Interactive Syllabus

Course requirements

Introduction. European Union as a foreign policy actor. EU as an actor in the neighbourhood - 13 February 2023

EU as a security actor? CSDP post-Lisbon, impacts of Brexit, Ukraine War and the lessons learned. Guest lecture of Dr Benjamin Martill, University of Edinburgh - 20 February 2023

Between a normative actor and realistic policy. The EU policy towards Russia. - 27 February 2023

EU and Russia - current problems. EU Eastern Neighbourhood in the context of EU-Russia relations and the conflict in Ukraine + Position paper 1. - 6 March 2023

EU policy towards Ukraine: history of mutual relations and the conflict response in the Eastern Partnership area. Position paper 2 - 13 March 2023

Perspectives and limits of the Eastern Partnership policy and the EU crisis and conflict management. Case study of Moldova + Position paper 3 (20 March 2023)

EU as the actor of human rights and democracy promotion. The case of Belarus + Position paper 4 (27 March 2023)

South Caucasus: a geopolitical crossroad (discussion with the expert: Dr. Zinaida Bechná) + Position paper 5 - 3 April 2023

National Holiday: Reading week (10 April 2023)

Meeting with the external guest: Repr. of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Ambassador for the Eastern Partnership). Topic: Czech policy towards the Eastern Partnership countries. EaP - current state of the affairs - 17 April 2023

On-line meeting with Mr. Andrij Dichťaruk, International Organization for Migration, Slovakia. Presentations of final student projects - 24 April 2023

Summary of the problems of current Eastern Partnership policy and the situation in EaP countries - Thursday May, 4 in 24a, 16:00 + FINAL EXAM