Crash Course The Cold War
This course provides a rapid overview of Cold War dynamics and their relevance to modern geopolitics, focusing on key concepts and practical applications for analysis and policy.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Quick Guide to the Cold War equips you with a swift, solid set of tools to link the old Cold War tensions to the rivalries we see today. You'll dive into ideas like deterrence, alliances, containment, ideology, and proxy wars, then pick up ways to compare things properly without making poor links. You'll also practise changing historical knowledge into clear policy memos, analytical reports, and solid advice based on trustworthy, checked 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: check and apply Cold War lessons to current rivalries quickly.
- Risk assessment tools: evaluate nuclear and conventional threats using straightforward frameworks.
- Alliance strategy design: improve burden-sharing, deterrence, and crisis coordination.
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