EVS174 The Baltic Countries Foreign Policies (Border states foreign policy)

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Thoomas Alatalu, DSc (lecturer), PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 22. 10. 18:00–19:40 AVC, Tue 23. 10. 18:00–19:40 U32, Wed 24. 10. 12:00–15:40 U34, Thu 25. 10. 12:00–13:30 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
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The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with foreign policy of the Baltic countries strongly influenced by superpowers fight for domination in region in the past and for promoting democracy and security in nowadays. Theories of international relations permits consider pre-WW2 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as buffer states, nowadays despite of belonging to NATO and EU they keep – mainly thanks to big number of citizens of Russian Federation – features of the border states until the problems with foreign relations and cooperation with Moscow are solved. The students would have a picture about different tactics of the Baltic countries to join NATO and European Union. A special emphasis is put on original and innovative steps of small countries in micro and macro-regional level - joining and creating of cooperative organizations and movements, incl. establishment of special relations with some great power - to increase their own security and prosperity
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Lecture one The appearance of the Baltic republics as part of the birth of the East Europe. The Baltic cooperation, international isolation and German-Soviet fight for sphere of interests. Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and untold pages of Soviet occupation policy in the Baltic area.. U.S. non-recognition policy and its decisive phase 1982-91. Lecture two Singing revolution. Rebirth of the Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian foreign policy 1988-91. Differences in tactics and stake on U.S. support. The Western and the Eastern policy of the Baltic republics. The role of Baltics in liberation movement of other Soviet republics. The Tallinn process (geopolicy).. Lecture three Regionalization (Baltic Assembly, Baltic Council of Ministers) and getting free from Russian military bases. Relations with the Nordic and Benelux countries Joining to Euro-Atlantic structures (with a big number of citizens of Russia). Relations with Russian Federation, Russian compatriots policy, Estonia’s and Latvia’s minority policies. Conclusion of border treaties with Russia. Lecture four U.S.-Baltic Charter. U.S.–Estonian special relations. Baltics in the European Union and NATO. Northern Dimension. Nordic-Baltic Eight. Small countries possibilities in great systems. Baltics contribution to European foreign policy. New Friends of Georgia. Eastern partnership. Seminar and evaluation Content: a comparative analysis of the Security concept of Georgia of 2005 and of 2011. Assessment: Presence on lectures (20%), essay „Comparision of two security concepts of Georgia“ (60%), and a short report with caracterization of foreign policy either Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania (20%). Readings: Lectures 1-2 Aldis Purs. 2012. Baltic Facades. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Since 1945. Reaktion Books. Andres Kasekamp. 2010. A History of the Baltic States. Palgrave MacMillan. Tornike Turmanidze. Buffer states. Power policies, Foreign policies and Concepts. Nova Science Publishers, Incl. New York 2009. Lectures 3-4 U.S.- Baltic Charter (January 16, 1998). www.vm.ee NB8 wise men report. (August 2010).PDF (www.utanrikisraduneyti.is and others) Poland and the Czech Republic: Advocates of the EU Enlargement. Edited By Adam Balcer. Demos Europe. Centre for European Strategies. Warsaw, 2010. http://www.european.org/doc/publications/demosEUROPA_PL_CZ_pdf. Toomas Alatalu. New Friends of Georgia vs. Friends of Georgia. – Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook 2011. Ed. Andres Kasekamp. Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, 2012, pp.183-207. http://www.evi.ee/lib/valispol.2011.pdf. Seminar National Security Concept of Georgia (2005). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&see_id=12. http://www.parliament.ge/files/292_880_927746_concept_en.pdf. National Security Concept of Georgia (2011). http://www.nsc.gov.ge/files/files/National Security Concept.pdf.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Assessment: Presence on lectures (20%), essay „Comparision of two security concepts of Georgia“ (60%), and a short report with caracterization of foreign policy either Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania (20%).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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