Description
This course is an in-depth study of current events, trends and developments that affect daily life. In this course, we explore broad forces at play in the world: international economics, national interests, military power, nationalism, ethnicity, the environment and human rights. We will discuss world events as they unfold before our eyes and seek to understand them in light of their historical context. Students will leave this class with both a vision of the world's vast political landscape and the ability to better understand the multitude of events that comprise that landscape.