WAR, PEACE, AND STRATEGIC DEFENSE
FALL 2013

Please note: This page is archived from the last time I taught this course.
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Welcome to the course page for PSCI 3123: War, Peace, and Strategic Defense.
This page contains supplemental information and links to course materials.

Syllabus

Section 001 (11am-11:50am): karreth2123_11am.pdf
Section 002 (1pm-1:50am): karreth2123_1pm.pdf

Class blog

We are using a class blog to post about news and current events related to international political economy. The blog is located at jkpsci3123.blogspot.com. In the second week of the semester, I will send invites to your colorado.edu email address to invite you as a blog contributor.

Access to readings

Please see D2L for all readings that are not accessible online.

News resources

Links do not indicate endorsement. I recommend using an RSS reader to easily follow your favorite blogs and news sites.

News sites

• BBC News
• New York Times
• Christian Science Monitor
• The Guardian
• The Economist
• Al Jazeera
• AllAfrica.com
• Xinhua News

Blogs on international relations topics (also beyond war, peace, and strategic defense)

• A Fistful of Euros (commentary on the EU)
• Ken Opalo (African politics)
• Chris Blattman (development economics)
• Johannes Urpelainen (climate politics)
• Dani Rodrik (economics)
• Daniel Drezner (political economy & foreign policy)
• Jay Ulfelder (political violence)
• Impact Evaluations blog (World Bank)
• Foreign Policy Magazine blog
• Kim Yi Dionne (African politics)
• Tom Pepinsky (political economy, Southeast Asia)
• Int'l Economic Law and Policy
• International Law Grrls
• James Fallows (The Atlantic)
• Jeffrey Frankel (economics)
• Kariobangi (African political economy)
• The Quantitative Peace (international relations)
• Marc Lynch (political science; MENA)
• Marginal Revolution (economics)
• Money Supply (economics; central banks)
• Guardian data blog
• Political Geography Now (political maps)
• Political Violence At a Glance (international and intrastate conflict)
• Duck of Minerva (international relations commentary)
• The Monkey Cage (current political science research digest)
• The Umlaut (economics commentary)
• The Current Moment (politics and economics)
• Scott Sumner (nominal GDP targeting)
• Nathan Jensen (politics of investment)
• Center for Global Development
• Beyond BRICs (emerging markets)

Blogs on the Economist website:

• Banyan (Asia)
• Baobab (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Charlemagne
• Eastern Approaches (Eastern Europe)
• Free Exchange (economy)
• Leviathan (public policy)

Podcasts

• BBC Global News
• BBC From our own correspondents
• NPR Foreign Dispatch
• The Diane Rehm Show