Geopolitical Analysis
Executive Certificate Course on Geopolitical Analysis
16 – 20 November 2026
The objective of this programme is to introduce the main components of the geopolitical analysis method. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach — strategic, geographic, historic, cultural, cognitive and economic — to decipher the complexity of contemporary international relations. Central themes include the concepts and method of geopolitical analysis, identity factors and geopolitical representations, and the application of strategic analysis, geopolitical risk assessment, strategic foresight and scenario building. On completion, participants can apply the method to different case-study situations and integrate geopolitical factors into decision-making.
Programme highlights & learning outcomes
- Apply the geopolitical analysis method in different case-study situations
- Assess the risks and opportunities entailed by geopolitical dynamics
- Integrate geopolitical factors into decision-making processes
- Construct geopolitical scenarios
- Integrate strategic foresight into decision-making
- Enhance critical thinking to assess media coverage of international events
- Participate actively in an interactive, non-conformist course
- Build professional networks with participants from varied backgrounds
Who should attend
People working for international organisations and government agencies, diplomats, professionals from various economic sectors, graduate students and other interested individuals.
Lectures
- 01Introduction to Geopolitics
- 02Geopolitical Factors of Switzerland
- 03Enduring and Variable Factors of Geopolitical Analysis
- 04Geopolitical Risk Assessment
- 05The Basics of Strategic Foresight and Geopolitical Scenario Building
- 06The Belt and Road Initiative in an Evolving Geopolitical Context
- 07India's Geopolitical Gravity: The 21st-Century Gamechanger
Exercises & workshops
- Interactive Geopolitical Exercise: Analysis and Strategic Choices
- Geopolitical Risk Analysis Exercise
- Strategic Foresight and Geopolitical Scenario Building Exercise
Lecturers
Mr. Gyula Csurgai
Doctorate from the University of Geneva; his research focused on the development of the geopolitical analysis method and its application to case studies. Degrees in Political Science from Concordia University (Canada) and the University of Toulouse (France), and postgraduate diplomas in European Studies and Philosophy from the University of Geneva. Co-founder of GIGS, he has taught geopolitics, geoeconomics, strategy and international relations at universities in Switzerland and abroad, and has advised international organisations, governments and private corporations.
Mr. Alexandre Lambert
Ph.D. in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Lead researcher on the OSCE at the Graduate Institute, project officer at DCAF and a civil servant at the Swiss Federal Department of Defence. He advises the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation and researches the geopolitics of Eurasia and the Belt and Road Initiative. Academic Director of GIGS.