Course code

RIR7043.YK

old course code

RIR7043

Course title in Estonian

Küberjulgeoleku geopoliitika

Course title in English

Geopolitics of Cyber Security

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Matthew Crandall (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

Course aims

Cyber has emerged as one of the key shared spaces for the globalizing world. Its is a cross-cutting domain that penetrates all national states and international actors. The course's objective is to examine the security consequencies of cyber as a shared and new domain. What type of new great game is taking place to control and secure the world of digitalized actitivities? What vunerabilities and risks are produced by cyber-power? Does it course diffusion of existing power and powers?

Brief description of the course

The course maps out interconnections bewteen digitalization and international relations. The students are expected to be able to describe the emerging security practices and possible new security challenges connected to the cyber-domain. They are also expected to see how cyber is not an independent domain but a shared space intertwined with much of global life.

Teacher

Mika Aaltola

Study programmes containing that course

International Relations (RIRAM/23.YK)
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)