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Spies and Espionage in the Cold Final Syllabus The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War Spring 2017 Copenhagen 3 Credits Instructors: Torben Jørgensen & Martin Rasmussen Program Director: Neringa Vendelbo Program Assistant: Alex Berlin Tuesdays & Fridays, 11:40- 13:00 Room: V23-401 Course Description: Espionage organizations play an important role in modern society. They aim at providing security from terrorism, among many other things. But how did these organizations come into being, and how have they developed over the years? Who are the people staffing them and what do they actually do? This course aims at introducing students to the objectives and effects of intelligence and espionage throughout modern history. We look back in history to where it all began, and we assess the rising importance of the intelligence communities and organizations in modern societies. We will focus mainly on 1) the organizational level through case studies 2) the ideological/political level through the prism of how and why the Western and Eastern blocs fought the Cold War with agents, double agents, intelligence, and propaganda and 3) the individual level through the concepts and practices of loyalty and betrayal: why would anyone choose to become the ‘enemy within’? Lecturers: Torben Jørgensen Email: [email protected] Cand.mag. (History, University of Copenhagen, 2003). With the Danish Jewish Museum, 2007-2008. Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies, Department for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2003-2005. Researcher, Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Research, 2000-2003. With DIS since 2008. Martin Rasmussen Email: [email protected] MA (Russian and History, University of Copenhagen 2004, graduated on Civil-Military relations in Russia, 1993-99). Associate professor at the Royal Danish Officer Academy (2011- ), Senior Advisor NordGEN at the Nordic Council of Ministers 2005-2009 on Russia and the CIS, Exchange Student, Odessa (Ukraine), and St. Petersburg (1996-1997), Associate Professor Nordic Council of Ministers Petrazavodsk State University 1998. Various positions as translator and as leader on many visits to Russia by Danish and foreign students and tourist groups as well as on several battlefield tours. Lectures to the general public as well as an analyst on Russian matters in Danish news media. With DIS since 2015. Also DIS-classes on terrorism and counterterrorism, EU-US relations and Danish Politics and Society. The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War | DIS | Disciplines: Criminology/Criminal Justice, History, International Relations, Political Science 1 Final Syllabus Course objectives: After finishing the course, students should have an overall command of the methods and problems related to the study of history in general. They should possess a thorough understanding of the bipolar world that existed during the Cold War; of the reasons for the clash between the ideologies of communism and democracy; of the institutional dynamics of espionage; and of the human actors who make up the world of intelligence. Requirements and Evaluation (including participation): Students are expected to have basic knowledge of general history and/or political science and/or sociology. Attendance for all classes and field study tours is mandatory. Students are expected to have done the reading prior to each class and come with notes/questions for the instructor and for the other students. We will discuss mutual expectations, teaching/learning style (a mix of lecturing, discussion, as well as individual and group presentations), and define ‘engaged participation’ in more detail during the first class. The final grade will be based on the following evaluation: Participation: 20% Analytical essay 30% Thesis statement for final research paper: 10% Final research paper (c. 8-10 pages): 40% Attendance: You are expected to attend all DIS classes when scheduled. If you miss multiple classes, the Registrar’s Office and the Director of Student Affairs will be notified and they will follow-up with you to make sure that all is well. Absences will jeopardize your grade and your standing at DIS. Allowances will be made in cases of illness, but in the case of multiple absences you will need to provide a doctor’s note. Academic Honesty: Plagiarism and Violating the Rules of an Assignment DIS expects that students abide by the highest standards of intellectual honesty in all academic work. DIS assumes that all students do their own work and credit all work or thought taken from others. Academic dishonesty will result in a final course grade of “F” and can result in dismissal. The students’ home universities will be notified. DIS reserves the right to request that written student assignments be turned in electronic form for submission to plagiarism detection software. See the Academic Handbook for more information, or ask your instructor if you have questions. Electronic Devices in the Classroom: The use of electronic devices is restricted to note-taking during lectures and field studies. Any other use will severely affect the students grade. Disability and resource statement: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Academic Support ([email protected]) to coordinate this. In order to receive accommodation, students should inform the instructor of approved DIS accommodations within the first two weeks of classes. The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War | DIS | Disciplines: Criminology/Criminal Justice, History, International Relations, Political Science 2 Final Syllabus Class representatives: Class Representatives will be elected at the beginning of the semester. Reps are responsible for listening to the opinions of their fellow classmates and communicating these to me or the program assistant. Field Studies Wednesday, 22 February, 13:00-17:00: Visit to the Cold War Fort at Stevns Wednesday, 26 April, 8.30-12.30: Visit to the surveillance bunker at Carlsberg Course Schedule: 1. Friday, 20 January: Introduction – defining espionage and the Cold War. Intro-game Two Rooms and a Boom. Reading: Gaddis John Lewis We now know – Rethinking Cold War History, pp.26-53 and 281- 295. 2. Tuesday, 24 January: Russia’s difficult history. Reading: Bacon, Edwin. Contemporary Russia. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, pp. 1-61; Bartlett, Roger. A History of Russia. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, pp. 1-10, “The Geographical Setting.” 3. Friday, 27 January: Soviet society and government; Marxism-Leninism and the KGB. Reading: The Communist Manifesto (excerpts). Election of class representatives 4. Tuesday, 31 January: The Kim Philby case. Reading: Philby, Kim. My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy. The Modern Library, 2002, pp. 1-62 5. Friday, 3 February: The Kim Philby case. Reading: Philby, pp. 63-128 6 February– 11 February: Short Study Tour/Core Course Week 6. Tuesday, 14 February: The Kim Philby case. Reading: Philby, pp. 63-128 7. Friday, 17 February: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Reading: le Carre, John. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Random House, 1974, Chapter 1-13 8. Tuesday, 21 February: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Reading: le Carre, Chapter 14-27 9. Friday, 24 February: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Reading: le Carre, Chapter 28-39 Hand in analytical essay in class 25 February – 5 March Long Study Tour 1/Travel Break 10. Tuesday, 7 March : Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Prepare for the class by watching the movie. DIS’ library holds a copy. Reading: Gaddis John Lewis We now know – Rethinking Cold War History, pp.221-259. Nuclear Weapons and the escalation of the Cold War 11. Friday, 10 March: Nuclear espionage. The Rosenberg case. Reading: Linder, Douglas O. "Trial of the Rosenbergs: An Account." Online publication http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials The Klaus Fuchs case. Reading: Documents from the Klaus Fuchs case. Online publication https://www.mi5.gov.uk/home/mi5-history/the-cold-war/klaus-fuchs/documents-from-the-fuchs- case.html 12. Tuesday, 14 March: The Rosenberg’s (Continued) The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War | DIS | Disciplines: Criminology/Criminal Justice, History, International Relations, Political Science 3 Final Syllabus 13. Friday, 17 March: The CIA. Reading: Chapter 33, “From OSS to Central Intelligence,” in G. J. A. O’Toole, Honorable Treachery: A History of U.S. Intelligence, Espionage and Covert Action from the American Revolution to the CIA. 18 March-26 March Long Tour 2/Travel Break 14. Tuesday, 28 March: Back to the future- Intelligence and potential conflict. Prepare by watching the BBC documentary “Inside the war room”. http://www.veoh.com/watch/v100958706dgM8wMZd 15. Friday, 31 March: Guest Lecture by Commander Poul Grooss and Major Niels Vistisen; Topic: intelligence gathering during the Cold War and today. The case of the GDR. Public Affairs, 1997. Reading “Intelligence and Counterintelligence”, pp. 226-258. 16. Tuesday, 4 April: The Mitrokhin case. Reading: Andrew, Christopher & Vasili Mitrokhin. The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. Basic Books, 2011, pp. 1-22 Reading: Andrew, pp. 53-83, 160-185, 241-263, 283-318 17. Friday, 7 April: Film screening: The Life of the Others 18. Tuesday, 11 April: The Lives of Others Continued 12 April-17 April Travel Break 19. Tuesday, 18 April: Guest Lecture by Jon Kyst; Senior Advisor, Russia Expert with European Union External Action; Topic: Russian propaganda (TBA) 20. Friday, 21 April: “Simulating crisis”- a gaming approach. Thesis statement for final research paper handed in* 21. Tuesday, 25 April: “Simulating crisis (cont.)”- a gaming approach. 22. Friday, 28 April: From Cold War to War on Terror… Reading: Weiner, Tim. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, pp. 438-514 23. Tuesday, 2 May: Class reflections: What have we learned? Final research paper handed in* The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War | DIS | Disciplines: Criminology/Criminal Justice, History, International Relations, Political Science 4 .
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