Global Studies: TransAtl persp

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Vesalius College of Global Affairs, Brussels (Free University of Brussels) and its Executive Course institutional partners and the Conflict Resolution Program at Georgetown University will be offering an intensive, transatlantic online 2019 summer school course entitled, “Global Peace, Security and Diplomatic Studies: A Transatlantic Perspective.” The course will bring together students from both institutions and will provide unique insights into core issues of peace, security and diplomacy studies at the theoretical and practical level in both the United States and Europe. The course will be jointly conducted by Professor Joachim Koops, Dean of Vesalius College, and Ambassador (ret.) Kenneth Yalowitz, Director of the M.A. Conflict Resolution Program at Georgetown University with an international faculty of leading scholars and policy-makers from the US and Europe. Capitalizing on the outstanding expertise of both institutions’ scholars, extensive policy networks and the location of both lead institutions in major diplomatic and policy-making hubs on both sides of the Atlantic, the course will enable students to delve into major topics and aspects of dealing with contemporary global peace, security and diplomacy challenges. Furthermore, the course will foster a transatlantic perspective and will encourage students to critically reflect strengths, weaknesses and future prospects of transatlantic relations.