February / March 2013 – Seminar on “Negotiation in International Organizations” organized by the University of Milan.

Topics covered:
– major international organizations: statutes, bodies, and voting systems;
– structure of the Italian Foreign Ministry (MAE) and its representatives in international organizations;
– role of Italy and other countries in major international organizations regarding political-economic influences and voting systems;
– negotiation process in the EU, UN, and other international organizations;
– role of representatives in Brussels, New York, Geneva, and Paris;
– simulation of a negotiation: Kyoto Protocol.

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October / November 2013 – Seminar on “Arms control and disarmament: government commitments, role of civil society” organized by the University of Milan.

Topics covered:
– causes and consequences of nuclear proliferation;
– nuclear test ban treaties;
– role of the IAEA;
– possible effects of nuclear fuel in regional powers;
– instruments for stability as a European program for biosecurity;
– Chemical Weapons Convention;
– disarmament and humanitarian international law;
– Arms Trade Treaty;
– from nuclear disarmament to a  strengthened global non-proliferation regime.