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Poslední úprava: PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. (04.10.2011)
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. (04.10.2011)
Recent military interventions by the U.S. and its Allies in Afghanistan have brought to the forefront the issue of insurgency and counterinsurgency. This course attempts to answer the question whether the decision to apply the methods of counterinsurgency (COIN) in both cases amounts to a paradigmatic shift in the strategic culture of the members of the Euro-Atlantic community. Its focus is not so much on what the Allies have been doing in Afghanistan and/or Iraq, but rather why they have been doing it and what the implications of their actions are for their security and defense policies as members, and as a community. The course focuses on three major topics. Firstly, it outlines and explains the concept of strategic culture - its theoretical foundations, evolution and application to specific cases. Secondly, it deals with the practice of expeditionary warfare since the end of Cold War, especially in the Euro-Atlantic context. Finally, it examines the concept of counterinsurgency, its evolution and application in contemporary operations of Euro-Atlantic allies. The case of counterinsurgency will be used to present the ‘ultimate’ form of contemporary expeditionary warfare waged by NATO member countries, and demonstrate its impact on strategic culture(s) of the states involved. |
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. (04.10.2011)
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. (04.10.2011)
The course will rely on extensive reading of suggested literature (available online or in SIS) by participating students. Lectures are conceived as an interactive dialogue between the tutor and the students, structured by the discussion topics listed below. In lesson G, a panel presentation and discussion on the development of transatlantic strategic culture will be held. |
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. (04.10.2011)
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Poslední úprava: PhDr. JUDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. (04.10.2011)
Introductory lesson
Lesson A/ Transatlantic security consensus: reality or mirage? Lesson B/ Strategic culture: an evolution of the concept Lesson C/ U.S. strategic culture: current developments and their determinants Lesson D/ Strategic cultures in Europe (Britain, France, Germany, Poland)
Lesson E/ EU and defence: towards a European strategic culture? Lesson F/ Peacekeeping, stabilization operations, expeditionary warfare etc.: mapping the conceptual boundaries of expeditionary warfare Lesson G/ Out-of-area conflict management in transatlantic strategic culture post-Cold War (panel discussion) Lesson H/ From Galula to Petraeus: the evolution of the concept of counterinsurgency Lesson I/ Case-study I: U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq Lesson J/ Case-study II: NATO and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan Lesson K/ The future of transatlantic strategic culture |