1. Program “Siberian Region in Russia and the World”

2.  Variable part of the general course cycle, 2d semester  108 academic hours, 4 credits  Final grade – pass/fail

3.  Form an understanding of global security, with a focus on traditional and new sources of security threats и response mechanisms

4.  Impact of global challenges and threats on countries and regions, Russia and Siberia in particular;  Placing global trends into the local context

5.  Study theoretical approaches to global security;  Analyze the main trends and processes;  Study international mechanisms of response to traditional and new security threats;  Develop the skills of analysis and evaluation of current events etc.

6.  Sources of threats to national and global security  Actors and institutions in the field of global security  New challenges to global security  Regional aspects of international security  Prospects of global security system development

7.  Lectures  Discussion of international news  Discussion of analytical papers  Oral presentation  Written analysis of a document/statement  Analytical report  Simulation game