-Capacity to understand varying impact of extractivism on geopolitical rivalry in distinct groups of countries -Ability to comprehend the ecological impact of extractivism with a special focus on the Global South -Ability to analyze the links between geopolitical dynamics and energy transitions. -Capacity to analyze the geopolitical rivalry and its implications for global economy and politics.

-Analysis of geopolitics of natural resources through the lenses of classical geopolitics, critical geopolitics, and environmental geopolitics. -Discussions about scarcity versus surplus, population growth and resources concentrated in different geographies and locations; conservation vs. production and its implications for geopolitics. -The geoeconomics of 'resource wars': rare earth materials and their essential use in technology, conflicts generated by the extraction and international trade of these materials supervised in international organizations. -Governance of natural resources in the context of SDGs; coinciding and contradictory positions of international, regional, supranational and national actors. -Understanding of the negotiation processes between governments, international, regional and supranational organizations on the issues of SD, climate change and their governance. Ongoing global power rivalry and its implications for geopolitics of natural resources and ecological consequences.

-Lectures -Practical sessions -Tutorials -Team paper/ write up -Presentations -Debates -Final exam or individual assignment