Transatlantic security relations

Abstract

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As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

The module will investigate some of the key issues that have characterised transatlantic security cooperation since 1990. The module will focus on issues that relate to the security of the European continent as well as to matters of global concern.

Educational Aims

This module aims to:

Give students an understanding of the development in US-European security relations since 1990.

An awareness of the post-Cold War debates surrounding security issues both inside and outside of Europe.

Develop a subject specific knowledge of transatlantic security relations. Encourage students to read widely in the literature on transatlantic relations.

Enable students to critically assess the subject of transatlantic security relations.

Module Code: M13018

Credits: 20 credits

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3

Professor Wyn Rees, School of Politics and International Relations

Wyn Rees is a Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations. He teaches and researches in the broad field of International Relations and specialises in International Security. He is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges. Wyn Rees is a member of the British International Studies Association, the Political Studies Association and the University Association for Contemporary European Studies.