Actual Problems of Foreign Policy of Ukraine and International Relations

Major: International Information
Code of subject: 7.291.02.O.001
Credits: 5.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Yaryna Turchyn
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: To form students’ objective notion about the features and trends of the modern system of international relations and the current world order, the essence and main tasks of Ukraine’s foreign policy in the context of existing world realities and relationships; ability to characterize the development of relations between leading states / international organizations and Ukraine; ability to analytically comprehend the current foreign policy of Ukraine and its prospects, primarily from the standpoint of using alternative approaches to its implementation and realization of national interest. As a result of studying the course students should: • know the concepts and categories of the course; conceptual issues in the foreign policy of Ukraine and modern system of international relations; the main components of Ukraine’s policy in the post-Soviet space and specificity of the Russian-Ukrainian relations; bilateral cooperation of Ukraine with "G7" countries; the position and involvement of Ukraine into integration processes in CEE and SEE; development issues in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the national interests of Ukraine; priorities and objectives of Ukraine’s activities in international organizations; features of the peacekeeping activities of Ukraine; security issues in the foreign policy of Ukraine. • be able to analyze the main directions of Ukraine’s foreign policy at the present stage of development of the system of international relations; to be guided in traditions, modern features and actual problems of foreign policy of the leading countries in the world and the international organizations; know the problematic aspects of international relations at the regional and global levels; understand the possible areas of application of knowledge gained during training; to use the professional terminology in analyzing spheres and directions of Ukraine's foreign policy, its place in international relations; to synthesize scientific knowledge using an interdisciplinary approach in order to build holistic, objective picture of the situation and prospects of Ukraine in the world; to establish cause-effect relationships among the determinants, means, tools and outcomes of different directions of Ukraine’s foreign policy; to evaluate and to identify Ukraine’s potential opportunities in realization of national interests in the international arena; to analyze, to classify and to systematize the literature on problems of Ukraine's foreign policy and international relations; to systematize, to classify the studied material; to cover logically and consistently the issues of the course; to justify the relevance, to set the goal and to define objectives; to make independent conclusions and proposals on the theme of the course.
Required prior and related subjects: - Prerequisites: International and European security. - Corequisites: History and theory of research of the international systems and global development, Execution of master’s qualification work.
Summary of the subject: Conceptual issues in the foreign policy of Ukraine. Policy of Ukraine in the post-Soviet space and the problems of Russian-Ukrainian relations. State and prospects of Ukraine's relations with "G7" countries. Integration processes in CEE and SEE and Ukraine's position. The integration of Ukraine into the EU as the main direction of foreign policy of Ukraine. Peacekeeping activities of Ukraine. Activities in the UN and other international/regional organizations. Development issues in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the national interests of Ukraine. Security dimension of foreign policy of Ukraine.
Assessment methods and criteria: - Current control (40%): oral questioning, reports on seminars, individual work, analytical reports. - Final control (60%): exam (multilevel testing, oral component).
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