{"id":265569,"date":"2020-01-09T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=265569"},"modified":"2020-01-08T18:44:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T21:44:53","slug":"brazilian-foundation-offers-new-course-on-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-foundation-offers-new-course-on-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian foundation offers new course on the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 In light of the current scenario in the Middle East and to better understand the region\u2019s conflicts and history, the Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Escola de Sociologia e Pol\u00edtica de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em> (Fespsp<\/a>) opened a new crash course. Taught by professor Jos\u00e9 Antonio Lima, “Middle East: Foreign Policy of the regional powers\u201d will encompass five classes from January 27 to 31, Monday to Friday, 7 pm to 10 pm. The total workload is 15 hours and it costs BRL 480 (USD 118). Enrolment<\/a> is open.<\/p>\n

Different from the one that Lima gave last August<\/a>, this course is shorter and focus on the foreign policy of the region\u2019s four major players: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, and Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that the course has gained relevance in the current scenario of the Middle East. We\u2019re seeing another chapter of a geopolitical dispute between the United States and Iran. This current phase started with the takeover of Taliban [in Afghanistan] in 2001 and Saddam Hussein [in Iraq] in 2003. Understandably, Iran felt threatened and became more assertive. This shock resulted in unrest. The Obama administration managed to achieve some stability, but when he left the nuclear agreement that had been followed through by Iran, Trump destabilized things,\u201d Lima told ANBA by the phone from Doha, Qatar. He is taking a course on Communitarianism, Sectarianism and Government at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n

Lima believes theses tensions deeply impacts the Arab world, as some countries react to them while others are steered by them. \u201cThe civilian people are the most adversely affected,\u201d he explained. It\u2019s worthy pointing out that Iran is not an Arab country.<\/p>\n

The crash course is divided into five classes. The first class\u2019 contents will give a historical and geopolitical context of the Middle East, going through the nations\u2019 formation in the end of the Ottoman Empire, the Cold War, until now. \u201cI\u2019ll discuss a little bit about the Iranian Revolution, then the invasion in Iraq, September 11, the Arab Spring, to explain the US role in the region, which is the power that established itself as the main cause for trying to dictate the rules in the region since the end of the World War II,\u201d said Lima.<\/p>\n

The other classes are divided into the four countries mentioned above, seen as regional powers. The idea is showing how global, regional and local factors interact within each of these countries and how this translates into their foreign policies. Out of those four, only Saudi Arabia is Arab.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout Iran, for example, which is more prominent now, I\u2019ll talk about the Iranian regimen\u2019s situation, why it acts the way it acts, how society reacts to their own regimen, which sectors supports and which are against it, why Iran rivals to Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey, why each of them do this or that. And in Saudi Arabia\u2019s case, I\u2019m talking more about the other Gulf countries, namely, the UAE and Qatar,\u201d Lima told. Check out the course\u2019s full program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Students, journalists and anyone interested in general can participate. The course\u2019s goal is enabling students to understand the Middle East geopolitics, providing an analytical view of the current events in the region and presenting possibilities of research in different graduation levels. Former students have a discount.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Antonio Lima holds doctorate and master\u2019s degrees in international Relations from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP) Institute of International Relations. Lima is a member of the Middle East and Muslim World Studies Group at the USP School of Philosophy, Language and Human Sciences. He also holds a bachelor degree in Journalism from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and a major in International Relations from FESPSP.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course \u201cMiddle East: Foreign policy of the regional powers\u201d
\nJanuary 27 to 31
\nMonday to Friday, 7-10 pm
\n5 classes (15h)
\nFespsp – Rua General Jardim, 522
\nVila Buarque, S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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