In light of the dynamics of international relations and alliances between countries of the region, international institutions and organizations, and in an environment in which international cooperation and diplomacy have become an inevitable necessity under the intertwining of interests, the acceleration of events and their complexities, the international relations majorly focuses on analyzing the political phenomenon in all its theoretical and realistic dimensions, through a set of carefully selected courses to enable researchers to interpret and analyze the entanglements of international relations, including cooperative or antagonistic “conflictual” patterns. In addition, it enables researchers to analyze the factors that contribute to the emergence of states and political entities. The program's courses shed light on the theory of the balance of power, and the means and tools used to achieve the principle of the balance of traditional power, the balance of nuclear terror, the theory of collective security in international political relations, the game theory, the theory of containment, the theory of comprehensive revenge, and the theory of flexible response as well as the theories of international conflict management, escalation theory, deterrence theory, and limited war theory in addition to the negotiation and bargaining theories.
The importance of the program lies in its inclusion of a mixture of specializations, the most important of which are political science and its theories, economics and its branches in light of the system of international globalization and international economics, and the sciences of international law. Thus, the program explores the nature of the forces that control the formation of the political trends of countries and international powers towards each other, determines how these forces interact, and becomes familiar with the various influences and reactions they leave on the international political scene. It also stems from the nature of the issues dealt with, especially by foreign policy makers, which directly affect the ordinary lives of individuals, direct public opinion, and international and strategic events in various parts of the world.
The program aims to provide the graduates with a set of skills and capabilities that will give them a competitive advantage to work in the following fields:
