LEARNING RESULTS · Applied knowledge to perform a multidisciplinary analysis of a country, the stability of its political, economic and social system within an international context. · Capacity to synthesize non-academic reference materials (newspapers, reports) for their presentation. · Capacity to choose indicators to describe political, social and economic environments. · Capacity to present complex information in graphical, written and oral form for both specialized and non-specialized audiences. · Knowledge applied to risk assessment.

Contents and use of country reports elaborated by private and public institutions. Structuring and conceptual framework of country reports: national and international context, actors and agents, strategy and objectives. Measurement and analysis of development and evaluation. Analysis of economic and political institutions and country risk: political institutions, political system, and political risk; security and public order; criminality and personal violence, institutional and police corruption, terrorism, guerrillas, etc.; economic structure, political economy and macroeconomic risks; banking and financial structure, monetary policy; financial and exchange risk. Social and demographic variables and their incidence on political and economic stability. International interactions, development, conflicts and crisis. Writing a country report.