International Security: Problems and Approaches (355G)

Course Director:	Professor Erika Simpson
Office:	Rm. 4157, Social Science Centre (SSC)
Telephone \ Voice Mail:	661-2111, Ext. 85156
Email:	simpson@uwo.ca
Office hours:	Monday: 1:00 - 1:30pm Wednesday: 3:30 - 4:00pm Friday: 12:30 - 1:00pm Any additional office hours will be posted on my office door
Course Description This course focuses upon current issues affecting international security. Key concepts important to exploring security problems will be introduced. Special emphasis will be placed upon discussing successful (and unsuccessful) approaches to enhancing international and national security. Other objectives of the course are to stimulate your interest in reading journals and newspapers about international politics, to teach you to explore the Internet, and to assist you to speak-up confidently and knowledgeably about current international security problems.
Class Time:	Friday: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Course outline
Class Location:	Rm. 4112, Social Science Centre (SSC)


Instructions for Turnitin.com Click here for general instructions on submitting papers to Turnitin.com Class ID: 1232407 :: Enrollment password: IR355Gx [case sensitive] The literature review assignment due February 10 is called "Literature Review" The essay assignment is called "Essay"

Internet Links

Countries
Russia Today - Current news from Russia, mostly political and business.
The British Army
The International Space Station - NASA's site
Chinese Political Negotiating Behaviour, 1967-1984
US-China Relations until 1995

Defence and Security
The NATO Enlargement Process
US Department of State
Center for Defense Information
Institute for Global Co-operation & Conflict
International Relations and Security Network
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

Diplomacy
Department of Foreign Affairs
The Week in Trade and Foreign Policy
Military History
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 - Interesting photographs of Kennedy, ExComm, others.

Internet Search Engines
Google
Google Scholar
Google Groups
Metacrawler
Alcanseek
Alta Vista
Lycos
Excite
The Starting Point
Canadian Financial Network
Megasources
Martindale's Reference Desk
Direct Hit

Internet Tools
C|net's Download.Com - Shareware library

Nuclear and Conventional Weapons, Military
Nuclear Proliferation News
Nuclear Weapons
Conventional Arms
Conventional Arms Trade
Titan II ICBM Web Page
Titan Missile Museum - The last intact Titan II misile site
Missile Index - Searchable index of most kinds of missiles, from anti-radar to ICBM. Detailed statistics on all missiles.

Peacekeeping
Canadian Peacekeeping News
Lester B. Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
Peacekeeping Homepage, George Mason University
Peacekeeping
United Nations

Studying International Relations
International Relations Prelim Bank (contains dozens of prelim questions from p.s. programs around the country)
Online Resource Guide to information source evaluation
The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest This site publishes reviews of recent published books, journal articles and research papers
EuroStat - The Statistical Office of the European Communities
Stratnet - is a project of Strategic Studies Program designed to provide you with research tools in the areas of Strategic Studies, Security, International Relations and Politics
Political Science Research Guide - At Boston University

Textbooks
ITS Political Science Home page

Travel Resources
Currency Converter
Languages and Phrases
The Air Traveller's Handbook
Learning Vacations
How to See the World on $25 a Day or Less
Travelwise Online
Fielding's Dangerous Places
Travel Cuts

Career Resources
CareerEdge.org - Info about internships with the federal government