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International Security Studies Courses This is a listing of courses available in 2011-12 that may be of interest to students pursuing the Graduate Certificate of Concentration in International Security Studies. These courses are divided into three categories: 1. “Core courses” - courses that have a core focus on International Security Studies issues, one of which must be taken to fulfill the requirements of the Certificate; 2. “Security-related courses” - courses that count toward completion of the Certificate; 3. “Other possible courses” - courses that may count toward the Certificate, pending approval of the course instructor and Certificate adviser to ensure the student completes relevant security-related coursework. Students interested in the Certificate should meet with the faculty adviser to discuss courses appropriate for their program. Candidates may petition the faculty adviser to have other relevant courses count toward the Certificate or added to the core list. FALL 2011 I. CORE COURSES HIST 759 /INRL657, One World? International History, 1914-1991. Patrick Cohrs This research seminar pursues both a historical and a theoretical reexamination of the modern international system in the short twentieth century, analyzing why it was so profoundly transformed between the era of imperialism preceding World War I and the end of the Cold War. Main themes include the origins of international conflicts from the Great War and the Great Depression to the U.S.-Soviet antagonism; the peace settlements after the world wars (or absence thereof); American postwar policies and their significance for European integration and the reconstruction of Japan; changing regional configurations in East Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East; and the question why the Cold War ended as it did. Particular attention to the changing premises and constraints of international politics that influence the making and unmaking of legitimate international orders in