No.	Topic	Lecture/seminar	Taught by	Presentation topics
1.	Opening – historical overview, ME in the 20th century // Current questions, problems and challenges	L	Both
2.	Israel and the Arab World, The Middle East Peace Process	L	SV
3.	Modern geopolitical conflict for regional supremacy	L	SV
4.	Seminar: Sunna-Shia	S	BD	1) Competition in Yemen - Assmae, Violaine 2) Competition in Iraq - Berk 3) Iran, Saudi Arabia, and nuclear weapons - Binyu, Ziliang
5.	Demise of State in the ME in Intl Theory	L	BD
6.	The Role of Religion in the ME politics (Confession, Identity, and Ethnicity)	L	SV
7.	Seminar: role of religion	S	BD	1) Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the Arab Spring - Estelle, Matěj 2) Ennahda movement after the Arab Spring - Maria Fernanda, Carlos 3) Role of Islam in contemporary Turkey - Sonia
8.	Social conflicts and other sources of tension	L	SV
9.	Seminar: Social Tension	S	BD	1) Demography and social issues in Iran - Réka 2) Social issues in oil/non-oil producing countries - Pierre, Markéta, Barbora 3) Khaat in Yemen - Merle, Luca
10.	Specifics of Northern Africa	L	BD
11.	Seminar: North Africa after the Arab Spring	S	BD	1) Tuareg movement and post-Arab Spring Northern Africa - Wynona 2) Foreign intervention and proxy groups in Libya - Petr, Marco 3) Importance of Nile river disputes for Egypt - Adam
12.	Guest	L	Both

Geopolitics of the Middle East