GLOBAL AFFAIRS

NATO has constantly evolved throughout its history to cope with the challenges of the day. For an organization of 29 Nations (soon to be 30) where all decisions are taken by consensus, change is a complex endeavor which requires sophisticated mechanisms and drive in order to keep the edge. Some of the tools are similar to the ones used in any other large multinational organization, but some are quite unique although they can be applied with minor adaptation to almost every environment.

This seminar explores NATO adaptation during the last four years as a handrail for the students to develop their own abilities in regard to change management, building on leadership, situational awareness, out-of-the box and analytical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills while they produce a strategic plan.

In addition, it will provide good understanding of the intricacies of NATO as an intergovernmental organization and a security provide. NATO, as any other International Organization is currently at a juncture where the global dynamics has been challenged by new and not so new actors and a more sophisticated approach to competition.

The seminar will deal with the main challenges of the European security at the moment like the terrorist threat, the immigration crisis, transnational organize crime or the cybersecurity. We also will study the tools developed by European Union to answer those challenges.

The Seminar explain how globalization and digitalization changed the balance of power in the last 40 years; why and how China and Asia are the rising economies, and what happened in USA with the turn to protectionism and isolationism. Also remarks european challenges and choices in the new economic order. In a practical and operative way, the Seminar will provide information about rules to follow and errors to avoid in the business internationalization, continent per continent, also how to evaluate risks and catch opportunities in the main developed and developing markets.