INTL445 - Introduction to the War on Drugs
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This course will focus on a variety of aspects related to the U.S. war on drugs, including historical perspectives on counter-narcotics, U.S. policy and strategy, regional overviews, and intergovernmental relationships and liaisons with various agencies. The student will compare and contrast foreign views on counter narcotics with U.S. perspectives, will study the issues of foreign market analysis on narcotics, discuss the pros and cons of the war on drugs, and will also review the connection between the war on drugs and the war on terrorism. During the course, the student will develop a comprehensive understanding of how the U.S. views the war on drugs, how various policies affect outcomes of the war on drugs, strengths and weaknesses in policy and strategies, regional issues of counter-narcotics, and alternative solutions to the war on drugs.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 11/05/09 - 03/28/10 |
04/05/10 - 05/30/10 |
Spring 2010 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 11/30/09 - 04/25/10 |
05/03/10 - 06/27/10 |
Spring 2010 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 12/28/09 - 05/30/10 |
06/07/10 - 08/01/10 |
Spring 2010 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/25/10 - 06/27/10 |
07/05/10 - 08/29/10 |
Summer 2010 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 02/22/10 - 07/25/10 |
08/02/10 - 09/26/10 |
Summer 2010 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 03/29/10 - 08/29/10 |
09/06/10 - 10/31/10 |
Summer 2010 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 04/26/10 - 09/26/10 |
10/04/10 - 11/28/10 |
Fall 2010 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 05/31/10 - 10/24/10 |
11/01/10 - 12/26/10 |
Fall 2010 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 06/28/10 - 11/28/10 |
12/06/10 - 01/30/11 |
Fall 2010 Session D - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Drug War Politics: The Price of Denial
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| ISBN: |
0520205987
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| Publication Info: |
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1996
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