18. What was the central theme for this course? Why? How does your choice relate to the Arab Israeli conflict?

The central theme of this course from my understanding is that of increasing awareness of world issues through education, and understanding there potential risks and outcomes. In other words it is not sufficient to simply know about a certain issue, but rather be able to interpret, understand, and predict its implications globally. An example of this concept can be illustrated through the issue of the Arab Israeli conflict. Although this problem exists in itself, one must study its potential implications (for example, potential to begin a world conflict, accessibility to nuclear weapons etc.) to fully understand its seriousness and nature. Studying an issue without considering its potential is meaningless, thus the central theme of this course counteracts this problem by providing useful and empirical information that can be studied to fully understand an issue.