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Module Title
LH Russian Foreign Policy
School
Government
Department
Political Sci & Intern'tl Stud
Module Code
08 27850
Module Lead
Dr Derek Averre
Level
Honours Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 1 or 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
The module will cover Russian foreign policy from the Soviet period to today; Russian foreign policy thinking; Russian foreign policy-making in the UN, OSCE and other international organisations; Russia’s foreign policy towards the US, EU, the big EU member states, the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, China, Japan, India, other Asian states, Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America; thematic aspects of Russian foreign policy, including global security issues, regional conflicts, non-proliferation/arms control, emerging security challenges, human rights and humanitarian issues, information provision and media activity, economic cooperation, energy policy, international legal issues, migration and visa issues. There will also be a two-hour case study session dealing with a topical foreign policy issue.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Apply international relations theory to the study of Russian foreign policy
Demonstrate a wide knowledge of key issue areas in Russia’s international relations
Analyse critically official Russian thinking on current affairs
