The course “The U.S.A. in Contemporary International Politics and Economics” focuses on the role of the United States of America in the global economy and international politics following the end of the Cold War. The objective of the course is to understand the evolution of the U.S.’s role in the global political and economic system and its interactions with other major actors in international politics from the 1990s to the present. The course examines the impact of structural domestic factors, such as the U.S. system of government, its multicultural composition, its economic model, the size of its defense budget, and the security structures it has established, on the shaping of the country’s foreign relations. In addition, the course examines the evolution of perceptions regarding the security threats faced by the United States and its strategic interests in the economic sphere. Through a series of five seminars, the course focuses on the policies of U.S. presidents during this period and their impact on the country’s position within the international political and economic system. The course examines Euro-Atlantic relations, Sino-American relations, U.S. relations with Russia, its relations with the other countries of the American continent, its policy in the Middle East, as well as its role in the most important international organizations (UN, NATO, WTO, IMF). The course concludes with an assessment of the United States’ role as a revisionist power in the international system.