Crash Course The Cold War
This quick lesson equips learners with essential tools to connect Cold War dynamics to modern geopolitical rivalries, focusing on key concepts like deterrence and proxy wars, while developing skills in policy writing and risk assessment.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Quick Lesson on the Cold War provides a fast and solid set of tools to link the old Cold War tensions with the rivalries we see today. You will look into things like deterrence, alliances, containment, ideology, and proxy wars, and then learn ways to compare them properly without making wrong connections. You will also practice changing historical knowledge into clear policy memos, analytical reports, and solid suggestions based on trustworthy and checked sources.
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Develop skills
- Cold War crisis analysis: quickly understand brinkmanship, signaling, and escalation.
- Policy memo writing: create sharp, one-page briefs for busy decision-makers.
- Historical analogy skills: check and adjust Cold War lessons to today's rivalries quickly.
- Risk assessment tools: measure nuclear and conventional threats using clear methods.
- Alliance strategy design: improve burden-sharing, deterrence, and crisis coordination.
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