When we think about Europe nowadays we tend to focus on the European Union without taking a broader look at the very diverse picture European politics are providing. Even having in mind the EU’s attempt to create a joint foreign and security policy, we still have a lot of actors which speak with a lot of different voices on a lot of different issues. The target of this class will be to look at various aspects and current topics related to the interaction of European countries with the rest of the world. |
1. Introduction: Foreign Policy in Europe |
| 2. The EU and the development of a joint foreign policy |
| 3. The OSCE as an instrument of European foreign policy |
| 4. European countries and globalisation I: Economic globalisation |
| 5. Movie: We Feed the World |
| 6. European countries and globalisation II: Global issues (migration, environmental questions, cultural and religious issues) |
| 7. European countries, humanitarian aid, human rights and global justice |
| 8. Security Issues: Military and Human Security in Europe (Terrorism, Migration, drugs and human trafficking) |
| 9. Security Issues II |
| 10. European countries and postcolonial relations: (Commonwealth, Lome convention, Francophone? Ibero? |
| 11. Transatlantic relations, NATO, Old and New Europe |
| 12. Europe and the Middle East I |
| 13. Europe and South-East Asia |
| 14. Conclusion |
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