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Page 1 of 12 INDO-PACIFIC and the COLD WAR Course Code JSIA INDO-PACIFIC AND THE COLD WAR Course code JSIA Elective Semester Fall 2020 Instructor Ms. Harnit Kang Email [email protected] Phone 839 690 1529 Office hours & room TBA Class time TBA Classroom TBA Page 1 of 12 INDO-PACIFIC AND THE COLD WAR Course description This course will be a study of countries in the region of the Indo-Pacific and the conflicts they endured during the Cold War. We will look at the myriad political, economic and security circumstances of the time. There will be some focus on the non-aligned movement (NAM) and its evolution with geopolitical pressures. We will look at the role of USA & Erstwhile USSR in the Cold War conflicts, whether directly or indirectly. These would include wars such as the First Indo-China war, Egyptian revolution, Korean war, Iranian coup & revolution, Laotian civil war, Taiwan strait crisis, Vietnam war, Tibetan uprising, Sino-Indian war, conflicts in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, Sino- Vietnam war and finally the Soviet-Afghan war. Learning objective Over the course you’ll find an interconnectedness between the topics we study and how they collectively shape the present and future trajectory of international relations in the Indo-Pacific. The purpose of this course is to develop a strong grasp of the Indo-Pacific region, from the vantage of a significant historical period, studying its impact on the current state of affairs and finally the upcoming geopolitical order. We will not look at all the conflicts that took place during the Cold War period; only those where there was a conflict involving a Communist state or forces thereof. Your understanding of the course topics will be gleaned through not only, your daily in-class participation but also a midterm exam, a reflection piece and a final exam. Student responsibilities ▪ Students are expected to come to class having done their assigned readings. The first portion of class will be presentation and lecture by myself. The second portion will be your opportunity to actively participate in class discussion. You are expected to do so with comments, insights and questions that are helpful, insightful and move the discussion forward. To make sure the class space is inclusive, and everyone is contributing, I may call on you in class. ▪ Disrespect in any shape or form towards your fellow students or any attempts to disrupt the class decorum will not be tolerated. This includes arriving to class on time and not using technology during class period i.e. other than to access course content or share related information. ▪ Academic integrity: All the work that you submit, must be your original work. No plagiarism. Students are also required to abide by any examination rules set forth by JSIA. Page 2 of 12 ▪ All assignments must be submitted on time. Take precautions to ensure that you have access to reliable internet connection, so you submit your assignments on time. ▪ Citations: You may use either the APA or Chicago style of citation but kindly use the same throughout your work. ▪ Paper format: Please use Times New Roman font at 12 and double spaced. Assignments and Grading criteria: ASSIGNMENT WEIGHTAGE DUE DATE Participation 5% Noted during each class period. Presentations 25% TBA Reflection piece 20% TBA Final Exam 50% During End-term exam week. TBA ASSIGNMENT WHAT’S REQUIRED Class Offer commentary and questions indicating grasp of the assigned readings Participation and in class lecture. Your contributions move the class discussion forward. (5 marks) Presentations This shall be conducted as a team of 4-6 persons. You team is tasked with synopsizing a conflict in the Indo-Pacific during the Cold War period. Presentation will be 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute discussion. Submissions will include a PowerPoint and one 1000-word write up per team. (25 marks) Reflection Piece A 1500-word analysis of the impact or legacy of the Cold War on any one country of the Indo-Pacific, of your choosing. (20 marks) End Term Exam A combination of five short answer questions (6 marks each) and two essay questions (10 marks each) based on all materials covered since after the midterm exam. (50 marks) Page 3 of 12 # Week # Class TOPIC 1 1&2 FIRST INDOCHINA WAR- (1946-54) 2 3&4 COLD WAR CONFLICT IN INDONESIA - (1948 onwards) 3 5&6 COMMUNIST INSURGENCY IN MYANMAR - (1948-88) 4 7&8 KOREAN WAR – (1950) 5 9&10 EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION - (1952) 6 11&12 TAIWAN STRAIT CRISIS – FIRST & SECOND (1954-55 / 1958) 7 13&14 VIETNAM WAR – (1955-75) 8 15&16 LAOTIAN CIVIL WAR – (1959-75) 9 17&18 TIBETIAN UPRISING – (1959) & SINO-INDIA WAR – (1962) 10 19&20 COMMUNIST INSURGENCY IN THAILAND – (1965-83) 11 21&22 CAMBODIAN CIVIL WAR (1967-75) 12 23&24 COMMUNIST INSURGENCY IN MALAYSIA – (1968-89) 13 25&26 SINO-VIETNAM WAR – (1979) 14 27 &28 IRANIAN COUP & REVOLUTION – (1979) 15 29 &30 SOVIET-AFGHAN WAR – (1979) Page 4 of 12 COURSE READINGS & SCHEDULE Class # FIRST INDOCHINA WAR- (1946-54) 1 Geoffrey Warner. The First Indochina War: French and American Policy 1945– 54. International Affairs v52 n4 (19761001): 673-675 Phi Vân Nguyen. Fighting the First Indochina War Again? Catholic Refugees in South Vietnam, 1954–59. Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia v31 n1 (20160331): 207-246 2 George C. Herring. The Truman Administration and the Restoration of French Sovereignty in Indochina. Published 1977. Political Science. DOI:10.1111/j.1467- 7709.1977.tb00233.x Corpus ID: 154862316 Gilles Boquérat (2005) India's Commitment to Peaceful Coexistence and the Settlement of the Indochina War, Cold War History, 5:2, 211- 234, DOI: 10.1080/14682740500062119 Class # COLD WAR CONFLICT IN INDONESIA - (1948 onwards) 3 K McGregor. A reassessment of the significance of the 1948 Madiun Uprising to the Cold War in Indonesia . Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, Jld. 27, No. 1& 2, 2009. 4 Hadiz, Vedi R. (2011). Indonesian Political Islam: Capitalist Development and the Legacies of the Cold War. Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 30, 1, 3-38. Class # COMMUNIST INSURGENCY IN MYANMAR - (1948-88) Dukalskis, Alexander. Why Do Some Insurgent Groups Agree to Cease-Fires While 5 Others Do Not? A Within-Case Analysis of Burma/Myanmar, 1948-2011. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 38 (10): 841-863 Page 5 of 12 A, Adeleke. The strings of neutralism: Burma and the Colombo Plan. Pacific Affairs, 2003 6 – JSTOR David I. Steinberg. Book: Short of the goal: U.S. policy and poorly performing states. Chapter 7: The U.S.-Burmese Relationship and Its Vicissitudes Class # KOREAN WAR – (1950-53) 7 Robert Jervis. The Impact of the Korean War on the Cold War. The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec. 1980), pp. 563-592. 8 Hao Yufan and Zhai Zhihai. China's Decision to Enter the Korean War: History Revisited. The China Quarterly, No. 121 (Mar. 1990), pp. 94-115. L Fisher. The Korean War: on what legal basis did Truman act? American Journal of International Law, 1995. Class # EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION - (1952) 9 Hazem Fahmy. An Initial Perspective on “The Winter of Discontent: The Root Causes of the Egyptian Revolution. Social Research: An International Quarterly, Volume 79, Number 2, Summer 2012, pp. 349-376. 10 P Sluglett. The Cold war in the Middle East. International relations of the Middle East, 2005. International: The revolution and its legacy; Egypt's 50th anniversary. The Economist; London Vol. 364, Iss. 8283, (Jul 27, 2002): 53. Page 6 of 12 Class # TAIWAN STRAIT CRISIS – FIRST & SECOND (1954-55 / 1958) 11 H Matsumoto The Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1954-55 and US-ROC Relations. 2010 - core.ac.uk. MM Sheng. Mao and China's Relations with the Superpowers in the 1950s: A New Look at the Taiwan Strait Crises and the Sino–Soviet Split. Modern China, Volume 34 Number 4, October 2008 477-507, © 2008 Sage Publications. 12 Leonard H. D. Gordon. United States Opposition to Use of Force in the Taiwan Strait, 1954-1962. The Journal of American History, Vol. 72, No. 3 (Dec 1985), pp. 637-660. Class # VIETNAM WAR – (1955-75) 13 George C. Herring. America and Vietnam: The Unending War. Foreign Affairs, Vol. 70, No. 5, America and the Pacific, 1941-1991 (Winter, 1991), pp. 104-119. Gabriel Kolko. The Nature of the Vietnam War. Australian Left Review, 1(25), 1970, 3- 14. 14 Leonid L. Kyianytsia. A ‘Triangular’ Relationship with the Great Powers: The Case of the post-Cold War Vietnam Balancing versus China and the USA. Ukrainian Policymaker v5 (2019): 44-52. Branislav L. Slantchev. National Security Strategy: The Vietnam War, 1954-1975. January 1, 2014. Class # LAOTIAN CIVIL WAR – (1954-73) 15 Background on Laos points paper. CIA archives. https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80R01720R001300050007- 2.pdf Tony Waters. The Parameters of Refugeeism and Flight: The Case of Laos. Disasters, Vol 14, No.3. Page 7 of 12 16 Simon Montlake. In parts of Laos, the Vietnam War is still being fought ; Journalists' arrest highlights a former CIA-backed group battling Communist government. The Christian Science Monitor; Boston, Mass. [Boston, Mass]26 June 2003: 7. IG Baird, P Le Billon .Landscapes of political memories: War legacies and land negotiations in Laos. Political Geography, 2012 – Elsevier. Channapha Khamvongsa and Elaine Russell. Cluster Bombs in Laos: Legacies of War. Critical Asian Studies 41:2 (2009). http://legaciesofwar.org/files/Critical_Asian_Studies- Legacies_of_War_Cluster_Bombs_in_Laos.pdf Class # TIBETIAN UPRISING – (1959) & SINO-INDIA WAR – (1962) 17 Sikria, Rajvi. The Tibet factor in India-China relations. Journal of International Affairs; Spring 2011; 64, 2; ABI/INFORM Collection pg. 55 Melvyn C. Goldstein. The United States, Tibet, and the Cold War.
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