IR/PO 350 - International Security and Geopolitics: A Spanish and European Perspective

The relevance reached by International Security during the Cold War has been further increased by rapid changes in the global strategic environment ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The beginning of the 21st Century was marked by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which radically transformed our perception of security. But new factors, such as globalization, regional instability and conflicts, international terrorism, migrations, transnational crime, new trends in warfare and the growing influence of non-state actors in the national and international arena, have caused a radical evolution of the global security landscape, with the advent of new risks and threats. We need to understand all these changes to be able to tackle present and future challenges. The aim of this course is to develop the students´ awareness and understanding of the international situation, as well as to provide them with skills to research and analyze the current issues in a holistic way and to seek solutions to the dilemmas they pose for the future.