Enhancing experience

Program

War as a political phenomenon has now returned to play a crucial role in international politics and geopolitical analysis, and in today’s highly technological environment, conflict dynamics, strategies, and operational capabilities of different actors are very diverse and varied. Being able to understand these aspects is central to understanding conflicts and their possible evolutions. One of the fundamental elements of any war is information: obtaining valid and up-to-date information about the enemy, knowing how to interpret and use it in the right way, and hiding from the enemy information about us. Although the tools have changed today, this aspect remains central, and above all, it remains critical to understand the dynamics of this specific aspect of any conflict.

The course aims to give students an overview of the role of intelligence in modern conflicts and how the process of intelligence gathering works to better understand today’s conflict dynamics. It will then look at the problem of intelligence, propaganda and the strategic limitations imposed by conflict situations. This will allow to address specific aspects of contemporary conflicts in more detail by analyzing both case studies and the strategic debate around the modern evolution of the war phenomenon to highlight the major transformations we are witnessing and their impact not only on the conflict itself but also on the international system.

Calendar:

Wednesday, February 21st 2024 - “Strategy and intelligence”
Thursday, February 22nd 2024 - “Authors and ideas about intelligence”
Tuesday, February 27th 2024 - “Strategic surprise”
Tuesday, March 05th 2024 - “Hybrid Warfare 1”
Thursday, March 07th 2024 - “Hybrid Warfare 2”
Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - “Propaganda”
Thursday, March 21st 2024 - “Contemporary scenarios”

Faculty for the course: Andrea Beccaro

Andrea Beccaro teaches Strategic Studies, Security Studies and International Relations at the University of Turin, Department of Strategic Studies, SUISS. He is an articulate researcher in the area of security/strategic studies focused on MENA region (mainly on Iraq, Syria, Libya), with a track record of publications and collaborations that demonstrates knowledge spanning across all areas of own subject area.
He wrote several essays and books: Guerra e strategia nel XXI secolo (2023), Irregular conflicts and Technology, in «Small Wars & Insurgencies», 2022.
After his Ph.D. in Strategic Studies, he has been Researcher at CeMiSS (Center for Strategic Studies, Italian Armed Forces, Rome); Irad, Institute for Defence Research and Analysis (Rome); DAAD Research Fellow at Freie University (Berlin), Research Fellow at College of Europe (Warsaw) and at Università del Piemonte Orientale (Vercelli).

The goal of the course is to help participants in developing their communication skills. Public speaking is an activity that can be challenging for some: for this reason, the course is aimed at teaching how to organize an effective presentation, how to best deal with it, working in particular on the modality and clarity of one's exposure and on the supporting tools such as the slides.
The objective is achieved through public speaking simulations with analysis of performance in a constructive and collaborative logic.

Program

The structure of the public speaking course is characterized by a strong mix of strictly theoretical contents and tools immediately applicable on a practical level, exercised through a series of assignments and simulations.
The path is developed around themes organized according to a precise classification, designed to guide the participant in a sort of "journey" in the oratory art.
• Introduction to the course: knowledge of the participants and definition of objectives
• Verbal, extra verbal and proxemic communication.
• Before standing up: the importance of preparation and the design of your speech
• Business Presentation Model: design your presentation based on the objectives to be achieved, the means available and in relation to the target audience.
• How to deliver your speech through your true self.
• How to build the best storytelling by understanding what information to use and how.
• Tools to support the speaker and presentation: presentation design. The seductive power of stories applied to slide presentations. Effective slide design and presentation
Educational materials provided
Bibliography / webliography, in-depth texts in electronic format, slides

Faculty for the course: Emanuele Mascherpa. Graduated in Psychology, he worked for 16 years in the Human Resources Departments of large multinationals such as L’Oréal, ING Direct, AXA and Willis Towers Watson. He is an expert in all HR subjects (Training, Recruiting, Talent Management, Performance appraisal, etc.), he also has developed a strong specialization in presentation strategy and public speaking, developing an ad hoc methodology to teach managers and professionals how to best sell their ideas through persuasive presentations.
In 2017 he founded speech.it to share the culture of effective presentations through blogs and podcasts.
Main areas of scientific interest: Public Speaking, Effective presentations, Persuasion and sales, HR culture in organizations, Performance evaluation, goals and motivation.