Power, War and Diplomacy

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1. Individual work	-	-
Preparation of a presentation; studying of readings. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

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1. Examination	-	-
Assessment: Informed participation in seminar discussions: 50%; Examination: 50%.

Familiarising with course structure and objectives. Structured discussion on the topic of essay 1. Ideas about international order in the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.

Familiarising with course structure and objectives. Structured discussion on the topic of essay 1. Ideas about international order in the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.

Overview of the development of the Euro-centric international system. Description of great powers of the 16th and 17th centuries and their interactions. Habsburg hegemony ambitions. Importance of the Thirty Years’ War and the Peace of Westphalia in modern international relations.

Age of French great power and dominance of the concept of balance of power in ideas about international order. War of the Spanish Succession. Geopolitical and ideological importance of the Peace of Utrecht.

Development of British great power and foreign policy axioms. Development and role of Europe’s “Eastern powers” – Russia, Prussia and Austria – in the trans-European system. Development of a “classically” multipolar balance of power system in the 18th century. Professionalisation of diplomacy and military service. Circumstances of the emergence of the United States and geopolitical framework for the development of future superpower. Challenge of the Great French Revolution and Napoleon to the ba

Congress of Vienna, and the geopolitical and ideological aspects of the peace treaty. Dominance of great powers, formation of international order within the framework of the Concert of Europe. “Classical” methods of diplomacy. Crimean War and rise of the influence of the British Empire. Geopolitical dichotomy of maritime and continental powers.

Seminar on the outbreak and consequences of World War I.

Seminar on the outbreak and consequences of World War I.

Seminar on the outbreak and consequences of World War I.

Political and military deadlocks in European alliance systems. Innovations of the Industrial Age in military technology and their impact on international relations.

Paris Peace Conference and emergence of “new” diplomacy. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s “revolutionary” approach to international order. Comparison of balance of power and “collective security” systems. Eclipse of global dominance of European powers.

Sources of instability in the interwar period international system. Clash of status quo and revisionist power centres. Rise of the role of non-European powers. Collapse of the Versailles system. Overview of the geopolitical strategies of Nazi Germany and the USSR.

Seminar on World War II.

Seminar on World War II.

Seminar on World War II.

Description of US-USSR bipolarity. Aspects of international order and changes in geopolitical layout during the Cold War period. Basic signs and terminology of the nuclear weapons strategy.

Cold War milestones: origin, Cuban missile crisis, period of “relaxation” and Cold War end conditions.

Europe among great powers. Neutralisation of the “German problem” in the context of European integration. Foreign policy vectors of the United Kingdom, France and the Federal Republic of Germany during the Cold War period.

Seminar on Cold War.

Seminar on Cold War.

Seminar on Cold War.

Return on the dominance of geopolitical considerations and conflicts between great powers in the 21st century.

Return on the dominance of geopolitical considerations and conflicts between great powers in the 21st century.

Final course overview of key content items and preparation for exam.

Final course overview of key content items and preparation for exam.

Final course overview of key content items and preparation for exam.

Familiarising with course structure and objectives. Structured discussion on the topic of essay 1. Ideas about international order in the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.

Familiarising with course structure and objectives. Structured discussion on the topic of essay 1. Ideas about international order in the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.

Overview of the development of the Euro-centric international system. Description of great powers of the 16th and 17th centuries and their interactions. Habsburg hegemony ambitions. Importance of the Thirty Years’ War and the Peace of Westphalia in modern international relations.

Age of French great power and dominance of the concept of balance of power in ideas about international order. War of the Spanish Succession. Geopolitical and ideological importance of the Peace of Utrecht.

Development of British great power and foreign policy axioms. Development and role of Europe’s “Eastern powers” – Russia, Prussia and Austria – in the trans-European system. Development of a “classically” multipolar balance of power system in the 18th century. Professionalisation of diplomacy and military service. Circumstances of the emergence of the United States and geopolitical framework for the development of future superpower. Challenge of the Great French Revolution and Napoleon to the ba

Congress of Vienna, and the geopolitical and ideological aspects of the peace treaty. Dominance of great powers, formation of international order within the framework of the Concert of Europe. “Classical” methods of diplomacy. Crimean War and rise of the influence of the British Empire. Geopolitical dichotomy of maritime and continental powers.

Seminar on the outbreak and consequences of World War I.

Seminar on the outbreak and consequences of World War I.

Seminar on the outbreak and consequences of World War I.

Political and military deadlocks in European alliance systems. Innovations of the Industrial Age in military technology and their impact on international relations.

Paris Peace Conference and emergence of “new” diplomacy. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s “revolutionary” approach to international order. Comparison of balance of power and “collective security” systems. Eclipse of global dominance of European powers.

Sources of instability in the interwar period international system. Clash of status quo and revisionist power centres. Rise of the role of non-European powers. Collapse of the Versailles system. Overview of the geopolitical strategies of Nazi Germany and the USSR.

Seminar on World War II.

Seminar on World War II.

Seminar on World War II.

Description of US-USSR bipolarity. Aspects of international order and changes in geopolitical layout during the Cold War period. Basic signs and terminology of the nuclear weapons strategy.

Cold War milestones: origin, Cuban missile crisis, period of “relaxation” and Cold War end conditions.

Europe among great powers. Neutralisation of the “German problem” in the context of European integration. Foreign policy vectors of the United Kingdom, France and the Federal Republic of Germany during the Cold War period.

Seminar on Cold War.

Seminar on Cold War.

Seminar on Cold War.

Return on the dominance of geopolitical considerations and conflicts between great powers in the 21st century.

Return on the dominance of geopolitical considerations and conflicts between great powers in the 21st century.

Final course overview of key content items and preparation for exam.

Final course overview of key content items and preparation for exam.

Final course overview of key content items and preparation for exam.