Baillet Latour Chair: The Euro-Russian partnership: challenges and processes

Teacher(s)

de Wilde d'Estmael Tanguy ;

Language

Français

Prerequisites

LEUSL2012 "Exernal Action of the EU"

Main themes

The main themes included in the study of Euro-Russian relations can be synthesized in accordance to the 4 EU-Russia " common spaces " These "common spaces", covers economic issues, energy and environment; freedom, security and justice; external security; research and education, including cultural aspects.

Aims

This course offers a thorough analysis of challenges arising in the relations between Russia and Europe. It covers political, economical, and security issues in this area, and the institutional tools available for dealing with them. A special attention is dedicated to the EU's external policy from 1988 until today. The overall objective is to provide students with a comprehensive view of the challenges and the processes of the Euro-Russian "common space".

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

Written or oral examination.

Content

This course covers a wide spectrum of topics (trade, hard and soft security, economy, history, mutual perceptions): it requires at least some knowledge of fundamentals in political science and international relations as well as some previous education in EU policies and capabilities.

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