Overview
Description
This course will explore and analyze the history and current state of US-Russian relations. The United States and Russia (formerly the Soviet Union) have historically gone from allies to enemies to something in between. What explains this variation? Why are relations today so strained?
Requirements
Prerequisites
PSC 231
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): PSC 231 .
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Core
CO14
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- read and critically evaluate relevant academic literature on US-Russian relations, US foreign policy, and Russian foreign policy.
- identify and evaluate how specific historical events (such as the Cuban Missile Crisis), policies (such as Détente), and institutions (such as NATO) have impacted and shaped US-Russian relations.
- understand, analyze, and apply existing International Relations theories to historical and contemporary events and processes in US-Russian relations.
- evaluate national and international policies that have affected US-Russian and US-Soviet relations through history and how they have affected the broader relationship between the countries.
- participate in a debate and simulation as integrative experiences that integrate knowledge and skills gained from Core knowledge and reflect and report on the application experience.