Understand global affairs, make informed decisions, and thrive in a complex world with this free online course. The geopolitical world is like a game of chess where players are powerful leaders with ideologies clashing like pawns on a battlefield. This course will help you gain insights into the minds of world leaders through the analysis of pivotal speeches on the war on terrorism, the unipolar world, European security, China-US rivalry and more. You’ll learn how to decode their strategies and understand the forces shaping our global society.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the concept of a unipolar world and its implications for international relations • Outline the key points of the speeches by George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin on issues of terrorism and security • Summarise the main elements of the US National Security Strategy of 2022 and its effects on the international order • List the main features of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ and its objectives for China's global role • Discuss the challenges of the European Union in dealing with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Chinese rise • Describe the different perspectives and interests of the countries involved in the war in Ukraine and the role of NATO • State the main arguments of Henry Kissinger on how to manage the strategic rivalry between the United States and China |
| Course Code | 6485 |

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