Strategic Survey-Europe

Catalog description

This course is a detailed and systematic examination of the key security and strategic issues affecting Europe. Placing the transatlantic alliance in historical context from the end of the Second World War to the present day, the role of Europe in U.S. national security and grand strategy is outlined and debated. There is a heavy focus on relations with Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine. The includes a critical discussion of NATO's expansion as well as a contextual exploration of Russian-Ukrainian relations.