Lectures

Table of George Lopez' Lectures for IIPS 30401 - Terrorism, Peace and Other Inconsistencies

Lesson Dates Topic Slides Notes Related Links
1 8/22 Course Introduction Intro Notes1  Links1
2 8/24, 9/5 Patterns and understandings of terrorism before 9/11 (or 'how history matters') Intro to Terror
Dealing With Terror
Notes2A
Notes2B
Links2A
Links2B
3 9/7, 9/12 How is al-Quaeda different?  How successful has the war on terror been in destroying them?  How global is al-Quaeda? bin Laden and al-Quaeda  Notes3  Links3
4 9/14, 9/19 Understanding Suicide Terrorism Suicide Terror Notes4  Links4
5 9/21, 9/26 Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD's and Terror Notes5  Links5
6 9/28, 10/5 The Coming War with Iran Iran Notes6  Links6 
7 10/10, 10/12 Crime, Corruption and Related Security/Peace Concerns in Failed States  The Failed State Notes7 Links7
8 10/24, 11/2 Mini Courses as Assigned      
9 11/7 How is Everything We've Done Related to Everything Else in Understanding Terror?      
10 11/9 State Terror and What to Do About it.  Special Focus on Darfur State Terror Notes10 Links10 
11 11/14, 11/21 Counter-Terrorism:  What is it?  How Do we Achieve it?  How Effective are International Actors Like the UN?  What is the Future of Counter-Terrorism?

Counter-Terrorism I
Counter-Terrorism II

UN & Terror

Notes11A
Notes11B

Notes11C

Links11A
Links11B 

Links11C

12 11/28, 11/30  What is Peace in an Age of Terrorism? Peace Notes12 Links12 
13 12/5  What this Course Means for Your Life! Life Notes13  
14 12/12 Final Exam      
Citation: administrator. (2007, July 05). Lectures. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/peace-studies/terrorism-peace-and-other-inconsistencies/lectures.
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