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Students acquire basic knowledge about core issues of contemporary IR on the level of great powers.

This class will debate the core issues of US and Russian external relations and US-Russian bilateral relations. We will analyze the US pivot to Asia, the US web of alliances, the Syria conflict, the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the conflict over Iran's culear programme. We will scrutinize Russian-EU energy relations, Russia's 'southern belly' challenges, Russian relations with the Asia-Pacific region.

Continuous assessment (based on regular written and/or oral contribution by participants).

plenary presentation, written exam, paper

Students will receive a list of obligatory reading at the beginning of class