lesson 10 Reich, Ch 7, 8:  Religion
28 Feb Lesson 11 Reich, Ch 9:      Moral Disengagement
05 Mar Lesson 12 Reich, Ch 10:    Suicidal Terrorism
07 Mar Lesson 13 Reich, Ch 14:    Terrorist Behavior
12 Mar Lesson 14 Handout, A Portrait of Egypt, Weaver, Children of the Jihad
14 Mar Lesson 15 Handout, The New Terrorism, Laqueur, Weapons of Mass Destruction

Paper Due