Dear all, The 5th edition of the Specialization Course on the Geopolitics of Sub-Saharan Africa will take place from the 19th of June 19th to the 23rd of June 2023, from 5 pm to 9 pm (GMT+1). The sub-theme of this edition is Russia’s presence in Africa. The course will be online and taught in English. Programme Focus on Russia’s presence in Africa: Russia’s Africa Ambitions Alex Vines (Chatham House) The Putin 's Russia footprint in Africa: the African vector in Russian foreign policy Sónia Sénica (UAL e IPRI-NOVA) The Russian challenge to European interests and values in Sub-Saharan Africa Licínia Simão (FEUC/CES) Cold War Handbook, Hybrid Tools & Contemporary Realities: Russia’s Proxies and Presence in Africa Cyprian Kozera (University of Warsaw) Contesting the lusophonie in Africa? Russia's influence in Mozambique Ana Isabel Xavier (OBSERVARE/UAL) Private Military Companies. The case of Russia's Wagner Group Andreas Heinemann-Gruder (University of Bonn) The activity of the Wagner group in Africa Tenente-General Marco Serronha General theme: Conflicts, separatism, and secession in the Horn of Africa Aleksi Ylonen (CEI-Iscte/IUL) Climate Change, Migration and Securitisation: Lessons from Guinea-Bissau Cláudia Santos (ICS-ULisboa) The African Union’s foreign and security policy Frank Mattheis (UNU-CRIS) Please see the attached poster for more details. To register, please click on the “Candidatura” option on this webpage https://academy.autonoma.pt/cursos/geopolitica-da-africa-subsariana/ Then select “Ano lectivo: 2022-23”; “Tipo de curso: Outros cursos”; “Curso: Curso de Geopolítica da África Subsariana” and “Regime de frequência: Diurno” and them press “Seguinte”. Fill the remaining information to register. Please feel free to share this information with your networks. Best regards, Ricardo Real P. de Sousa Professor Auxiliar / Assistant Professor – Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH) Vice-Presidente do Departamento de Sociologia na UBI/FCSH / Vice-President of the Sociology Department at UBI/FCSH Investigador integrado no Centro de Estudos Internacionais-Iscte/IUL / Integrated researcher at Centre for International Studies-Iscte/IUL Personal web page<https://sites.google.com/site/ricardosousa2000/> (eng) Last publications: with Oliveira, Gilberto Carvalho de (2021<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354697798_Conflict_Resolution_Interventions_in_the_Conflict_Cycle>) Conflict Resolution Interventions in the Conflict Cycle. Working Paper CEsA CSG 185/2021 (pp. 1-65) (2021<https://novapublishers.com/shop/conflict-resolution-actors-dynamics-and-cases/>) Intelectual Pillars of the Conflict Resolution Field. (2020<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348235887_As_Intervencoes_de_Resolucao_de_Conflitos_no_Ciclo_do_Conflito>) As Intervenções de Resolução de Conflitos no Ciclo do Conflito. (2020<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348235776_Os_Niveis_de_Intensidade_no_Ciclo_do_Conflito>) Os Níveis de Intensidade no Ciclo do Conflito. (2021<https://novapublishers.com/shop/conflict-resolution-actors-dynamics-and-cases/>) “Conflict Resolution – Actors, Dynamics and Cases”. New York: Nova Publishers, United States of America. ISBN: 978-1-53619-497-5 (2020<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348235931_Resolucao_de_Conflitos_-_Estudos_de_Casos>) "Resolução de Conflitos – Estudos de Casos". Curitiba: Juruá Editora, Brasil. ISBN 978-65-5605-223-6