Security Issues in Europe II

Catalog description

This course focuses on current, major issues within the European region. While engaging in critical analysis of current issues, the course examines the broader Eu - ropean cultural context as an analytic framework explaining interaction within the region and the international arena. While the first European course focuses on many of the issues that led to the formulation and continued existence of NATO, this course discusses the formulation and issues related to the European Union (EU). Because the EU is such an economic powerhouse, students will explore the theory and practice of how economic motives affect political decisions and how most political decisions have economic repercussions, both domestically and in Eu- rope. This course reviews and explores the key themes of Europe’s con-