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: • RN 1 - to know and understand the nature, sources and directions of the evolution of international relations, international politics, foreign policy of states, the state of theoretical studies of international relations and world politics; • RN 2 - to critically understand and analyze global processes and their impact on international relations; • RN 4 – to analyze and evaluate the problems of international and national security, international and internationalized conflicts, approaches, methods and mechanisms of ensuring security in the international space and in the foreign policy of states; • RN 7 - evaluate and analyze international and foreign policy problems and situations, propose approaches to solving such problems; • RN 16 – to know and understand highly specialized (political, legal, security, social, communication, etc.) aspects of the development of the modern system of international relations and Ukraine's place in it; • RN 17 – to systematically think and creatively interpret events at the global, regional and local levels, taking into account the historical prerequisites of their emergence and development, the peculiarities of Ukraine's interaction with other countries of the world; • RN 19 – to advocate a patriotic statesmanship position regarding the place of Ukraine in the system of international relations in communications • RN 22 - to be aware of the need for lifelong learning in order to deepen the acquired and acquire new professional knowledge in accordance with the trends in the development of international relations, the formulation of the latest political theories, concepts and interpretations of the international system;
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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