Syllabus
The course will be divided into two parts
Part I – the first bloc will be dedicated to the theoretical, historical and conceptual development of security organizations. It consists of four topics: - legal aspects - historical development (including examples of un/successful historical attempts) - classification (stressing the issue of different focus of security organizations based on their scope and geography including the importance of bilateral cooperative arrangements) - theories of international organizations In the end, the above-mentioned levels of analysis will be employed on the case of NATO.
Part II – the second part of the course covers the security systems appearing in the 21 st century. It will present the students with examples of security arrangements from all across the world including the UN, SEATO, ANZUS, CIS, G5 Sahel or ECOWAS. The final institutional arrangement that will be covered is the EU defence initiative that presents possible future security arrangements overcoming the limits posed to the traditional international organizations by the countries´ sovereignty. The EU will thus serve as a reference point for the discussion over the possible future institutional arrangements in the security domain.