GOVT286

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GOVT286

Security Dilemmas in Russia and Eastern Europe GOVT286 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

This course will examine the new foreign policy and security issues that have arisen in the former Soviet Bloc after the passing of the Cold War. A special emphasis will be placed on the evolving relations between Russia and the former Soviet Republics, on the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe, and on the role of international organizations in the regulation of ethnic conflicts in the post Communist world.

MAJOR READINGS

L. Aron & K. Jensen (eds.), THE EMERGENCE OF
RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY
W. Orson & R. Dujarric, COMMONWEALTH OR EMPIRE? RUSSIA,
CENTRAL ASIA AND THE TRANSCAUCASUS
S. Ratner, THE NEW UN PEACEKEEPING. BUILDING PEACE IN LANDS
OF CONFLICT AFTER THE COLD WAR

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm, final exam and term paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

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