US Policies and Global Security

• Topics

  • Introduction: identity and security
  • Purposes of US foreign policy
  • The Cold War and containment
  • The Cuban missile crisis
  • Alliances and identity
  • Détente and identity
  • Nuclear weapons and identity
  • The post-Cold War order
  • The UN and US diplomacy
  • The US and global norms
  • Terrorism and counter-terrorism
  • The US an an Asia-Pacific power.

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
    • Online assignment submission
    • Podcasting/Leacture capture
    • Standard Media
    • Web links

  • Online Materials

    • Resources and Links
    • Printable format materials
    • Audio-Video streaming

Entry Requirements

Equivalent Subjects

You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MUR-PTR211

Others

Students must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in this subject.

Special requirements

No special requirements

This subject was previously known as PTR211 US Policies and Global Security.

This subject aims to develop a critical and in-depth understanding of American foreign policy and its impact on global security. Its guiding theme is the relationship between identity and security. The subject explores a range of American foreign policy actions and involvements from the Cold War to the post-Cold War era, including the Cuban missile crisis, arms control negotiations, alliance strategies, the “war on terror” and the US relationship with global norms.

• Essay 1 (20%)
• Invigilated Exam (40%)
• Essay 2 (40%)

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