Class at Faculty of Social Sciences |
JMMZ068
Syllabus
Themes of individual seminar meetings as well as selected readings will be determined by the students? choice of topics.
Annotation
The special relationship between the United States and Britain hinger on security issues and intelligence cooperation. It will trace the historical and cultural origins of the relationship, but will concentrate on the Grand Alliance (1940-45) and developments since 1945. It will focus on the asymmetrical nature of the relationship by examining the motives of both sides, where they coincide and where they diverge. Case studies may be helpful (eg. Kosovo, Iraq, Suez 1956?.).
Attention will be also paid to the British dilemma of having to reconcile European commitments with the American alliance.