| Course Title: Russia, the West, and Putinism |
| Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: Since its creation at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union dominated the minds of Western foreign policymakers. None of the West's policies in the Middle East, the Third World, Europe, or China after World War II can be understood without the study of Soviet foreign policy. We will examine the development of Soviet foreign policy since 1917 and, following the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the role played by Russia and Russia and the former Soviet republics in the far more complex and multipolar "New World Order." What should U.S. policy be toward the emerging new states of the Baltics, Central Asia, and Caucasia? |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Stephen Jones   | 413-538-2428   | sfjones@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Monday   | 12:45PM - 02:00PM   | TBA   | TBA   | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 12:45PM - 01:45PM   |   |   | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Wednesday and Friday   | 12:45PM - 02:30PM   |   |   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| None |           |           |
| Comments         |
| Additional Comments         |
| Course Tags         | ||
| POLIT-INTL   | POLIT-INTL: Politics - International subfield   | This course has been approved to count towards the International Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses).   |
| IR0001   | INTREL: International Relations major   | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major.   |
| MOD0001   | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1   | This course meets in Module 1.   |
| Cross-listed Sections         |
| RES-241-01 Russia, the West, & Putinism   |
| POLIT-264-01 Russia, the West & Putinism   |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 16     | Available: 2     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |