MVZb2003 NATO and European Security

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Adriana Ilavská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, 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
Wed 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites
! MVZ123 NATO and European Security && !NOW( MVZ123 NATO and European Security ) && (! POL125 NATO and European Security )
Students should be able to read literature in English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 82/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is the interpretation of the NATO issue in connection with the security architecture of Europe. The course is mainly focused on the clarification of the historical circumstances of the NATO creation, decision-making mechanisms, NATO expeditionary operations, NATO enlargement and changes of NATO after the End of the Cold War. The course touches other security institutions in Europe as well, especially Warsaw Pact, Western European Union and newly also the process of building an ESDP within the European Union.
Learning outcomes
Understanding the main principles of NATO. Learn the NATO history. Understand the main differences between NATO and other security organizations in Europe. Understand the main trends in the contemporary NATO. To learn about NATO's response to Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the subject, introduction to the course parameters. Historical circumstances of the formation of European security architecture after World War II. The emergence of NATO. 2. Washington Treaty, decision-making mechanism, organisational structure. NATO during the Cold War: 1950s-1960s. 3. NATO in the 1970s, 1980s and the end of the Cold War. 4. France and NATO. 5. NATO adaptation after the end of the Cold War, transformation of strategic concepts. The current NATO strategic concept. 6. NATO expansion after the end of the Cold War. 7. Military crisis management operations: contribution to crisis management. 8. NATO and the 1999 war against Yugoslavia. 9. The defeat of NATO and the West in Afghanistan. 10. NATO and Russia after the end of the Cold War. 11. NATO, Ukraine, the outbreak of war in the Donbas and hybrid warfare. 12. NATO, Ukraine and Russian aggression in 2022. 13. Adaptation of NATO military structures and trends in the development of member states' armies. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Literature
    required literature
  • Ratti, Luca. 2014. Stepping up to reintegration: French security policy between transatlantic and European defence during and after the Cold War. Journal of Transatlantic Studies, 12(4), 367-378.
  • Kříž, Z. 2015. NATO after the End of the Cold War. Brno: MUNI, 123 s.
  • Voyger, M. 2019. NATO at 70 and the Baltic States. Strengthening the Euro-Atlantic Alliance in an Age of non-linear Threats. Tartu, 14-21, 52-82.
  • NATO 2022 Strategic Concept. https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2022/6/pdf/290622-strategic-concept.pdf
  • Kříž, Z. 2023. Cesta z Ruska. Ruská agrese proti Ukrajině a její důsledky. Brno: MUNI Press, 163 s.
  • Mercier, D. 2018. NATO's Adaptation in an Age of Complexity. PRISM, no. 4, 2-11.
  • Svárovský, M. 2019. The NATO Eastern Flank and the US Military Presence in the Region. Prague, 24 s.
  • FIDLER, Jiří and Petr MAREŠ. Dějiny NATO. Praha: Paseka, 1997, 243 s. ISBN 8071851450. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, literature study, discussion. The teacher expects students to come to lectures prepared and to have read the relevant literature.
Assessment methods
In order to be awarded credit, it is necessary to Write a credit test (30 minutes) of 5 questions graded 0-3 points from the required literature, videos and PPT presentations provided by the teacher. In total, you must score at least 60% of the maximum possible score on the test, i.e. 9 points. The test will be written via IS MU.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nemohou zapisovat studenti, kteří již absolvovali kurs POL125 nebo MVE132
Teacher's information
Videa Alexej Kelin: Putin se nezměnil, on jen přestal předstírat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO8PCycyP0s Rusko, Ukrajina a my - Beseda Alexandr Mitrofanov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQEi9qyWQuU On Deterrence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBLpJFi6f0 NATO - Summary on a Map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NlhfoFK9PI Why Finland Joining NATO Checkmates Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si9Phc9ArpU The History of NATO, John Mearsheimer, Structural Realist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZPkvI_febw 1949 - NATO's Anxious Birth (Jamie Shea's History Class) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggdYQPXDG8Y NATO to Korean War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzE8qGUAoOc 1956 - Khrushchev delivers his secret speech (Jamie Shea's History Class) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzy9KuMW29k 1967 - De Gaulle pulls France out of NATO integrated military structure (Jamie Shea's History Class) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luzAoQUM8Kg 1979 - The Soviet Union deploys its SS20 missiles and NATO responds (Jamie Shea's History Class) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJSAbCt9YCM
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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