Teaching
I designed and taught International Cooperation, a new undergraduate seminar at Harvard’s Government Department, in Spring 2007. The seminar examines, both theoretically and empirically, the establishment of international cooperation on a range of issues: alliances and arms control, human rights, legal and illicit trade. The course also addresses international institutions such as the United Nations and the European Union. Syllabus
In addition, I would like to teach the following courses:
- International Law (undergraduate lecture course). The course will examine the interaction of international law and politics. We will begin by exploring the basic principles of international law from an IR perspective and move on to specific issues such as War Crimes Tribunals, WTO, and compliance with human rights agreements.
- International Politics in the Middle East (undergraduate lecture course). The first part of the course will provide an overview of Middle East politics from World War I to the Iraq war, focusing on the role of outside powers in shaping events and conflicts in the region. The second part will address particular issues, such as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Islam, and oil.
- Illicit Trade (graduate seminar, undergraduate seminar). The seminar will examine the causes and consequences of illicit trade in a variety of markets such as drugs, guns, diamonds, and antiquities. We will assess governments’ attempts to curb illicit trade through national and international regulation.