Our principal goal is to become familiar with the ever-changing security situation in Europe, to develop reasoned opinions on such matters as NATO expansion, the role of the EU and the WEU, the OSCE and other institutions involved in security matters in Europe. Some of these are already in hand, and will be posted in the Class documents. Others wil be acquired along the way as they are written or found by class members or by me. These materials should stimulate discussion just as will the text materials. Each of you will be asked to propose a topic which can be the subject of an individual Research Paper.
Quality definitely means more than quantity.
The subject matter must be pertinent to our studies in this course. It will be necessary for you to get my approval for the topic before starting to write the paper. I will want to be assured that you have found sufficient materials in the library or on the net to write a good paper. The paper must be completed and submitted in writing by July 6th. An electronic version must be submitted to the class by June 30th.