Global Studies: Risks and Threats in International Relations
Free:
Understand how risks and threats affect our world.
Why do some events have a more lasting impact on our global affairs than others? What threats directly affect foreign affairs and global policy - and how do we evaluate them?
Get answers with this course, which goes beyond the explanations you will find in the press and on social media.
Dive deep into global studies to look at anticipated threats and cultural divides and how they reshape the global landscape.
Get insights about demography, geography, and anthropology, and make educated guesses about our future.
Des traductions françaises sont disponibles pour ce cours
What topics will you cover?
- Political risks
- International risks
- Regional risks
- Intercultural communication
- Institutional and political instability
- Revolutions and civil strife
- Exhaustion of natural resources
- Increasing nuclear risks and cyber risks
- Security issues and disarmament
- The transformation of war
- New polarities, new centers of power
- New norms, new practices
When would you like to start?
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
Who is the course for?
This course will be of interest to business and International Relations students, area specialists (Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America), professionals who work globally and earners concerned by the evolution of global politics and who need organized information about the evolution of world affairs
A Bachelor level in the fields of global studies or international affairs is an asset but not mandatory at all. French translations are available throughout the course.
Who will you learn with?
Yves Schemeil
Pr. of political science, University of Grenoble Alpes & Institut Universitaire de France (Global & Comparative Politics); visiting scholar, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne & Grenoble Ecole de Management
Who developed the course?
For the past 30 years, Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) has established itself in France and abroad as a leading business school through expertise in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Who is this accredited by?
European Foundation for Management Development: The European Foundation for Management Development is Europe’s largest network association in the field of management development.
Free:
Unlimited access
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Certificate of Achievement
Upgrading means you’ll receive a Certificate of Achievement when you complete the course.
To receive a Certificate of Achievement you need to mark 90% of the steps on the course as complete, and score over 70% on any course tests.
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