The Telegraph, “Arab Spring: Timeline of the African and Middle East rebellions”, October 21, 2011
Lisa Anderson, “Demystifying the Arab Spring”, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2011
The Economist – “The Arab Spring: Has It Failed”, 2013
Schrader & Redissi, “Ben Ali’s Fall”, Journal of Democracy, July 2011

Tues 8 Mar

Go Over Midterm

(NO POD)

None

Thurs 10 Mar

Mike

Nadrich, Benjamin

(Benjamin.Nadrich@Colorado.EDU)

The Economist, “Everywhere on the rise, The success of Egypt’s Islamists marks a trend throughout the region.” December 10, 2011
The New York Times – “Sudden Improvements in Egypt Suggest a Campaign to Undermine Morsi”, 2013

Tues 15 Mar

November

Nuzman, Tate

(Cameron.Nuzman@Colorado.EDU)

O'neill, Kevin

(Kevin.Oneill-1@colorado.edu)

The Economist, “Gaining ground: Syria’s opposition, though fractious, is making headway against the regime.” December 17, 2011
“Holding Civil Society Workshops while Syria Burns”, Foreign Policy, 2012
“The General’s Gambit”, Foreign Policy, 2012
“Syrian Stalemate” Foreign Policy, 2012
David Ignatius, “A War Chest for Syrian Rebels”, Washington Post, 2012
Jackson Diehl, “How Obama Bungled the Syrian Revolution, Washington Post, 2012
Foreign Policy, “The Syrian Stalemate”
Carlo Caro, The World Post, “Syrian Dilemma”

Thurs 17 Mar

Oscar

Ghiasy, Sadie

(sadaf.ghiasy@colorado.edu)

Pellegrini, Chloe

(Chloe.Pellegrini@colorado.edu)

Nick Danforth, “The Myth of Caliphate”, Foreign Affairs, Nov 2014
The Economist, “The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, Jun 2014
Orient Advisory Group, “Egypt’s ABM Declares Allegiance to ISIL, while Al Nusra Joins ISIL Alliance in Syria”
The Economist, “The War against the Islamic State, Nov 2014.
Arango “Backed by U.S. Airstrikes, Kurds Reverse an ISIS Gain” New York Times, Dec, 18, 2014

Tues 22 Mar

Spring Break

No Class

Thurs 24 Mar

Spring Break

No Class

Tues 29 Mar

Papa

Philliber, Bryce

(Bryce.Philliber@colorado.edu)

Phillips, Ann

(Shaun.Phillips@Colorado.EDU)

Washington Post, February 10, 2013, “Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say.”
Council on Foreign Relations, “Hezbollah (a.k.a. Hizbollah, Hizbu'llah), July 15, 2010
New York Times, “Can Hezbollah Survive the Fall of Assad? August 28, 2012
New York Times, “Bulgaria Implicates Hezbollah in July Attack on Israelis.” February 5, 2013
New York Times, “U.S. Accuses Hezbollah of Aiding Syria’s Crackdown.” August 10, 2012

Thurs 31 Mar

Quebec

Rana, Kasim

Kasim.Rana@Colorado.EDU

Ryan, Natalie

Natalie.Ryan@colorado.edu

Matthew Kroenig, "Time To Attack Iran" (Foreign Affairs Jan/Feb 2012)
Colin H. Kahl, "Not Time to Attack Iran" (Foreign Affairs Mar/Apr 2012)
“Weighing Benefits and Costs of Military Action Against Iran” (The Iran Project 2012)
S – Ch 16

Tues 5 Apr

Romeo

Saunders, Devin

Devin.Saunders@colorado.edu

Siruta, Connor

Connor.Siruta@Colorado.EDU

Pope & Pope, Turkey Unveiled Ch. 17-18

Thurs 7 Apr

Sierra

Spiller, Cameron

Cameron.Spiller@Colorado.EDU

Steinbruner, Ryan

Ryan.Steinbruner@colorado.edu

· Gregory D. Young (2016) “Cyprus: The Struggle for Independence”

· The Economist (2010), “Anchors Aweigh: A Survey of Turkey

Tues 12 Apr

Tango

Tapp, Mary Beth

Mary.Tapp@colorado.edu

Tooley, Michael

Mike.Tooley@colorado.edu

Congressional Research Service, Jeremy M. Sharp, “Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention
Gilpin (1988),” Theory of Hegemonic War”
Walter “Bargaining Failures and Civil War” Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies,
BBC, “Yemen Conflict: Saudi Arabia puts Forth Peace Plan”
BBC, “Yemen war: Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset”

Thurs 14 Apr

Uniform

Tyler, Leah

Leah.Tyler@Colorado.EDU

Waller, Sarah

Sarah.Waller@colorado.edu

Wikipedia, “The Gaza Flotilla Raid”
Arbell (2016), “Are Turkey and Israel on the verge of normalizing relations?” Brookings Institution.

Tues 19 Apr

Victor

White, Karia

Karia.White@Colorado.EDU

Al Dhafiri, Sarah

sarah.aldhafiri@Colorado.EDU

Q – Invisible Nation, Conclusion & Afterward
“The Kurdish Imbroglio” Introduction
Jongerden in Celik & Linden, “The Kurkish Issue in AKP’s Turkey: Militarization as a Deliberate Strategy”

Thurs 21 Apr

Whiskey

Jung, Katie

Kaitlyn.Jung@colorado.edu

Tackaberry, Josh

Joshua.Tackaberry@Colorado.EDU

Celik & Linden (2020), “Turkey at a Turbulent Time”, Introduction and CH. 1

Tues 26 Apr

Xray

Frenchman, Alexander

Alexander.Frenchman@Colorado.EDU

Aljassim, Jana

Jana.Aljassim@colorado.edu

The New York Times 2013- The Green Roots of Turkey's Urban Unrest
Associated Press 2013 - Former Military Chief Gets Life Sentence in Turkey
The Huffington Post 2013- Turkey Protests
International Herald Tribune 2013- The Children of Taksim
The Economist, "Erdogan's Revenge" July 23, 2016 pp. 7-8
The Economist, " After the Coup, the Counter-coup" July 23, 2016, pp. 14-15
Arango & Yeginsu, "Turks Agree on One Thing: The US was behind the Failed Revolt." New York Times, August 3, 2016, p. A6

Thurs 28 Apr

Catch up day, review for final examination

None

Sun 1 May

Final Examination (4:30-7:00pm)

Study, Study and Study