Crash Course The Cold War
This crash course provides a rapid overview of Cold War history, focusing on key strategies like deterrence and containment, and teaches how to apply these lessons to modern geopolitical challenges through practical skills in analysis and policy writing.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Crash Course on the Cold War equips you with a quick, solid toolkit to link classic Cold War dynamics to today's rivalries. Dive into deterrence, alliances, containment, ideology, and proxy wars, then master comparative methods to dodge poor analogies. Hone skills in transforming historical insights into crisp policy memos, analytical briefs, and solid recommendations backed by reliable, verified sources.
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Develop skills
- Cold War crisis analysis: swiftly unpack brinkmanship, signalling, and escalation.
- Policy memo writing: create sharp, one-page briefs for busy decision-makers.
- Historical analogy skills: evaluate and apply Cold War lessons to current rivalries quickly.
- Risk assessment tools: measure nuclear and conventional threats using clear frameworks.
- Alliance strategy design: improve burden-sharing, deterrence, and crisis coordination.
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