The Center for international Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) is organizing an Advanced Course on International Relations “Geopolitics in the Emerging Multipolar Era”, taking place in Belgrade, from July 30 – August 6, 2015.
The Course will focus on the main contemporary geopolitical trends animating world politics.
It will thus examine the diplomatic, economic, social and environmental circumstances of the emerging multipolarity, and the renewed interest in geopolitical narratives.
The Course will also assess the changing roles of multilateral institutions (e.g. the United Nations, international financial institutions, and various regional organizations) as well as explore various aspects of global security.
Lectures will be delivered by experienced international policymakers, prominent intellectuals, and shapers of public opinion, in addition to members of the CIRSD Board of Advisors and CIRSD Senior Staff.
The Course is designed for graduate students from the Western Balkans.
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