SUBJECT: Geopolics of Africa and the Middle East

MASTER DEGREE: Geopolics and Strategic Studies ECTS: 6 QUARTER: 2 Profesoras: ANA CAMACHO y ARACELI JIMENEZ

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Indicate if a HOMEWORK PER WEEK GROUP different WE SES DESCRIPTION OF EACH SESSION (X mark) lecture room (En su caso, incluir las recuperaciones, tutorías, entrega de is needed EK SIO trabajos, etc.) (computer, DESCRIPTION ATTENDING HOMEWORK N 1 2 audiovisual, HOURS Max.7H/ etc.) Week INTRODUCTION: The basic elements for the Overview of the course 1 1 geopolical analysis of Subsaharian Africa syllabus, acvies, and 1,5 4 requirements of the course. 2.GEOGRAPHY, BORDERS, AND IDENTITIES 1 2 2.1 Geography and its impact on the shaping of Lecture and debate. 1,5 3 human borders.

4 2 3 2.2 Religion and idenes in East Africa. Case Lecture and debate. 1,5 Study: Ethiopia, Sudan, and the Swahili Coast.

Lecture and debate. 1,5 2 4 2.3 Idenes in West, Central and Southern Africa 3 with roots in pre-colonial history.

1 3.THE LEGACY OF EUROPEAN COLONIALISM Lecture and debate. 3 5 1,5 4 3.1 The arrival of the first Europeans. Portugal, Spain, and the beginning of the slave trade to the New World.

3 6 3.2 Effects of the Transatlanc slave trade and the Lecture and debate. Abolionist bale in the West: The Rise of Pan- 1,5 4 Africanism and the founding of Sierra Leone and Liberia.

4 7 3.3 The drivers of the first scramble for Africa and the Lecture and debate. Berlin conference of 1884. 1,5 3

3.4 The queson of arficial borders. The case of Lecture and debate. 4 8 Western Sahara, the last unsolved colonial conflict. 1,5 4

3.5 The legacy of colonialism in today's geopolics. Lecture and debate. 5 9 The case of France and the evoluon of Françafrique. 1,5 3

5 10 4.AFRICA IN THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER Lecture and debate. 4.1 The African economic 'boom': opportunies and 1,5 4 challenges of the new regional powers. The cases of Nigeria, South Africa, and Ethiopia.

4.2 African soluons to African problems: from the Lecture and debate. 6 11 OAU to the African Union. 1,5 3

2 4.3 The new face of destabilizaon: from the cold war Lecture and debate. 6 12 to the new strategic scenario. The new features of 1,5 4 violence.

4.4 The new race for African cake. The keys to China's Lecture and debate. 7 13 power in Africa. 1,5 4

7 14 4.5 The irrupon of Russia and other new Lecture and debate. players in the new scramble for Africa (Due to 1,5 3 this class falling on a holiday this session will be rescheduled to the 16th of March, at 19.30-21.00)

TOTAL HORAS AFRICA SUBSAHARIANA 50

8 1 Course overview: the importance of MENA – Introducon and overview 1,5 3 from ancient mes to the 21st Century and of the course syllabus, beyond. acvies and what is expected from students.

8 2 • What is MENA? Geography, its Master class and 1,5 4 importance and its Impact on discussion. Students will Geopolics. require presenng in groups certain • Importance of natural resources, conflict geographical themes and future wars: pertaining to the MENA a) Gas and Oil. region. b) Water and food scarcity. Debate.

3 • Who are the MENA people? The great 9 3 kaleidoscope: ethnicity, Religion, tribe, Master class and 1,5 5 clan, family. Majories and minories discussion. Students will and their interacons. be required to brief on • Human resources: the uneven chosen minories. distribuon of the human capital in the Discussion. MENA region.

9 4 Islam: basic tenets, different sects and Lecture and discussion. 1,5 3 denominaons.

10 5 European Imperialism and the end of the Lecture on the historical 1,5 5 Ooman Empire I: Sykes Picot, the Balfour VIDEO relaons between Europe Declaraon and the creaon of the State of and the MENA region. Israel. Debate and small test.

10 6 European Imperialism and the end of the Lecture and discussion. 1,5 3 Ooman Empire II: Trauma, resistance and the search for identy: Decolonizaon, Pan-Arabism and the birth of Radical Islamism. 11 7 Old Conflicts die hard I: Arab-Israeli conflict. The Lecture and simulaon 1,5 5 Six Day War and its long lasng effect. exercise: ½ the class will have to defend each side of the conflict, as well as the best possible policy soluons. Debate and discussion.

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11 8 Geopolical rivalries I: Morocco vis-à-vis Algeria. Lecture, discussion and 1,5 3 group presentaon and debate.

12 9 Old Conflicts die hard II: Lecture and discussion. 1,5 3 • Iran-Iraq War – the Iran Contra Affair and long lasng effect on the Persian psych. • Lebanon and the regional never-ending chessboard. 12 10 New World Order in the MENA Region: from the Lecture and discussion. 1,5 3 end of the Cold War, the Invasion of Iraq to the Arab Spring.

13 11 Regional geopolical rivalries II: Saudi Arabia Vs. Lecture and discussion. 1,5 4 Iran. The Shi’a Crescent vs. a decomposing Sunni Gulf Block?

13 12 Regional geopolical rivalries III: Regional Lecture and discussion. 1,5 4 conflicts and the growth of non-state actors. Students will be required Case Study : Iraq and Syria. to brief on two compeng • Non-State Actors: Al Qaeda, Daesh, Iraqi actors in a chosen conflict. Shi’a Milias and Lebanese Hezbollah. • Regional and Global players – Old Players and New Comers.

5 14 13 Regional geopolical rivalries III: Regional Lecture and discussion. 1,5 3 conflicts and the growth of non-state actors. Students will be required Case Study: Libya and Yemen to brief on two compeng • Non-State Actors actors in a chosen conflict. • Local Facons • Regional and Global players – goals and policies.

14 14 • Reconfiguraon of Alliances: Israel and the Gulf Countries. Lecture and discussion. 1,5 • Future of JCPOA and Relaons vis-à-vis Iran. • Final conclusion: Recapitulaon and overview of the main ideas discussed throughout the course. TOTAL HORAS MENA 46

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