Course code

RIR7041.YK

old course code

RIR7041

Course title in Estonian

Väikeriikide välis- ja julgeolekupoliitikad

Course title in English

Small State Foreign and Security Policies

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The goal of the course is to give an overview of small states all over the world – their chances, problems and solutions to better their chances regarding foreign and security policy.

Brief description of the course

The course begins with defining the small state and introducing the theoretical background. The course then looks at the most important small states of each region and analyses how they behave similarly or differently in the international arena. The course ends with the student writing a small state analysis and a theoretical exam.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the nature and main foreign and security policies of small states;
- can analyse foreign and security policy.

Teacher

Catlyn Kirna

Study programmes containing that course

International Relations (RIRAM/22.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/21.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/20.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/19.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/18.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/17.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/16.YK)
International Relations (RIRAM/15.YK)