EUP424 NATO History

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zinaida Bechná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Barbora Halašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 P22
Prerequisites
To be able to work with the English academic literature.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is the interpretation of the NATO issues against the background on the post-Cold War trends in international security. The course is mainly focused on the clarification of the historical circumstances of the NATO creation, decision-making mechanisms, NATO expeditionary operations and changes of NATO after the end of the Cold War. The course touches other security institutions in Europe as well, especially the Warsaw Pact, the Western European Union and the European Union.
Learning outcomes
Lectures, study of literature, delivery of presentations. Course objectives are to understand the functioning principles of NATO, to learn the historical evolution of NATO, to define main differences between NATO and other security organizations, and to understand current trends in the NATO development and international security.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to course. What is NATO
  • 2. How does NATO work
  • 3. Types of Security Organizations: Collective Defence and Collective Security
  • 4. NATO Founding
  • 5. NATO during the Cold War
  • 6. NATO after the End of the Cold War
  • 7. NATO and France
  • 8. NATO enlargement
  • 9. NATO in European security architecture
  • 10. NATO and Russia
  • 11. NATO and the South Caucasus region
  • 12. NATO and crisis management operations
  • 13. NATO, Ukraine and hybrid warfare
Literature
  • Kříž, Zdeněk. 2015. NATO after the End of the Cold War. A Brief History. Brno: Muni Press
  • COLLINS, Brian J. NATO : a guide to the issues. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2011, xiv, 178. ISBN 9780313354915. info
  • HODGE, Carl Cavanagh. Atlanticism for a new century : the rise, triumph, and decline of NATO. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005, xi, 145. ISBN 0130481297. URL info
  • KAPLAN, Lawrence S. NATO divided, NATO united : the evolution of an alliance. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004, xii, 165. ISBN 0275983773. info
  • Defending Europe : the EU, NATO and the quest for european autonomy. Edited by Jolyon Howorth - John T. S. Keeler. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2003, xii, 247. ISBN 1403966907. info
  • SLOAN, Stanley R. NATO, the European Union, and the Atlantic community : the transatlantic bargain reconsidered. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003, xvii, 287. ISBN 0742517608. info
  • DUIGNAN, Peter. NATO : its past, present, and future. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, 2000, x, 149. ISBN 0817997822. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, a study of literature, presentation of the articles/papers, class discussions.
Assessment methods
To complete this course and receive credits, you are required to:
• Actively participate in 9 (of 13) seminars (discuss the readings, topics of presentations)
• Submit and present 4 presentations (10/15-minutes presentation + 5-minutes discussion)
- You are required to upload presentations in IS (Homework Vault/Presentations/Folder with your name) 24 hours before presenting in the class.
Each presentation will be evaluated pass or fail.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The more detailed sylabus with the list of presentations will be provided in the beginning of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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