North American Foreign Policy; North American Political Economy; North American Integration: Collapses into one course the subject materials of three different countries (and three different courses)

Islam and International Relations (Spring 2007, IR Program, University of Pennsylvania)

Culture and International Relations: Interculturalism,  multiculturalism, case studies conflicts and negotiations

Introduction  to International Relations: Cold War and post-Cold War power distribution, systems, sovereign rights, levels of analysis, imperialism, development, theoretical insights empirically applied

Advanced International Relations: Neorealism and neoliberalism, constructivists versus systemicists, hegemonic stability theory, game theory, integration versus interdependence, IPE fundamentals International Political Economy: Classical philosophies and ideologies, various types of capitalism, domestic-international theories, trade and monetary policies/institutions, imperialism, corporations

International Organization--I: Study of mainstream political and military institutions at international level  (UN) and regional (OAS, NATO), theoretical and methodological contexts

International Organization--II: Study of mainstream economic institutions at international level (GATT/WTO, IMF/IBRD, UNCLOS, UNCED), theoretical and methodological contexts

International Negotiations--I: Theories addressing political and military negotiations, with international and regional case studies; instincts behind conflicts; methods of conflict resolution

International Negotiations--II: Theories addressing economic negotiations, with international and regional case studies; country negotiating styles

International Organizations and Dispute Settlement: Theories of international organization, debate between international law and IR, types of war, dispute settlement (ICJ, ICSID/UNCITRAL/ECJ, NAFTA)

Comparative Politics of Industrialized Countries: Cross-country institutional development in W. Europe, N. America, Japan; responses to security threat; relationship with economic orientations

Comparative Politics of Developing Countries: Cross-country institutional development (S. Asia, Far-east Asia, Africa, Latin America); democratization and economic development in theoretical perspective Advanced International Management (graduate level): Sources, cycles, and constraints of competitiveness; institutionalized control efforts at national,  regional, and  multilateral levels

Cities and People: Urban migration and urban culture as historical means towards development, with selected case studies of metropolitans across the contemporary world

Modernization: Comparative study of the transformation from agricultural to manufacturing society in various countries; mass production-based technological breakthroughs

Post-industrial Society: Comparative study of the transformation from manufacturing to service society in various countries; information-based technological breakthroughs

Political Philosophy/Political Theory: Classical, Medieval, Enlightenment, and Modern philosophers US Foreign Policy: Cold War and containment; post-Cold War New World Order; empirical and theoretical

Superpower Rivalry/Strategic Studies: Containment and regional security arrangements; N.A.T.O. versus Warsaw Pact; race in space; nuclear and conventional arms race at tactical and strategic levels

US Economy: Transformations from agrarian to manufacturing society, then to service economy; trade debates &  policy orientations; Federal Reserve; labor movements; depression; 1980s restructuration

American Government:  Institution development since Constitution, including political parties, interest groups, federalism, state-federal relations, inter-branch rivalry

Regional Integration in North America: Study of origins and performances of free trade agreements, extraneous constraints such as drug trafficking and immigration, plurilateral efforts (FTAA, APEC)

Regional Integration in West Europe: Theoretical evolution (federalism, neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, supranationalism), evolution of policies, institutions, membership

Regional Integration in Latin America: Theoretical evolution (neofunctionalism, dependency, interdependency); early attempts (LAFTA),  recent developments (MERCOSUR, FTAA, NAFTA)

Regional Integration in Southeast Asia: Origins and performances of ASEAN, shift to AFTA, political context, cultural influences, economic performances, theoretical fittings, future prospects

Modern History of West Europe: From Westphalia through Congress of Vienna to the two world wars, emphasizing balance of power politics, ideological, industrial, imperial developments

Modern History of  Russia/Soviet History: From Peter the Great’s conquest through Alexander II’s role in European balance of power system, modernization, revolutions, war, and communism

Modern History of United States: From independence through western movement to world power status; great trade debate of 1820s, Manifest Destiny, Civil War, progressivism, war, industrialization.