UCL - Geopolitics of the European Union and the Great Powers

[EURO1303]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

After inserting the great powers in the framework of their integral strategy and taking cognizance of the debates about the nature of power of the European Union, the student will be able to understand the policies of the main systemic actors and to analyze the current international challenges.

Main themes

This course, through the InBev-Baillet Latour Chair (Programme European Union-China), constitutes an introduction of the role of great powers (Primary the European Union towards Japan, China, Russia, India and the United States) in the international system. The topics addressed will be varied (security and defense policy, foreign policy, energy policies, regional politics, ).

Content and teaching methods

Every country has a tendency to consider itself as the centre of a system. And although the reality is different, it is this representation that is structuring the geopolitical behavior. This course will accordingly provide the students a vision of geopolitics that will give them the opportunity to understand the insertion of the European Union- atypical power, fluctuating between an integrated international organization and a confederation of states- in the regional and systemic balance of power, in the geo-economical and geo-strategical current issues.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Period: 2nd semester.
Periodicity: yearly.
Language: French.
Prerequisite: course POLS1323 "Institutions et politiques européenne".
Evaluation: written or oral examination.
Support: to be determined by the professor in charge.
References: to be determined by the professor in charge.