The course will focus on the developments of the transatlantic relations. It analyses the European system in the XIX century and the creation and the develpment of the Atlantic community during the Cold War.
Students attending the course:
G. Formigoni, Storia della politica internazionale nell'età contemporanea, Il Mulino, ult. ed.; M. Del Pero e F. Romero (eds), Le crisi transatlantiche, Roma, 2007; other material indicated during the course.
Students not attending the course: E. Di Nolfo, Dagli imperi militari agli imperi tecnologici, Roma-Bari; A. Westad, La guerra fredda globale, Roma, 2015
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: Know the main developments in the transatlantic relations. Abilities acquired at the end of the course: critical approach to the history of the international system in the XX century and to present international situation.
Prerequisites
History of the international Relations
Teaching Methods
Lectures also from Italian and foreign experts
Type of Assessment
Written exam consisting in the answer to open questions (1-3 questions)
Course program
Development of the relations between Europe and the United States in the XX century. The cours will focus on the period of the Cold War and on the crisis in the Atlantic solidarity.