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Home > Degree Programs > Teaching & Courses > 2012-2013 Course Listing > Great Power Competition in the International System
IGA-116: Great Power Competition in the International System
Faculty: R. Nicholas Burns
Schedule
| Day | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | 1/29 | ||
| Meet Day | T/Th | 2:40 PM - 4:00 PM | L280 |
| Review |
Description
This course will focus on the future balance of power in the world and cooperation as well as competition among the Great Powers. We will study the rise of China, India and Brazil to global power in the decades ahead and assess whether these countries are prepared and willing to lead effectively. We will look closely at the changing nature of American power. In addition, we will focus on the relationship between the United States and China and their likely competition for strategic influence in the Asia-Pacific region. We will also investigate whether the Russian Federation and European Union will be more or less influential in the future. The major objective of the course is to reflect on how this group of countries and other regional powers can work together to address some of the principal challenges of the new century including the avoidance of conflict in the South and East China Seas, limiting nuclear proliferation in Iran, enhancing cooperation on energy, and dealing with the dilemma of intervention in wars in the Middle East and Africa.