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COURSE OVERVIEW |
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It has been argued that NATO is perhaps the most successful military alliance in world history. The Cold War's end, however, has necessitated a reorienting of NATO's mission in the altered international security environment, a process that has at times aroused considerable controversy (e.g., Bosnia, the Kosovo campaign, enlargement, Afghanistan, Iraq). A critical component of this course is the preparation of students for their involvement in the Annual Model NATO in Washington, D.C. on February 21 - 24, 2007. Co-sponsored by Kent State University and Howard University, Model NATO student delegations from American and Canadian universities represent individual NATO states or associated non-member states in a simulated ministerial session of the organization. At the 2007 Model Kent State's delegation represented Bulgaria, Greece, Switzerland and Macedonia. The first part of the course focuses on the countries represented by the Kent State delegation. |
The
course aims to introduce students to the historical and contemporary roles
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which, since its founding in
1949 during the early stages of the Cold War, has had an ongoing impact on
American and European strategic policy making.