Bachelor
2025/2026
The Problems of Asian Security
Type:
Elective course (International Relations)
Delivered by:
School of International Affairs
When:
3 year, 3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course covers traditional and non-traditional security threats in Asia. The content of the course mostly focuses on the analysis of general trends and security architecture of the Northeast, Southeast and South Asia with a special focus on major actors (China, India, Japan, ASEAN) and problems (Korean peninsula issue, South China Sea territorial dispute, etc). Besides, the students will have a chance to learn more about new security threats (cybersecurity issues, climate change). All the topics would be analyzed though the prism of Russian interests and policy towards security issues in Asia.Along with theoretical background the course provides the opportunity to develop a range of practical written and oral skills. Seminar activities include open discussions, presentations on Asian countries’ national military strategies based on content-analysis and negotiation imitation game on the Korean issue. Also, the student will be able to discover a new form of analytical work – policy brief.