Diplomacy in the Arab World

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In 1797, U.S. Consul General William Eaton was sent to Tunis to negotiate a treaty ending piracy on the Barbary Coast of North Africa. In 1799, Hammouda Basha, the Bey of Tunis, gifted General Eaton 8--10 Tunis sheep to take home to George Washington in a diplomatic gesture of gratitude and goodwill toward the United States of America. This course departs from this diplomatic moment in the US/Tunisia relations to explore a broader range of diplomatic moves hitherto. Students will explore US-Saudi Relations, Tunisia's abolition of slavery in 1846, US=Eguptian relations, morocco and the Western Sahara conflict, Habib Bourguiba and Muammar Gaddafi's relationship (Tunisia/Lybia), the Oslo Accords, the US invasion of Iraq, and Lebanese civil War. This course looks at historical moments of diplomacy and other moments of lack of diplomacy and the language of diplomacy used throughout the Arab world. Fulfills Core requirements: Diversity (DIV) and Cultural Elective (CE).