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MGIS Opens the 2026–2027 Academic Year

MGIS Opens the 2026–2027 Academic Year with Orientation Week and International Events The M.A. in Global and International Studies (MGIS) at the University of Salamanca marked the beginning of the 202...

Sep 29, 2026

A Seat at Every Table:

A Seat at Every Table : Gastrodiplomacy as a Cultural Asset, Economic Driver, and Regional Strategy in Ibero-America by Daniela Tinajero Ortiz ** Few diplomatic tools possess the rare ability to promo...

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Aug 22, 2026

Sustainability Governance and the Future of Migration, Environment, and Climate Change Studies

Sustainability Governance and the Migration, Environment, and Climate Change Track The World Symposium on Sustainability Governance , held on 4–5 June 2026 at the Universidad de Salamanca , brought to...

Jun 16, 2026

MGIS Professor Contributes to Landmark Global Labour Standard in Historic Platform Economy Convention

From Global Studies to Global Governance: MGIS Professor Involved in Historic Platform Economy Convention The adoption of the new Platform Economy Convention marks a significant moment in the developm...

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Jun 16, 2026

Three Key Institutions of the Ibero-American System

Three Key Institutions of the Ibero-American System On Thursday, 26th February/26', students from the Global and International Studies Program (MGIS) at the Universidad de Salamanca took part in a hig...

Feb 26, 2026

Peacebuilding Under Pressure

Peacebuilding Under Pressure Women, Security, and Mediation in a Fragmented World Peacebuilding today unfolds in conditions of fragmentation: fragmented power, fragmented mediation tracks, and fragmen...

Feb 6, 2026

A CIA & White House Veteran Identifies Five Structural Failures Inside U.S. Intelligence

Introduction — Finding the Signal Modern geopolitics unfolds inside a dense fog of information, disinformation, and competing narratives. States possess unprecedented surveillance capacity, yet strate...

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Jan 14, 2026

Analyzing the World Today

Analyzing the World Today: Intelligence, Disinformation, and Power in the 21st Century The Master in Global International Studies (MGIS) welcomes Professor Fulton T. Armstrong , member of the MGIS fac...

Dec 19, 2025

The Politics of Hezbollah’s Disarmament:

The Politics of Hezbollah’s Disarmament: Why the World Supports It, Lebanon Is Polarized, and Tehran and Israel’s Right Resist It By Sergio Jalil – November 12, 2025 Hezbollah’s disarmament remains on...

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Nov 14, 2025

John Kiriakou on the History of Terrorism

From the CIA to the Classroom: John Kiriakou on the History of Terrorism A first-hand view of global security and ethics in intelligence At the University of Salamanca’s Master in Global and Internati...

Nov 5, 2025

Dialogues on China 2025

The Fifth International Conference Dialogues on China with Mikhail Molchanov Among the opening panel participants was Mikhail Molchanov , who presented a paper co-authored with Fernando López-Alves , ...

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Oct 28, 2025

Nationalism, Populism, and Globalization in 21st-Century Latin America

Nationalism, Populism, and Globalization in 21st-Century Latin America The contemporary debate on democracy cannot be separated from the complex interplay between nationalism, populism, and globalizat...

Sep 26, 2025

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