Spykman School of Geopolitics
Scroll down for details about our fourth annual
summer school held from 2nd to 5th July 2026.
summer school held from 2nd to 5th July 2026.
School and Tutoring Program
The Summer School offers an introduction to the Spykman Center's unique methodology: a balanced analysis of world events using geopolitical tools, with factual data placed at the heart of the inquiry and arranged in a meaningful order to provide a clearer understanding of how the world works. Our methodology can be explored further here.
It will be followed by a more in-depth and tailor-made Tutoring Program, running in parallel with the academic semesters. The Tutoring Program will include weekly classes and a limited workload, allowing students to sharpen their skills and learn how to produce quality analyses without being overburdened during the academic year.
The most motivated participants will be invited to submit an outline for a potential analysis. Access to the second tier of the Tutoring Program is selective and will depend on the quality of the submitted outline, motivation, and engagement throughout the program. Selected participants will receive one-to-one tutoring to further develop their skills and analyses.
Explore our tutoring program here.
Summer School standard price: €250
Discounted Summer School price: €200
Available to university students, PhD students, and Appunti paid subscribers.
Study bursaries
Selected participants may be asked to pay only a minimum commitment fee of €25 to secure their place in the Summer School.
Other participants may receive partial financial support depending on their specific circumstances and the availability of funds.
Applicants seeking financial support should send us a CV and a covering letter explaining their motivation and the reasons why they are applying for financial support.
The Summer School offers an introduction to the Spykman Center's unique methodology: a balanced analysis of world events using geopolitical tools, with factual data placed at the heart of the inquiry and arranged in a meaningful order to provide a clearer understanding of how the world works. Our methodology can be explored further here.
It will be followed by a more in-depth and tailor-made Tutoring Program, running in parallel with the academic semesters. The Tutoring Program will include weekly classes and a limited workload, allowing students to sharpen their skills and learn how to produce quality analyses without being overburdened during the academic year.
The most motivated participants will be invited to submit an outline for a potential analysis. Access to the second tier of the Tutoring Program is selective and will depend on the quality of the submitted outline, motivation, and engagement throughout the program. Selected participants will receive one-to-one tutoring to further develop their skills and analyses.
Explore our tutoring program here.
Summer School standard price: €250
Discounted Summer School price: €200
Available to university students, PhD students, and Appunti paid subscribers.
Study bursaries
Selected participants may be asked to pay only a minimum commitment fee of €25 to secure their place in the Summer School.
Other participants may receive partial financial support depending on their specific circumstances and the availability of funds.
Applicants seeking financial support should send us a CV and a covering letter explaining their motivation and the reasons why they are applying for financial support.
How to Write a Geopolitical Analysis
in a World in Disarray
in a World in Disarray
Tentative Program
2nd-5th July 2026
2nd-5th July 2026
- Lecture Stream: Geopolitical AnalysisA series of four lectures each 2-h long spread across the four-day period focusing on different components of geopolitical analysis.
Speakers include:
Prof. Manlio Graziano
President Spykman Center, Former Faculty SciencesPo Paris
Mariam Qureshi
Executive Director, Spykman Center, PhD Candidate, University of Reading, MA International Affairs, King’s College London.
Stefano Feltri
Owner, Appunti, Business and Journalism instructor, University of Bologna, Communication Advisor at the Institute for European Policymaking, Bocconi University.
Benjamin Sutherland
Writer for The Economist, and Lecturer in Geopolitics. - Guest LecturesA series of guest lectures by geopolitical experts in their field. Speakers include:
Mattia Ferraresi:
Journalist for NYTimes, WashingtonPost, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, The Free Press.
Gabrielė Valodskaitė:
European Security Programme Coordinator, European Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin.
TBD - Student WorkshopsTwo Workshops run by our analysts who have published with us. They will showcase their work and explain the process from conceiving an idea to successfully publishing with the Center. Speakers include:
James Simpson
BA (Hons) Political and International Studies, University of Melbourne.
MA in International Security, Sciences Po Paris.
Athanassios Pantazis
BA International Relations, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. LLB European Law, Maastricht University (ongoing).
Registration
Please fill out the following form to register for our Summer School. A member of our team will contact you with details regarding payment of the fee of €200. In case you do not hear back from us within four days, please reach out to us: admin@spykmancenter.org.
- ArchivedHow To Write a Geopolitical Analysis in Times War2025The Spykman Center's third annual summer school held online from 24th-27th of June 2025 was attended by 10 Students. The Summer School started with an opening speech by Dimitri Neos, Executive Director of the Center for International Relations. The programme comprised of a mix of lectures, student-led workshops and roundtable discussions by four leading academics and professionals: Manlio Graziano, Benjamin Sutherland, Petr Kratochvíl and Stefano Feltri. The workshops were conducted by Spykman Analysts who explained the nuts and bolts of creating geopolitical analysis through examples covering the future of Europe, the divided Europe-U.S. alliance, the geopolitical shifts in South Asia, and China's engagement in its buffer zones, to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the tools required to write a similar piece after the conclusion of the school. The rich and engaging round-table discussions covered the ongoing crises between India and Pakistan, Iran and Israel, Israel and Palestine, and Ukraine and Russia.
- ArchivedHow To Write a Geopolitical Analysis in Times of International Turmoil2024The Spykman Center's second annual summer school held online from 24th-27th of June 2024 was attended by 13 Students. The Summer School started with an opening speech by Dimitri Neos, Executive Director of the Center for International Relations. The programme comprised of a mix of lectures and discussions by four leading academics and professionals: Manlio Graziano, Benjamin Sutherland, Petr Kratochvíl and Stefano Feltri. The workshops were conducted by Spykman Analysts who presented their work as an example of how rigorous geopolitical analysis is conducted, which was followed by a written assessment produced by the participants.
- ArchivedHow to Build a Geopolitical Analysis in Times of International Upheaval2023The Spykman Center's first annual summer school held online from 19th-23rd of June 2023 was attended by 14 Students. It comprised of a mix of lectures and discussions by leading experts: Manlio Graziano, Benjamin Sutherland, Mircea Flore and Igor Lys. The workshops were conducted by Spykman Analysts who presented their work as an example of how rigorous geopolitical analysis is conducted, which was followed by a written assessment produced by the participants. 33% of the participants rated the experience as "excellent", 67% as "greatly satisfying" and overall 82% of the students appreciated the interactivity throughout the Summer School. 60% of the Students expressed desire to join the Center as permanent members.
Endorsements
We are pleased to announce endorsements for our Annual Summer School by a range of academics and practitioners in the field of Geopolitics and International Relations from some of the leading universities of Europe and beyond.