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PSCI 4806

NATO and World Order

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

NATO as a political and military alliance. NATO and 21st century threats. Security roles for the E.U. Broader translatlantic security issues.

2026

Topics

  • NATO's Origins, Institutions, and Purpose
  • presentations
  • NATO in the 1990s: Enlargement and Kosovo
  • Monday, October 5 September 11, Article 5, and Counterterrorism
  • Monday, October 19 NATO's War in Afghanistan
  • NATO and Russia's War Against Ukraine
  • Libya and the Politics of Intervention
  • Canada, Burden Sharing, and Alliance Cohesion
  • Missile Defence and Extended Deterrence
  • Drones, Autonomy, and Military Innovation
  • Cyber Conflict and Collective Defence
  • Friday, December 11 NATO's Future: Adaptation in a Contested World
  • follows a Monday schedule under the Fall 2026 academic calendar.
  • Introduction: NATO and World Order

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year Honours standing and one of PSCI 2601 , PSCI 3603 , or PSCI 3607 , or permission of the Department. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as PSCI 5803 ., for which additional credit is precluded. Seminars three hours a week.

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