Бакалавриат
2024/2025
Международные конфликты
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Направление:
41.03.05. Международные отношения
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 3, 4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Никитин Александр Иванович
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course “International Conflicts” presents a systemic description of the modern conflicts and wars, specifically in a post-Cold war period, both in post-Soviet space and in the area with the presence of the Russian geopolitical interests. The course is concentrated on both theoretical and international-legal aspects of conflict intervention and conflict resolution, as well as on political practical aspects of conflict roots, formats, outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze theory and methodology of international relations, international security, conflict studies and conflict resolution
- Present to the students major principles and specificities of the modern Russian foreign policy on different directions
- Introduce the UN Charter, mechanisms, organs and structures of the United Nations and of major international organizations, and Russia’s relations with them
- Present to students basic notions and concepts of international relations and international security in Russian, Western and non-Western interpretations
- Present historic background and chronology of major conflicts in the post-Soviet space with Russian involvement in recent decades
- Differentiate between various legal grounds of involvement of great powers and great organizations into conflicts
- Distinct legitimate involvements from illegitimate interventions (from the point of view of international law)
- Analyze major trends of Russia’s foreign policy and its involvement in conflicts
- Compare roles of Russia, other world powers, as well as UN, OSCE, NATO, CIS, CSTO, SCO, BRICS in various international regions and situations
- Inspect possibility for a joint and alternative crisis response by Russia and other states and organizations in situations of modern international crises
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To distinguish major definitions and parameters of the old and new threats and challenges
- To define spectrum of ideologies, theoretical approaches to security providing and conflict resolution
- To sort out major security/arms control /disarmament/confidence building international treaties and agreements
- To apply historic and legal grounds of major international and internal, but internationalized conflicts and wars in the post-Soviet space (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Caucasus) and in the areas with presence of the Russian interests (Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, former Yugoslavia, etc.).
Course Contents
- Methodology of Security Studies. World Powers and International Security in the Modern World Order
- War and Peace. Use of Force by World Powers and International Organizations
- Evolution of the International Conflict Resolution Principles and Practice
- Conflicts inside and among the New Independent States. International Interferences in Central and South Asia
- International Relations and Conflicts in the Caucasus
- The End of Post-Soviet Space and Ongoing Conflicts in the NIS. Potentials of the CSTO, SCO, BRICS
- Russia’s Military Operations of Last Decades, Ukrainian Conflict and the Special Military Operation
- Security Dimensions of the OSCE, NATO and European Union
- Security in a Nuclear Sphere. Nuclear Powers, Non-Proliferation, Evolution of the Arms Control
Assessment Elements
- In-class written testsTwo tests in the 3rd module, one test in 4th module. List of written 10 questions with preformulated 3-5 options of answers each. Fixed time-frame for filling a questionnaire (10 or 20 minutes).
- Student’s presentation at the seminar5-10 slides (including list of used printed and electronic sources), 20 minutes oral mini-lecture, response to additional cross-questioning from the audience and lecturer.
- Final examOral examination on the preliminarily distributed list of 20 questions (two questions in each ticket plus additional questions on other parts of the questionnaire)
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th module0.5 * Final exam + 0.1 * In-class written tests + 0.2 * In-class written tests + 0.2 * Student’s presentation at the seminar
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Khusrav Gaibulloev, & Todd Sandler. (2009). The Impact Of Terrorism And Conflicts On Growth In Asia. Economics and Politics, 3, 359. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0343.2009.00347.x
- Koops, J. A., MacQueen, N., Tardy, T., & Williams, P. D. (Eds.). (2015). The Oxford handbook of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Oxford University Press, USA.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Nikitin, A. International Security: World Order, Conflict Resolution, Arms Control, and Counter-Terrorism : учебное пособие / A. Nikitin. — Москва : МГИМО, 2020. — 339 с. — ISBN 978-5-9228-2209-1. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/294752 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.