International Political Relations 2 (in English)

Syllabus

1. Basic features and trends in current international relations by the end of bipolarity. Theory of international relations and basic features of current international relations. State and trends of development of international relations at the beginning of 21st century. 2. US foreign policy. Development of the US foreign policy and international relations. Its specifics during Cold War and after the disintegration of bipolarity. Relations with Russia and China in the 21st century. 3. European Union as a global player. Brief overview of the European integration after the establishment of the European Union – milestones of development of the EU. Characteristics of foreign and security policy. Current security problems of the EU. 4. Foreign policy of Russia. Development of foreign policy and international relations of Russia after the end of Cold War. Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of bipolarity. Russian foreign policy in the 21st century. 5. Development of Central Asia after the disintegration of the USSR. Development and characteristics of each countries of the given region. Current situation in the region and the politics of world powers. 6. Western Balkans and the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The process of disintegration of Greater Yugoslavia. Its history and development after the end of bipolarity, and its international political context and consequences. Current problems and integration ambitions in the region. 7. Position of China in the world politics and its current regional and global policy. Brief history and political system of China. Current problems related to China and its foreign policy in the 21st century. 8. Foreign policy of Japan. Brief history and political system of Japan. Formation its foreign policy and the current relations to world powers as well as to another countries within the region. 9. India as regional and global player. Brief history and characteristics of development of the Indian political system. Phases of Indian foreign policy up to the present with regard to its relations to main players of world politics. 10. Cooperation of Southeast Asian countries. ASEAN. Characteristics of Southeast Asian countries. Brief history of the region. Current goals of ASEAN and its relations to the third parties. 11. Middle East. Definition of Middle East as the region of world politics. Israeli-Palestinian conflict and all current conflicts in Middle East. 12. Political development in Latin America. Characteristics of Latin America as a region of world politics. The most important countries of Latin America. Current socio-economic, political and security issues in Latin America. 13. Development of Africa in post-colonial period and in present. Development of Africa after the disintegration pf bipolar organization of international relations in world politics. Integration tendencies in Africa. Selected current political issues in Africa.