NS3401: Contemporary Politics of Russia - NPS Online
Contemporary Politics of Russia
Course #NS3401
Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months
POC: NPS Online Support
Overview
This course introduces students to the contemporary politics of Russia, focusing on the post-Soviet era. PREREQUISITE: None.
Included in degrees & certificates
- 255
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
· Identify the key long-term factors and persistent trends driving Russian domestic politics and international behavior.
· Analyze how the Soviet collapse and the crisis of the 1990s shaped Russia’s trajectory and gave rise to the Putin regime.
· Understand the key pillars and inner workings of the Putin regime, as well as its social, political economic and security consequences.
· Examine the domestic roots and the logic of Russia’s aggressive international posture and their implications for the future.
· Critically assess the various perspectives on the nature of the threat posed by Russia, as well as the different U.S. and Western policies to counter it.
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