Transatlantic Relations POLS3050A01 Department of Political Science UNC Charlotte Spring 2005 http://www.unc.edu/~amydavis/transatlantic.htm MWF 10-10:50 a.m.

Atkins 143 Office Hours: MWF 1-2 p.m. and by appointment Office: Fretwell 435F Objectives The objective of this course is to analyze historical and contemporary patterns in the security and military relations between the United States and Europe since the Second World War. By the end of the course students should have a thorough understanding of the evolution of the transatlantic relationship during and after the cold war, the key contemporary security issues facing these countries, and the development of common foreign and security policies by the European Union. The course is divided into four main parts. The first analyzes the transatlantic relationship during the cold war, seeking to understand the causes and nature of the American commitment to western European security after the Second World War. The second briefly explains the development, institutions, and major actors in the European Union. The third part analyzes the development of common security and foreign policies in the European Union. The final part looks at current security issues in the transatlantic relationship, including the future of the NATO alliance and the possibilities of developing common policies for countering terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other issues. This class is taught simultaneously at three campusesUNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, and NC Statevia teleconferencing technology. Each class meeting will consist of 35 minutes of lecture/discussion and 15 minutes of open discussion. For students at UNC Charlotte and UNC Chapel Hill, the open discussion will occur from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. I will lead discussion at UNC Charlotte; Amy Davis will lead discussion at UNC Chapel Hill. I will lecture to all three sites from 10:15 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Students at NC State will hold their open discussion lead by a local graduate student from 10:50 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Assignments Attendance and Participation I expect regular attendance. Missing more than three classes without a legitimate excuse approved by me in advance will reduce your final semester grade by a full letter grade. Legitimate excuses include serious medical emergencies and must be supported by 1 Instructor: James I. Walsh (704) 687-4535 jwalsh@uncc.edu http://www.politicalscience.uncc.edu/jwalsh Teaching Assistant: Amy Davis amydavis@email.unc.edu

documentation. Students are expected to participate in open discussions regularly by asking and answering pertinent questions. Readings Bookstores at each campus stock the following book for this class: Karen E. Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World (Polity, 2003, ISBN 0745625037). Additional required readings are available at the class webpage listed at the top of this syllabus. Page assignments and web addresses for readings are in the schedule below. Readings available at the website are in .pdf format require that have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You may download and install the Reader for free at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Throughout the semester I may email newspaper articles and other short pieces to all students. We will discuss this material in class, especially during the open discussion periods. Students are responsible for informing Amy Davis of any changes to their email address and for checking their email at least once per day from Monday to Friday. It is important to read the assigned material before class so that you will be prepared to participate in our class discussions and to perform well on the exams. If you find material in the reading assignments unclear, please bring this up in class so that we can discuss it in detail. Policy Paper Each student writes a policy paper. The due date is listed in the schedule below. Students are responsible for developing a topic for their paper. Your topic should address a current issue in transatlantic security relations. The paper should be written as if it were a briefing for American or European decision-makers responsible for crafting policy for this issue. The final paper should be about ten double-spaced pages in length and should follow standard procedures for the citation of evidence and sources. It is important to keep your paper to about ten pages in length even if you have enough materials and ideas to write a much longer paper. Senior decision-makers prefer shorter rather than longer briefing papers. Your paper should include the following: A cover page identifying the author, the title of the paper, and the due date. A section identifying the key elements of the topic that are of interest to senior foreign policy decision-makers. Be sure to identify in general terms the decisionmakers that you expect would read the paper (such as the President of the United States, the European Unions High Representative for Foreign Policy, or the Prime Minister of Serbia). A section describing the costs and benefits of at least three major policy options. A section recommending which of these options should be selected. A list of references cited in the text.

Exams

There will be two examinations; dates are noted below. Each exam consists of two parts. In the first part you define and explain the importance of three of five key terms. In the second part you answer one of three essay questions. Exams are administered on-line via Webassign. Students have a limited time window over a two day period in which to complete the exam. The exams are open book. If you have any questions about or foresee problems with exam dates, contact the instructor or teaching assistant after class, during office hours, by phone or electronic mail before the assigned dates. Calculating Your Grade Your semester grade will be calculated as follows: First Exam: 25 percent Second Exam: 25 percent Policy Paper: 40 percent Quality of participation in class discussions: 10 Academic Integrity Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of The UNC Charlotte Code of Student Academic Integrity (available at http://www.uncc.edu/policystate/ps-105.html). This code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submissions of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. Any special requirements or permission regarding academic integrity in this course will be stated by the instructor, and are binding on the students. Academic evaluations in this course include a judgment that the students work is free from academic dishonesty. Students who violate the code can be expelled from UNC Charlotte. The normal penalty for a first offense is zero credit on the work involving dishonesty and further substantial reduction of the course grade. In almost all cases the course grade is reduced to "F." Copies of the code can be obtained from the Dean of Students Office. Standards of academic integrity will be enforced in this course. Students are expected to report cases of academic dishonesty to the course instructor. Schedule of Readings and Assignments January 10 and 12. Introduction and Overview January 14, January 19, January 21. Origins of the Cold War (No class meeting January 17) Cyril E. Black et al., Rebirth: A History of Europe Since World War II (Boulder: Westview, 1992), pp. 53-96. January 24, January 26. Evolution of the Cold War. Cyril E. Black et al., Rebirth, pp. 97-130.

January 28, January 31. The End of the Cold War. Cyril E. Black et al., Rebirth, pp. 131-168. February 2, February 4, February 7: Overview of the European Union John Pinder, The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 1-59. Available on course website. February 9, February 11, February 14: Evolution of the Unions Foreign Policy Karen Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World (Cambridge: Polity, 2003), chapters 1 and 2. February 16, February 18, February 21: Foreign Policy Tools Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, chapter 3. First Exam: You may take the exam from noon Friday February 10 to Midnight Sunday February 12. February 23. Discussion of Research Papers. February 25, February 28, March 2, March 4: Conflict Prevention. Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, chapter 7. Robert Kagan, Power and Weakness: Why the United States and Europe See the World Differently, Policy Review, June/July 2002. Available at http://www.policyreview.org/JUN02/kagan.html March 7, March 9, March 11: Spring Break. March 14, March 16, March 18: European Security and Defense Policy Anne Deighton, The European Security and Defense Policy, Journal of Common Market Studies 40:4 (2002), pp. 791-741. James I. Walsh, Policy Failure and Policy Change, manuscript, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 2004. March 21, March 23: NATO and EU Expansion Dan Reiter, Why NATO Enlargement Does Not Spread Democracy," International Security 25 (Spring 2001), pp. 41-67. Lars Skalnes, Geopolitics and the Enlargement of the European Union. Manuscript, 2002. March 25. No Class Meeting. 4

March 28. The Alliance After The Cold War Ivo Daalder, "Are the U.S. and Europe Headed for Divorce?" International Affairs (Summer 2001), pp. 553-567. Stephen Walt, "The Ties that Fray: Why Europe and America are Approaching a Parting of the Ways," The National Interest No. 54 (Winter 1998-99). Available at http://ksghome2.harvard.edu/~swalt/files/ties.pdf March 30, April 4. Transatlantic Relations and Iraq (Note: No class on April 1). Ivo Daalder, The End of Atlanticism, Survival 45 (2003), pp. 147-166. Andrew Moravcsik, Striking a New Transatlantic Bargain, Foreign Affairs (July/August 2003), pp. 74-89. Available at http://www.princeton.edu/~amoravcs/library/bargain.pdf April 6 and April 8: Proliferation Robert J. Einhorn, A Transatlantic Security Strategy on Irans Nuclear Program, The Washington Quarterly 27:4 (2004), pp. 21-32. NOTE: Policy papers due before 10 a.m. on April 8. April 11: Regional Cooperation Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, chapter 4. April 13 and 15: Human Rights Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, chapter 5. April 18 and 20: Democracy and Governance Smith, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, chapter 6. April 22, April 25, April 27: Crime and Terrorism John Occhipinti, The Politics of EU Police Cooperation (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2003), chapters 6 and 7. James Walsh, Institutions Are Not Enough: Intelligence Sharing in the European Union, manuscript, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 2004. April 29. Review session for second exam. Second Exam: You may take the exam from noon Friday April 29 to Midnight Monday May 2. 5