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MILITARY PROGRAM

Master of critical and analytical abilities; and actors, processes, goals, instruments,
and contexts. The political,
to use theories of International
International Relations to deeply understand institutional, social and psychological
dimensions of foreign policy will
issues, developments and realities of
be examined. We shall cover both
International Relations. The course
Relations will focus on Classical realism, Neo- theoretical approaches and particular
issue-areas and cases.
realism, and Neo-Classical Realism;
Liberalism and Neo-liberalism, Critical
Theory, Feminism, Constructivism, MIR 505 - The United Arab
Theories of Conflict, International Emirates Foreign Policy
Core Courses Society Approach, Theories
of Integration, the theoretical Credit Hours: 3
relationship between international Prerequisite: MIR 502, MIR 504
relations and international law,
MIR 501 - Research Globalization and theories of change. This course analyzes the making
Methodology in International and implementation of the foreign
policy of the United Arab Emirates
Relations MIR 503 - International Crises (UAE). The course, also, combines
Credit Hours: 3 Management three major elements: (1) A study
Prerequisite: None Credit Hours: 3 of the history of Emirates relations
since independence in 1971. (2)
This course aims at developing Prerequisite: None Analysis of the domestic, regional
students’ political research skills The course covers the main and international factors affecting the
through providing an advanced concepts related to international UAE foreign policy. (3) A discussion
knowledge about formulating crisis management, the theoretical of the major policy issues in the
research proposals and theoretical attitudes in international crises contemporary foreign policy of the
frameworks. This is applied by using analysis, methodologies of analyzing UAE. The Gulf Cooperation Council
various research methods and international crisis management, (GCC) between cooperation and
techniques such as the research different types of international integration, the future of Iraq, the
problem and question, case study crises, strategies, tools and factors future of the Arab-Israeli conflict
methods, literature review, content of International crisis management, and the Arab Spring. The list of
analysis (quantitative and qualitative), decision-making during the issues includes the Iranian Nuclear
survey methods and personal crisis, and factors affecting crisis program and the threat of extremism
interviews, and discourse analysis. management. The course, also, and terrorism. Such issues are of
The course is also an important includes different case studies significant influence for the future
academic prerequisite for preparing of international crises that the of the Gulf, the Arab world, and the
the graduation project. theoretical knowledge gained Middle East. Hence, they must be of
by students will be reinforced by great importance to the UAE foreign
MIR 502 - Theory of practical experience. policy.
International Relations
Credit Hours: 3 MIR 504 - Foreign Policy MIR 506 - The Gulf and the
World
Prerequisite: None Analysis
Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
The course will cover the main Prerequisite: MIR 502
explanatory paradigms and theories Prerequisite: None
in international relations. The Foreign policy analysis is an This course is designed to
aims of this course are to provide important component of the provide the students with a deep
International Relations Master academic discipline of International understanding of the international
students a thorough background Relations. The practice of foreign significance of the Gulf region and
in the discipline of International policy is a key political activity of the major challenges of regional
Relations; to establish student’s nearly all states. Foreign policy security and the influence of global
intellectual control over key actions and discourses may shape, or transformations on the region.
theoretical concepts and arguments, reflect the structure of world politics. Students will also discuss the ways
while strengthening individual This course will look at foreign policy in which the Gulf Cooperation

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