Since the end of World War II, Japan has emerged as the world’s second-largest economic power after the United States (US). Japan’s success in achieving economic development in a relatively short period of time is considered a miracle. Many countries (especially developing nations) consider Japan an ideal model for economic

Since the collapse of communism in the late 1990s, many argue that international relations have undergone fundamental changes. This historical episode was marked, among other things, by the preeminence of the United States as the (sole) superpower while simultaneously emphasizing the superiority of capitalism. American power became synonymous with the

The Middle East International Relations course is part of the Middle East Regional Studies program, along with another course, Middle Eastern Geopolitics. The Middle East Relations course differs from the other two courses in its approach, theory, and scope. The approaches and theories used in this course include regionalism (economics),