240413200 GEOPOLITICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

In this course, students will getan overview of the natural environment in which we live and the way it works at both local and global scales. Political conflict over water resources between Israel and Palestine will be covered. The course will also cover case studies about the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris waters and the conflict between riparian countries over such strategic resource. Conflict over oil and gas in the Middle East and North Africa and the plans to get control over that strategic natural resources.