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The 1993 Oslo Accords were a groundbreaking moment in relations between Israel and representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization—a stunning breakthrough after years of stalemate. Trace the background leading up to this landmark moment, meet the key players, and review the historical significance of the agreement.

After the Oslo Accords, the Middle East and North Africa were largely quiet until the 9/11 attacks in the United States. See why the United States used an attack from al-Qaeda as pretext to invade Iraq, and then follow the course of the US war in Iraq through the military exit of 2011.

While much of this series has focused on the political and military history of the region, the story of society throughout the 20th century is equally important to understanding the world today. Examine the occupations, lifestyles, health, wealth, education, and other indicators of daily life in the region.

The initial season of THE DEAD ZONE follows a man (Anthony Michael Hall) who wakes up from a coma to find he has psychic powers.

After a near-fatal car wreck, Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall, in a role played by Christopher Walken in David Cronenberg's 1983 adaptation) is left in a coma for six years. When he awakens, he discovers that he has developed amazing psychic powers, allowing him to see into the life of anyone he happens to touch. Stephen King's thrilling novel comes to life once again in this series created for television.

You examine four classic two-player games, with each player considering his or her own two choices.

Using a simultaneous, two-player game, Professor Stevens shows you how to use probability to define the expected (or average) value of a payoff in an uncertain situation.

Can you escape the second-guessing that arises when each player in a two-person game tries to anticipate the other's choice?

How should we think about mixed strategies? What makes a given strategy best? Is there an easy way to determine if a set of strategies is optimal?

Learn how players create an alignment between the behavior they desire and the rewards other players receive, and examine what can be done when behavior is not directly observable.