Crash Course The Cold War
This crash course provides a rapid overview of Cold War history, focusing on key dynamics like deterrence, alliances, and proxy wars, while teaching how to apply these lessons to modern geopolitical challenges through analytical writing and risk assessment.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course: The Cold War equips you with a quick, thorough toolkit to link classic Cold War dynamics to today's rivalries. Delve into deterrence, alliances, containment, ideology, and proxy wars, then master comparative methods to steer clear of dodgy analogies. Hone skills in transforming historical insights into incisive policy memos, analytical briefs, and solid recommendations based on trustworthy, well-verified sources.
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Develop skills
- Cold War crisis analysis: swiftly unpack brinkmanship, signalling, and escalation.
- Policy memo writing: create concise, one-page briefs for busy decision-makers.
- Historical analogy skills: evaluate and apply Cold War lessons to current rivalries rapidly.
- Risk assessment tools: evaluate nuclear and conventional threats using straightforward frameworks.
- Alliance strategy design: fine-tune burden-sharing, deterrence, and crisis coordination.
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