IS 326 - U.S. - Soviet Relations during the Cold War

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

The course examine the U.S. and Soviet outlooks on the world, the origins of the Cold War, the role of ideology and power rivalry in the relationship, Bi-Polar myth and reality, selected issues of crisis management and alliance maintenance, strategic doctrine and approaches to arms control, how the Cold War ended. Not a comprehensive chronological history but issue-oriented case studies of policies and events.