International politics in a global age I

Lectures are planned to include:

A challenge to international stability? Russian foreign policy under Putin
Putin and the Russian Petro State
Russian foreign policy, with special reference to the Middle East and Ukraine
The crisis in Ukraine and hybrid war

Terrorism and guerrilla insurgencies
Terrorism and guerrilla insurgencies in the Middle East and Afghanistan
Counterinsurgency in the post-World War Two era
State breakdown, warlordism and hybrid warfare in global politics

Diplomacy and conflict resolution in international relations
The functions and purpose of diplomacy in international relations
Styles of diplomatic conduct in the modern world order
Diplomacy and conflict resolution in the Middle East

Chinese domestic politics from an historical and contemporary perspective
Mao, Maoism and political revolution in China
Deng, Dengism and economic revolution in China
The legitimation of CCP power since 1949

Chinese domestic politics from an historical and contemporary perspective
Human rights in China: discourse, diplomacy and defensive nationalism
Nationalism in China: a double-edged sword
The political consequences of economic reform in China

Post-conflict state-building: key themes and challenges in the former Yugoslavia and beyond
Yugoslavia – story of state collapse
Building security after conflict: when the guns are silent
“Ending the war” - a group discussion exercise of challenges facing state-building actors

Post-conflict state-building: key themes and challenges in the former Yugoslavia and beyond
Rule of law: institutions for democracy
Statehood: the constitutional puzzle
“Re-wiring the state” – a group discussion exercise of challenges facing state-building actors

Iran and the post-revolutionary political economy
The 1979 constitutional framework
Factionalism in post-Khomeini Iran
Iran in the global economy: oil and sanctions

Niccolo vs Woodrow: morality in foreign policy
Machiavelli and the Westphalian system
The Wilsonian challenge
Wilsonianism in practice; international law and multilateralism

The death and rebirth of Power Politics: 1945-2015
The Cold War
The US world order
What now?

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