MONDAY: In-class reading: “The Making of Kuwait and the Unmaking of Iraq”. How did the Uqair Conference lay the groundwork for the current upheaval in Iraq and Syria today?

TUESDAY: Ch. 27, S. 1 is due Wednesday. What did some SWA nations attempt to do in the last 60 years? Why was failure common ? Why did the political experiment in Lebanon fail in the 1970s? Why are undemocratic tendencies so strong in SWA? What are some underlying causes of extremism?

WEDNESDAY: skip Ch. 27, S. 2 ?

Iran since 1979

What are some of the significant changes that have occurred in SWA in the last 40 years?In class reading: “Attacking Afghanistan”. Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001? Why is fighting a war in Central Asia difficult?

THURSDAY: Map of the Israel and the surrounding areas. What is at stake in the Arab-Israeli Conflict? Why is it so difficult to resolve?

FRIDAY:  Ch. 28, S. 2, Part 1 assignment is due. What are some of the main issues of the Arab-Israeli Conflict?