CZS44 International Security in the Modern World

Celouniverzitní studia
podzim 2011
Rozsah
48 hodin výuky + 6 exkurzí. 8 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Marek Čejka, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Petr Kupka, Ph.D. (přednášející)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Martin Glogar
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Martin Glogar
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Cíle předmětu
The International Security in the Modern World program is designed to give students an understanding of some of the fundamental international security issues and their implications for Europe and the world. The course has three core areas which create three unique modules – the first one being energy security, especially in the context of Euroasia; the second area of interests are the conflicts over religion and nationalism, and given its global impact a special attention will be paid to the Middle East; the third module deals with the organized crime, corruption and state failures which brought into European reality especially the fall of the Iron Curtain.
The participants of this course will:
• Come to understand the implications these threats have for European and other countries
• Critically analyse the international organisations (such as the UN and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) that deal with these issues, and
• Consider how Europe and the world has responded to these issues so far and the international responses that might be required in future for these and future global threats
Osnova
  • Module 1: Energy security in Europe and the Eurasian area Instructor: Petra Kuchynkova
  • • Energy security – What does it mean at the beginning of the 21st century? Liberal perspective, strategic perspective, environmental dimension.
  • • EU energy policy – Does any “EU energy policy” exist or not? Why? Internal dimension – Legislation (EU internal energy market, climate-energy package; energy efficiency). External dimension – EU dependency on external energy resources (pipelines – oil and gas infrastructure, policy of diversification – EU and its main oil and gas suppliers). Nuclear energy – perspective for the future or an impasse?
  • • Russian energy policy – Main actors of Russian energy policy and special features of the energy business in Russia (with the emphasis on oil and gas sector). The role of energy policy in Russian external policy: Europe as the main customer; China as a future customer? The interests of Russian energy business in the other parts of the world (South-East Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East)
  • • Caspian region, Central Asia and the South Caucasus as the main clashing points for the interests of energy resources consumers and producers in the Eurasian area (Russia, China, EU, USA)
  • Module 2: “Middle Eastern Threat” to the European security Instructor: Marek Cejka
  • • Introduction – Middle East , Western World/Europe and radicalism – Basic terms, the Middle Eastern conflicts, Jews-Christians-Muslims in History
  • • European influence, Arab Nationalism and Islamism in the Middle East – Impact of Western Influence and Western ideologies in the Middle East. Varieties of Arab nationalism, typology of Islamism.
  • • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – European origins of Zionism, origins of conflict, clash between Zionism and Palestinian Arab nationalism and the development since 1948
  • • Contemporary political radicalism and terrorism – Development since WW2. Global terror networks and Western World
  • Module 3: Towards the new forms of organized crime in 21st century Instructor: Petr Kupka
  • • Organized crime – definitions, concepts, theories and types
  • • Organized crime in the Balkans – spill-over effect of regional security threats
  • • Organized Crime in East Central Europe – case study
  • • Closing Lecture by Miroslav Mares - Contemporary Security Threats in East Central Europe
Výukové metody
lectures, seminars, class discussion, site visits, excursions, presentations by professionals in the sectors, reading
Metody hodnocení
Final Test 45%, Essay (2000 characters) 45%, In-class participation 10%. Late penalty 2% will be deducted per day for late work
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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