US Polc Stabl Recon Fragile St

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This course examines new developments in U.S. policy for dealing with failing or fragile states. While lessons learned in conflict situations will be considered, primary emphasis will be on states now hovering on the brink of collapse. Attention will be paid to innovative uses of tools such as anthropology, as well as to rule of law, sustainable development, and democracy building. A central issue throughout the semester will be the inherent contradiction between stability and changes which come about as a result of reconstruction and development.