Russia's Foreign Policy and Unconventional Approaches (PZK_165)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge on foreign policy of Russia, specifically on so called “unconventional” foreign policy tools used by Russia with other states and other international actors; improve ability of students to analyse foreign policy, its causes and tools.
Prerequisites
Overall knowledge of the methods and theories in the field of International Relations, as well as general knowledge on politics and foreign policy of Russia.
Learning outcomes
Students will identify the principles of Russia's foreign policy formation.
Students will describe and analyze the unconventional approaches used in Russian foreign policy, as well as distinguish conventional from unconventional approaches.
Students will independently conduct an analytical research on Russia's foreign policy and unconventional approaches used in it, critically selecting sources of information, presenting their conclusions and answering questions. Students will explain Russia's foreign policy processes in an argumentative and in-depth way and model Russia's foreign policy trends.
Students will develop research works based on interdisciplinary scientific literature, analyzing the processes of Russian foreign policy and their determining factors. Students will evaluate a complex set of questions that influence the choice of one or another approach to the implementation of foreign policy interests.
