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Mark E Di Virgilio
JSIS A 430
Seattle Campus

Security Affairs of Russia and Eurasia

Surveys history of Soviet military and Soviet empire from 1917 to 1985, breakup of the USSR during 1985 to 1991, and the emergence of new security issues among those Eurasian states that formally constituted the national components of the USSR and its communist military allies.

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Survey of the creation and collapse of the Soviet security system for Eastern Europe from 1945-1990. Interaction of the Warsaw Pact and NATO. Collapse of the Soviet military and USSR, 1989-1991. Russia and European security after 1991.

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

Last Update by Mark E Di Virgilio
Date: 10/25/2012