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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 1 |
Why should we study American Foreign Policy? The Impacts of American Foreign Policy. |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 2 |
Analyzing Modern American Foreign Policy: Competing Approaches: Realism, Liberalism, Neoconservatism. |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 2 |
Constructivism, Marxizm, Rational Political Ambition Theory |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 3 |
Short History of USA from foundation to the American Revolution through World War II: American Isolationism, The Proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine, U.S. Expansion in the Nineteenth Century. |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 4 |
The Cold War Strains in the World War II Coalition, Who would be accused for Cold War?, Cold War Milestones, The Korean War |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 4 |
he War in Vietnam (1955-1973): President Eisenhower (1953-1961), John F. Kennedy (1961-1963), Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969), Richard Nixon (1969-1974). |
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Phase I (1944-1973) of postwar GSS: Cold War Bipolarity, Phase II (1974-1991) of Postwar GSS: Multipolarity, Detente and Neoliberalism: Nixon (1969-1974) and Kissenger’s Multipolarity and Detente, President Carter (1977-1981): Human rights emphasis shadowed by Oil crises, Afghanistan issue and Iranian revolution, Reagan (1981-1989) and the Cold War Redux, George H. W. Bush (1989-1993, Phase III (1992-Today) of Postwar GSS: Quasi Unipolarity, Globalisation, Increasing Nationalism: Clinton (1993-2001), George W Bush (2001-2009): American Unipolarity and Neoconservatives. |
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MID-TERM EXAM |
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Important security issues of the last decade, Obama (2009-2017): Relations with Iran and Middle East, Russia, China, Donald J. Trump (2017-2021):Relations with North Korea, Russia, China and Middle East. |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 13 |
Afghanistan Issue: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and Afghanistan under Taliban, September 11 |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 13 |
US war against Afghanistan after 9/11, US Invasion of Iraq: Different Scenarios, The Legality of US’ War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2002 National Security Document |
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Reading the related subject in the coursebook: James Lee Ray (2014) American Foreign Policy and Political Ambition,CQ Press.Chapter 11 |
US and Asia, Negative Scenario about Asian States Relations, Positive Scenarios about Asian States Relations, Negative Scenario about Relations between China and USA, US Enters Asia: Philippines War of Independence, Negative Scenario about Relations, US-Philippines War, US in China in the 19. Century |
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USA, China and SSCB Relations during the Cold War |
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Power Transition and Future of US-Chinese Relations, Clinton’s (1993-2001) China Policy, George W. Bush’s (2001-2009) China Policy, Obama’s China Policy. |
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Preparation for the exam: General and comparative evaluation of former subjects. Revision of basic points |
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FINAL EXAM |
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FINAL EXAM |
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