Post-Soviet Security
JSISA 420/520 and POL S 420/520
M/W 2:30-4:20
Why did Russia try to influence the 2016 US presidential election? Why does Russia seem to be involved in wars on its borders so often? Why are corruption and autocracy so widespread across the post-Soviet region? This course will answer these and other questions by examining the international and domestic politics of Russia and its neighbors after the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It focuses on the many ways efforts to build new states and nations could go wrong. Topics covered include nationalism, organized crime, civil wars, revolutions, authoritarianism, international migration, the wars in Georgia and Ukraine, and the Kremlin’s efforts to help Trump win.
