Кто читает:: Департамент международных отношений

Статус:: Курс по выбору

Когда читается:: 3-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Преподаватели

Перминова Александра Александровна

Пятачкова Анастасия Сергеевна

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Abstract

The course covers traditional and non-traditional security threats in Asia. The content of the course mostly focuses on the analysis of general trends and security architecture of the Northeast, Southeast and South Asia with a special focus on major actors (China, India, Japan, ASEAN) and problems (Korean peninsula issue, South China Sea territorial dispute, etc). Besides, the students will have a chance to learn more about new security threats (cybersecurity issues, climate change). All the topics would be analyzed though the prism of Russian interests and policy towards security issues in Asia.Along with theoretical background the course provides the opportunity to develop a range of practical written and oral skills. Seminar activities include open discussions, presentations on Asian countries’ national military strategies based on content-analysis and negotiation imitation game on the Korean issue. Also, the student will be able to discover a new form of analytical work – policy brief.

Learning Objectives

To characterize the specifics of Asian countries approaches to understand the concept of “security”;
To outline security threats in Asia
To distinguish between specific traditional and non-traditional threats to Asian security;
To cover new security threats (food security, water security, cybersecurity, etc).
To analyze the key multilateral mechanisms of combating security threats in Asia;
To advance the students’ knowledge about national strategies of major actors in Asia in the field of security (through means of content-analysis of Asian military strategies);
To facilitate the students’ understanding of major territorial disputes and conventional conflicts in Asia;
To study the specifics of Russian position and politics towards the key traditional and non-traditional security treats in Asia.

Expected Learning Outcomes

To determine the triggers of security threats in Asia
To compare military strategies and military potential of major actors in Asia;
To outline multilateral institutions and initiatives that are responsible for security architecture in Asia;
To name major territorial conflicts in Asia and explain the reasons for their existence, positions of the parties involved, stages of the conflict development, initiatives for its regulation);
To characterize non-traditional security threats in Asia (natural catastrophes, climate change, etc);
Be able explain the reason, current state and prospect if major territorial disputes in Asia (Korean Peninsula issue, South China Sea problem, China-India and India-Pakistan territorial disputes);
To describe the position of Russia on the key security threats in Asia

Course Contents

Topic 1. Security trends in Asia
Topic 2. Key security actors in Northeast and South Asia
Topic 3. Key security actors in Southeast Asia
Topic 4. Case study: Korean Peninsula issue
Topic 5. Case study: India vs Pakistan and India vs China (territorial disputes)
Topic 6. Case study: South China Sea issue
Topic 7. Terrorism, piracy and international crime: major treats and mechanisms for their regulation in Asia
Topic 8. Food security and water security in Asia
Topic 9. Cybersecurity, AI and internet regulation initiatives in Asia
Topic 10. Climate and natural disasters in Asia

Assessment Elements

Seminar activity
Discussion
Policy Brief
Exam

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 4th module
0.2 * Discussion + 0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * Policy Brief + 0.3 * Seminar activity

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Shivshankar Menon. (2017). Some Thoughts on India, China and Asia-Pacific Regional Security. China Report, (2), 188. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.sae.chnrpt.v53y2017i2p188.213
Taylor, B., & Tow, W. (2015). Challenges to Building an Effective Asia-Pacific Security Architecture. Australia, Australia/Oceania: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.63CF304B

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Evgeny A. Kanaev, & Anastasia S. Pyatachkova. (2015). Russia and Asia-Pacific Security: The Maritime Dimension. HSE Working Papers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.hig.wpaper.17.ir.2015

Authors

PERMINOVA ALEKSANDRA ALEKSANDROVNA
Pyatachkova Anastasiya Sergeevna

Бакалаврская программа «Международные отношения»

Адрес

Новый дипломатический словарь

The Problems of Asian Security