The Future of Geopolitics: What Will a Post-Covid World Look Like?
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, many wonder what the world will look like once a widely-adopted vaccine brings the disease under control.
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, many wonder what the world will look like once a widely-adopted vaccine brings the disease under control. Will world powers reach out to one another in shows of multilateralism and cooperation? Or will isolationist and protectionist policies rule the day? Join us in this discussion between Professor Oscar Jonsson, Professor Michele Testoni, and the Dean of IE’s School of Global and Public Affairs, Susana Malcorra.
Our speakers
Adjunct Professor in the School of Global and Public Affairs at IE University since 2013
Adjunct Professor in the School of Global and Public Affairs at IE University since 2013. Specialist in world politics, US foreign policy and transatlantic relations. Member of the Spanish Political Studies Association (AECPA) and the Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA. From 2010 to 2012 he was appointed Associate Fellow at SAIS-Europe, Johns Hopkins University.
Dean at IE School of Global and Public Affairs (Moderator)
Susana Malcorra is Dean at IE School of Global and Public Affairs and was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Argentina. Becoming in 2012 Chief of Staff for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave her invaluable experience for both humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations. She has handled complex negotiations as a diplomat in various countries. She coordinated the mission to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons and the first ever Ebola emergency response in West Africa.
Director for the Center for the Governance of Change
Oscar Jonsson is Academic Director for the Center for the Governance of Change. He holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.
Oscar’s research focuses on the impact of emerging technologies on modern statecraft and conflict, and in particular Russian modern warfare. He is the author of The Russian Understanding of War
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