Crash Course The Cold War
This course provides a fast-paced introduction to Cold War history and its relevance to modern geopolitics, focusing on key concepts and practical skills for analysis and policy development.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course the Cold War gives you a fast, rigorous toolkit to connect classic Cold War dynamics with today’s rivalries. Explore deterrence, alliances, containment, ideology, and proxy wars, then learn comparative methods to avoid bad analogies. Practice turning historical insight into sharp policy memos, analytical briefs, and concrete recommendations grounded in reliable, well-verified sources.
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Develop skills
- Cold War crisis analysis: quickly decode brinkmanship, signaling, and escalation.
- Policy memo writing: craft sharp, 1-page briefs for time-pressed decision-makers.
- Historical analogy skills: test and adapt Cold War lessons to today’s rivalries fast.
- Risk assessment tools: gauge nuclear and conventional threats with clear frameworks.
- Alliance strategy design: refine burden-sharing, deterrence, and crisis coordination.
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