IP31820 - RUSSIAN SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Module Identifier	IP31820
Module Title	RUSSIAN SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Jennifer Mathers
Semester	Intended for use in future years
Next year offered	N/A
Next semester offered	N/A
Course delivery	Lecture	14 Hours 14 x 1 hour of Lectures
	Seminar	8 Hours 8 x 1 hours of Seminars
Assessment	Essay	1 x 2,500 word essay	40%
	Exam	2 Hours	60%

Objectives

On completion of this module students should be able to:

Assess the impact of Gorbachev on Russian security
Analyse the major security debates which have taken place in Russia since 1992
Discuss the security issues raised by Russia?s wars against Chechnya
Consider the contribution which peacekeeping makes to Russia?s security
Discuss the problems associated with the reform of the armed forces and the conversion of the defence industry in Russia

10 ECTS Credits

Aims

The aim of this module is to examine a range of contemporary security concepts and issues from a Russian perspective.

Brief description

This module will examine Russia's search for security in the post-Soviet period. It will begin by considering the legacy of the Gorbachev leadership, both in terms of the security concepts of New Political Thinking and the impact of the collapse of Communist rule and the breakup of the USSR on the security of the Russian Federation.

Students will discuss the debates within Russian policymaking and academic circles about the meaning of security in the post-Cold War world. Attention will be devoted to possible threats to Russian security from within (for example, challenges to Russia's territorial integrity such as that posed by Chechnya as well as those which arise from outside the country's borders. Students will consider the nature and extent of Russian involvement in peacekeeping within the Commonwealth of Independent States and further afield. The issue of NATO enlargement and the future of arms control will be examined from the Russian perspective, and students will discuss the future of Russia's armed forces and its defence industry.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Pavel Baev. The russian Army in a Time of Troubles.
Vladimir Baranovsky. Russia and Europe: The Emerging Security Agenda.