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International Relations - POL279
This unit investigates the origins, evolution and demise of the Cold War, largely through the prism of American–Soviet rivalry in the Third World: from the politics of containment and conflict during the 1950s and 1960s, to the rise and demise of superpower detente in the 1970s, to a revival of superpower conflict during the Reagan era, to the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s and the return to the world of a single superpower (United States of America) in the 1990s. The last part of the unit focuses on post-Cold War policy toward the Third World. The case studies include: the 1990–1991 Gulf War; the United States of America's policy toward Cuba; and the application of the Bush Doctrine to Afghanistan and Iraq.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Morris Morley |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units) |
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| NCCW(s): | POL270, POL272 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Faculty of Arts |
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