EUP419 Grand Strategy

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2009
Rozsah
2/0. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Bradley Thayer, Ph.D. (přednášející), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Rozvrh
Po 16. 3. 12:00–13:30 U42, Út 17. 3. 10:00–11:40 U42, St 18. 3. 10:00–11:40 U42, Čt 19. 3. 14:00–15:40 U42, Pá 20. 3. 10:00–11:40 U42, Po 23. 3. 12:00–13:30 U42, Út 24. 3. 10:00–11:40 U42, St 25. 3. 10:00–11:40 U42, Čt 26. 3. 14:00–15:40 U42, Pá 27. 3. 10:00–11:40 U42
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Cíle předmětu
Grand strategy defines the interests of a state, the threats to those interests, and the policies and military forces needed to minimize the danger posed by those threats. Grand strategy is an important topic in international politics because if a state has clearly defined interests and the means to protect them, the chance of war may be reduced or heightened. The aim of this course is to examine the grand strategies of great powers to determine what the relationship is between a great power’s grand strategy and stability in international politics. Particular attention will be paid to the factors that affect grand strategy; the grand strategy of the major European powers in World Wars II; and the competing arguments over United States grand strategy in the post-Cold War world. At the end of the course, students will be able to orient better in the theoretical as well as practical aspects of grand strategy. They will also improve their analytical and writing skills.
Osnova
  • Part One: Introduction to Grand Strategy and the Major Factors That Affect It Session One March 16: Introduction to Grand Strategy Session Two March 17: State Interests and Threats, and Systemic Influences on Grand Strategy Thomas Christensen and Jack Snyder, “Chain Gangs and Passed Bucks,” International Organization, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Spring 1990), pp. 137-168. Session Three March 18: Unit-Level Influences on Grand Strategy Robert Jervis, The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1989), pp. 1-45. Part Two: Comparative Grand Strategies Session Four March 19: Grand Strategy in World War II: Germany and the United States Wilhelm Deist, “The Road to Ideological War,” in Williamson Murray, MacGregor Knox, and Alvin Bernstein, eds., The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994), pp. 352-392. Eliot Cohen, “The Strategy of Innocence?,” in Murray, et al., eds., The Making of Strategy, pp. 428-465. Part Three: The Grand Strategy of the United States Session Five March 20: U.S. Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War World-The Case for Primacy Bradley Thayer’s chapters from Christopher Layne, Bradley A. Thayer, American Empire: A Debate (New York: Routledge, 2007), pp. 1-50, 103-119. Session Six March 23: U.S. Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War World-The Case for Primacy Continued Bradley A. Thayer, “In Defense of Primacy,” The National Interest, No. 86 (November/December 2006), pp. 32-37. Session Seven March 24: U.S. Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War World-The Cases for Alternative Grand Strategies, Isolationism and Offshore Balancing Christopher Layne’s chapters from American Empire, pp. 51-102, 121-137. Session Eight March 25: U.S. Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War World – How Long Will Primacy Last? Stephen M. Walt, “Keeping the World ‘Off-Balance’: Self-Restrain and U.S. Foreign Policy,” in G. John Ikenberry, ed., America Unrivaled: The Future of the Balance of Power, (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002), pp. 121-154. Session Nine March 26: Evaluating the Grand Strategic Choice of the United States No assigned reading. Session Ten March 27: Papers Due and Final Examination
Literatura
  • Thomas Christensen and Jack Snyder, “Chain Gangs and Passed Bucks,” International Organization, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Spring 1990), pp. 137-168.
  • Robert Jervis, The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1989), pp. 1-45.
  • Bradley A. Thayer, “In Defense of Primacy,” The National Interest, No. 86 (November/December 2006), pp. 32-37.
  • Wilhelm Deist, “The Road to Ideological War,” in Williamson Murray, MacGregor Knox, and Alvin Bernstein, eds., The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994), pp. 352-392.
  • Eliot Cohen, “The Strategy of Innocence?,” in Murray, et al., eds., The Making of Strategy, pp. 428-465.
Metody hodnocení
The course language is English. An examination will be given in class on Friday, March 27. This will count for 50% of the student’s grade. In addition, a 3-page paper is due on Friday, March 27. The topic of the paper will be provided in class on March 16th. The paper will also count for 50% of the student’s grade.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Dates: March 16-27, 2009 Contact information: thayerllc@gmail.com (or BradleyThayer@missouristate.edu)
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