Advanced Regional Studies Courses

• Provide information and reflection on the historical evolution and current dynamics of these regions;
  
  
• Understand the theoretical and conceptual specificities in the investigation of political dynamics;
  
  
• Gain an understanding of the role of the main regional and international actors;
  
  
• Understand political dynamics in their sub-regional dimension;
  
  
• Promote in-depth analysis of the vectors that influence competitive and cooperative behaviours and interactions in the regions.​​

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Eurasia

• Provide information and reflection on the historical evolution and current dynamics, in the vast area that goes from Eastern Europe to Central Asia, namely in the Post-Soviet Space;
  
  
• Understand the potential and risk factors in Eurasia and characterize the political, economic and socio-cultural situation of the peoples and countries in the region, as well as the interests and strategies of the most relevant resident actors, especially Russia;
  
  
• Promote in-depth analysis of the vectors that influence competitive and cooperative behaviours and interactions in Eurasia, particularly involving Russia, EU, USA, NATO, Turkey, and China.

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Understand the theoretical and conceptual specificities in the investigation of political dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa;
  
  
• Acquire a historical understanding of current political, economic and sociocultural dynamics;
  
  
• Gain an understanding of the role of central African and international actors on the continent;
  
  
• Understand political dynamics in their sub-regional dimension (West, Eastern, Central and Southern Sub-Saharan Africa).

Asia Pacific

• Provide information and reflection on historical developments and current dynamics in the vast area of ​​Asia-Pacific;
  
  
• Understand the potential and risk factors in Asia-Pacific and characterize the political, economic and socio-cultural situation of the peoples and countries in the region, as well as the interests and strategies of the most relevant resident actors, with emphasis on China, India, Japan and ASEAN;
  
  
• Promote in-depth analysis of the vectors that influence competitive and cooperative behaviours and interactions in the region and EU, US and Russian policies and relations towards Asia-Pacific.

The Middle East and the Maghreb

• Provide information and reflection on the historical and political evolution of the Middle East and Maghreb Region through theoretical-practical analysis tools that explore theoretical and conceptual specificities in the investigation of the region's political, economic and sociocultural dynamics;
  
  
• Understand the potential and risk factors in the Middle East and Maghreb region and characterize the political, economic and socio-cultural situation of the peoples and countries in the region, as well as the interests and strategies of the most relevant regional and international actors and the external and regional impact of conflicts in the region;
  
  
• Promote in-depth analysis of the vectors that influence competitive and cooperative behaviours and interactions in the Middle East and Maghreb region, reflecting on concepts and theories that help understand the internal and external dynamics of the Middle East and Maghreb region.

Latin America

• Know and understand the specificities of Latin America: Historical evolution, regional borders, States and subsystems;
  
  
• Studying the Inter-American System: Concept; origins; institutionalization process
  
  
• Study and understand regional integration processes;
  
  
• Identify, study and understand the sources of conflict in the region, disputes between states, and criminality;
  
  
• Promote an in-depth analysis of International Relations in Latin America, emphasising Latin America – USA, Latin America – European Union, Latin America – China, and Latin America – Portugal.​

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• ​Students from the various cycles of Higher Education, namely in the areas of International Relations, Political Science, History, Sociology, Geography, Economics, Communication Sciences and African Studies;
   
• Elements of the Armed Forces and Security Forces and Services; 
  
  
• Public Administration staff, namely the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Internal Administration and the Ministry of Economy; 
  
  
• Senior staff and technicians from Municipal Councils; 
  
  
• Companies oriented towards internationalization, consulting and risk analysis;
  
  
• Journalists.​​​

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