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EXECUTIVE MASTERS International Strategy and Diplomacy
EXECUTIVE MASTERS
International Strategy and Diplomacy
The Executive MSc International Strategy While lectures provide the background to
and Diplomacy is a unique programme the issues, in sharply-focused seminars,
designed to enhance the strategic vision you will challenge conventional wisdom
of global leaders. The programme will on these topics. Workshops and policy
provide you with both the analytical tools simulations on crisis management, and
to understand a changing world and the diplomatic negotiations will provide you
policy skills to operate within it. with practical insights into what has been
learned from the lectures.
You will learn how to deal with emerging
threats and risks by operating strategically,
Professor Chris Alden and how to solve common problems by
Programme Director negotiating with stakeholders as well
as adversaries.
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A Unique Programme For Global Leaders
A Worldwide Reputation High-Calibre After the Programme
for Social Science International Participants
Many graduates have continued to work
LSE offers a unique opportunity to study This one-year course is intended for in their current organisations, bringing
the social sciences at a university with a professionals in the public, private or NGO new insights to their role or moving to a
worldwide reputation, while enjoying the sectors with at least four years of work higher level.
cultural, social and recreational facilities experience, who are aiming to proceed to
Others have used the programme as
of one of the world’s most vibrant senior positions. Places are deliberately
a way to change the direction of their
capital cities. restricted to ensure high calibre
career, towards new jobs in government,
discussion and intellectual engagement.
international organisations, foreign
Study with LSE Experts and policy consultancy, and NGOs. The
Be Part of a Leading
Policy Practitioners programme will also help you advance
Think Tank your career by giving you access to
You will be studying with LSE academics The Executive Programme is managed bespoke career coaching.
and senior policy practitioners, sharing by LSE IDEAS, the LSE’s foreign policy
their experience at the highest levels of After graduation, you will also
think tank. Benefit from IDEAS events
diplomacy and business. become part of the IDEAS Alumni
and research and be part of a thriving
Network. Our alumni programme allows
intellectual community by studying at
students to enhance their professional
a world leading think tank.
Combine Work with Study network and connect with LSE expertise
LSE IEAS is ranked number 1 university through exclusive events and current
The programme is taught in four affairs discussions.
affiliated think tank of 2019 in the Global
intensive weeks, 22 weekly evening
Go To Think Tank Index
sessions, and two ‘policy weekend’
retreats. This structure is designed to
allow time-pressured professionals to
combine your existing jobs with study.
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PROGRAMME CALENDAR
Registration Evening Seminar Dissertation
Intensive Week Policy Weekend Plan
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PROGRAMME JOURNEY
Michaelmas Term Lent Term Summer Term Graduation
Pre-Programme (May to (December)
(September to (January to
December) April) August) Post-Programme
Courses IR443 Strategy in a IR442 Diplomacy and IR444 Strategy in
Changing World Challenges Action and IR496
Dissertation
Activities • Registration and IT • How to Think • Tools of Diplomacy • Dissertation research • Graduation
account setup Strategically third intensive week question selection ceremony in
first intensive week in consultation with December,
• Review pre- • Global Security your Academic date TBC
programme • Strategic Actors lecture Challenges lecture Mentor by the School.
readings and seminar series and seminar series
parts I and II • Dissertation research • Programme
• Access the • First Policy Weekend design plan Alumni Network
programme • Second Policy registration
Moodle • Strategic Economic Weekend • Research of a
Homepage Trends lecture and self-directed, • Annual Pro-
seminar series • Strategic Decisions independent gramme
fourth intensive week Dissertation Alumni Days
• Strategic Environment,
research project
Global South • Regular Alumni
second intensive week and LSE IDEAS
Events
Assessment • One Formative • One Formative • Assessed
(22 Nov) and (14 Mar) and Dissertation Plan
(1 June)
• One Summative • One Summative with feedback
(31 Jan) Essay (3 May)
Policy Paper • Dissertation (1 Sept)
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THE FACULTY
The Faculty is comprised of world-renowned academics working in the fields of International
Relations, International History and Economics. They provide the participants with the
analytical tools to better understand the challenges of today’s world.
Professor Tarak Barkawi Professor Christopher
is Professor of International Coker is Director of LSE IDEAS
Relations at LSE. His expertise and Professor of International
is in the relations between war, Relations. He is a former twice
Programme Director armed forces, and society in serving member of the Council
the contexts of globalization, of the Royal United Services
Professor Chris Alden imperialism, and modernization. Institute, a former NATO Fellow
His current research explores and a regular lecturer at Defence Colleges in the UK,
teaches International Relations at
soldiers’ history writing as a site for war’s US. Rome, Singapore and Tokyo.
the London School of Economics
constitutive presence in society and politics.
and Political Science and is a Senior
Research Associate at the South
African Institute of International Professor Michael Cox Professor Robert Falkner
Affairs (SAIIA). He is author/co-author is Emeritus Professor of is Associate Professor of
of numerous books and has written International Relations and International Relations at LSE
numerous articles in internationally Senior Academic Programme and the Research Director of the
recognised journals. He has taught Advisor for the Executive MSc Grantham Research Institute
International Strategy and on Climate Change and the
at the Paris School of International
Diplomacy programme. He is a Environment. His areas of
Affairs, SciencesPo, University of
renowned international lecturer who has published expertise are in international political economy,
Cape Town, Peking University, and the
extensively on the United States, transatlantic global environmental politics, and the role of
University of Pretoria. relations, Asia’s rise, and the problems facing business in international relations.
the EU.
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Professor Fawaz Gerges
is Professor of International Relations GUEST ACADEMIC SPEAKERS *
at LSE, and holder of the Emirates
Professorship in Contemporary Middle
East Studies. His special interests include
Islam and the political process.
Dr Malfrid Braut Hegghammer Dr Faizel Ismail
Associate Professor of Political Adjunct Professor, University
Science, University of Oslo, Oslo of Cape Town, Cape Town
Professor Karen Smith Dr Alvaro Mendez
Professor Tomila Lankina Co-Director of Global South Unit and
is Professor of International Relations at Professor of International
Relations, LSE Senior Research Fellow, LSE
LSE. Her expertise is on democratization,
sub-national governance, Russia, Central Dr Katerina Dalacoura
Europe, Eurasia, India, and legacies Professor Peter Trubowitz
Associate Professor in
of colonialism. Her current research Professor of International
International Relations, LSE
focuses on comparative democracy and Relations, LSE
authoritarianism in Russia and other states. Professor Toby Dodge
Dr James Morrisson
Professor of International
Assistant Professor of
Relations, LSE
International Relations, LSE
Professor Jenny Pearce
Professor Linda Yueh Professor Robert Wade
is Visiting Professor at LSE IDEAS, Fellow
Research Processor, Latin America
Professor of Political Economy
in Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and Caribbean Centre, LSE
and Development, LSE
University, and Adjunct Professor of
Economics at London Business School.
She was Visiting Professor of Economics
at Peking University. Her books include:
China’s Growth: The Making of an Economic Superpower and * Note: Included faculty are subject to
The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today.
some changes each academic year.
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THE PRACTITIONERS AND
GUEST SPEAKERS
The team of practitioners is formed by experienced strategists, diplomats and civil servants.
Their strategic and diplomatic experience ranges from the Foreign Office and Number 10 to
NATO and the EU, GCHQ and the UK National Security Council, and international business
and finance. Through sharing their invaluable first-hand experience, they enable participants
to develop a practical approach to the issues covered by the programme.
Baroness Ashton of Sir Robert Cooper
Upholland Catherine is a British diplomat and
adviser. He was Head
Head of Practitioners Margaret Ashton is a British
Labour politician and former of the Policy Planning
Leader of the House of Lords. In Staff at the Foreign and
2009, she became the European Commonwealth Office and
HUGH SANDEMAN leads Union’s first High Representative UK’s Special Representative
the team of practitioners. He is for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and won in Afghanistan, before taking up a post in the
a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE praise for her work as a negotiator. European Union in 2002.
IDEAS and Project Head of Global
Strategies. He was an international
banker for 30 years, based in John Everard was the Dame Judith
New York, Tokyo, London and British Ambassador to Belarus, MacGregor was the British
Uruguay and North Korea. High Commissioner to South
Frankfurt, and for the past decade
Subsequently, John held Africa from September 2013
has focused on India. He was
the Pantech Fellowship at until March 2017. She was
previously Tokyo correspondent, Stanford University. He was FCO Director for Migration
international business editor and for some 18 months the Co- in 2007, Ambassador to
New York correspondent of ordinator of the UN Security Council’s Panel of Mexico in 2009, and President of the FCO Women’s
The Economist. Experts on sanctions on North Korea established Association from 2006, overseeing a significant
by United Nations Security Council Resolution increase in the number of women who became
1874 in March 2011. senior British diplomats.
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Sir Richard Mottram
is an expert on defence, security, GUEST PRACTITIONER SPEAKERS *
strategy and planning. He was
one of Britain’s top civil servants,
heading several departments,
including the Ministry of Defence,
and Security and Intelligence in the
Cabinet Office. His current roles include Chairman of Peter Watkins Sir Geoffrey Adams
the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Associate Fellow, Chatham House British Ambassador to Egypt, FCO
General Sir Richard Barrons Sir Nigel Sheinwald, former British
former Chief of Staff, UK Armed Ambassafor to the United States, FCO
Sir Emyr Jones Parry Forces
is a former Permanent Susan Scholefield, Visiting Professor
Representative of the United John Raine at Surrey University and a former
Kingdom to the United Senior Adviser for Geopolitical Due senior civil servant.
Nations, former UK Permanent Diligence, International Institute for
Representative on the North Atlantic
Strategic Studies Julian Miller, forner Deputy
Council. From 2015-2017, he was National Security Adviser and Visiting
Chancellor of Aberystwyth University. In 2014, he was Lutfey Siddiqi Professor, LSE
and President, Learned Society of Wales . Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE
IDEAS Dr Jamie Shea, Professor of Strategic
Studies at the University of Exeter
Sir Malcolm Rifkind Ambassador Shyam Saran
was a Conservative Member of
Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy
Parliament from 1974-1997 and
Research in New Delhi
2010-2015. Sir Malcolm has been
a member of the British Cabinet
as Secretary of State for Scotland
* Note: Included practitioners are
and for Defence. He was Foreign
Secretary from 1995-1997, and between 2010 and * subject to some changes each
2015, he was Chairman of Parliament’s Intelligence and academic year.
Security Committee.
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PARTICIPANTS PROFILE: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN
North America Latin America Europe Middle East
21% 7% 8% South Asia
Central 5% East Asia
36% 9%
Asia Southeast Asia
2% 7%
Africa
3% Oceania
2%
Percentages include both
past and current participants.
1063 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
Afghanistan India Pakistan
Austria Indonesia Peru
Australia Iran Philippines
Argentina Iraq Poland
Azerbaijan Ireland Portugal
Bahrain Israel Qatar
Brazil Italy Singapore
British Virgin Islands Ivory Coast Slovenia
Canada Japan South Africa
Chile Kazakhstan South Korea
China Lebanon Spain
Colombia Libya Sri Lanka
Denmark Macedonia Sweden
Ecuador Malawi Switzerland
Finland Malaysia Taiwan
France Mexico Thailand
Georgia Morocco Turkey
Germany Netherlands Ukraine
Greece New Zealand United Arab Emirates
Guinea-Bissau Nigeria United Kingdom
Hungary Norway United States
11STUDENT PROFILE: BY PROFESSION
Media 4% Healthcare
Politics
2% 1%
Law 2%
Finance
IT and Technology 4%
17%
Energy 4%
Military
5%
NGOs Diplomacy
5% 18%
International
Organisations
4%
Industry and
Manufacturing
6%
Government
Consultancy 18%
10%
12BY AGE BY GENDER
36 Average Age 61%
25–59 Range 39%
Percentages include
both past and current
participants.
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GRADUATE PROFILES
Dame Karen Pierce Susan le Jeune Jim Emerson
UK Ambassador to d’Allegeershecque Secretary General
the United States High Commissioner ChildFund Alliance
British High Commission
Canada
“Right from the first week I was able to apply “You have to be prepared to have your own ideas “From my first contact with the faculty
the lessons I had learnt to our operational and challenged, even changed by other students from I knew this was the right course - I
policy work and to coach my teams to look at different backgrounds. I found that extremely would be in a demanding academic
issues differently.” stimulating. Having open and heated discussions environment that has a strong focus on
about issues was really good for me to take back applying knowledge in real situations. It
and encourage in my workplace.” was hard work; it was great fun.”
Leah Hershey Toby Rumford Walter
International Security Policy & Xiongwen Pan
Engagement Analyst for Operations Department of North
the U.S. Department of Ministry of Defence American and Oceanian
Defense Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs,
P. R. China
“The in-depth and broad knowledge of “Bringing together the very best of academia and “I was very impressed with the calibre
international affairs that I gained from the practitioner, the course provided me with the skills of the inspiring lecturers, as well as the
course prepared me for my current role, and and deep understanding to deliver positive change diverse backgrounds of the open-minded
qualified me for positions that had previously in international security.” participants. As a career diplomat, I could
been out of reach.” easily relate what I learned from the
Programme with my own experiences
and observations.”
15PROGRAMME TEAM
Professor Chris Alden Professor Hugh Sandeman Professor Michael Cox
Academic Programme Head of the Team of Senior Academic Adviser
Director Practitioners m.e.cox@lse.ac.uk
j.c.alden@lse.ac.uk h.sandeman@lse.ac.uk
Dr Nicholas Kitchen Dr Aaron McKeil Gosia Brown
Visiting Fellow Course convenor and ProgRamme Manager
n.j.kitchen@lse.ac.uk course Tutor g.m.brown@lse.ac.uk
a.mckeil@lse.ac.uk
Julia Ryng Marta Kozielska Hibak M. Yusuf
ProgRamme Manager Alumni Network ProgRamme ASSISTANT
(maternity cover) Coordinator h.mohamud-yusuf@lse.ac.uk
j.a.ryng@lse.ac.uk m.m.kozielska@lse.ac.uk
16AFTER THE PROGRAMME
Whether you seek to move up within your LSE CAREER EVENTS ALUMNI NETWORK
current affiliation, change organisation
within the same field, set up your own Participants will have full access to a wide Upon graduation from the Executive
enterprise, or change your career entirely range of services provided by the LSE Programme, students join the LSE IDEAS
into a new sector, the Executive MSc Careers service, including appointments Alumni Network. As well as joining the
International Strategy and Diplomacy will with career consultants and the ability dynamic LSE IDEAS community, LSE
help you transform your career. to attend careers events, including fairs, IDEAS alumni become part of a continually
seminars, conferences and presentations. growing, diverse global network of leaders,
Not only will the course give you the skills Events which may be of particular interest professionals and experts.
and knowledge to help benefit your career, to our participants include International
it will give you access to a wide range of Organisations Week (IOW), a unique With close to 300 professionals, the
services and opportunities to your help you event bringing together representatives Alumni Network is increasingly active,
prepare for your future career challenges. from international organisations to offer with regular new initiatives designed to
insights into what they do, how they are help alumni share, connect and engage in
structured and recruit, and what they look discussions about international strategy,
EXECUTIVE for in applicants. diplomacy and current affairs. With a
CAREER COACHING unique insight into LSE IDEAS activities,
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS our alumni are key to the life of the Centre,
We offer participants the opportunity to participating in public and exclusive
receive bespoke career coaching from The majority of graduates have continued events, delivering their expertise, and
external professional Executive Careers to work in their previous fields, though developing cutting-edge strategic updates.
Coaches, which offer tailored support to very often at a higher level after having Over the past year, we have held a series
participants helping them to assess their completed their studies. Others have of student and alumni meetings, public
current situation and identify a strategy to changed direction entirely with some lectures, policy weekends and social
achieve their future career goal. moving into government, international events - all of which have helped further
organisations, foreign policy consultancy, enhance the benefits of being a member of
and full-time education. the Alumni Network.
17APPLICATION PROCESS AND FEES
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS HOW TO APPLY
The programme is designed for senior and mid-level diplomats, civil Candidates are considered on a rolling admissions basis, as
servants, military officials, international NGO employees as well early as November for the following September intake. However,
as executives from international firms and corporations (finance, we recommend applying as early as possible as competition
consultancy, manufacturing, technology). You will be required to is intense.
have:
In order to be considered for this programme, you will need to
■ 2:1 degree or equivalent in any discipline (preferably in apply via the online application form, which includes writing a
politics, history, international relations or a similar discipline) personal statement setting out the reasons why you are interested
■ A minimum four years’ in the programme and highlighting your relevant experience and
professional experience suitability for the programme as well as your future plans. In
■ If English is not your first language, you should possess addition, you will have to attach your university degree certificates
an English language qualification such as IELTS or TOEFL, and transcripts and two professional or academic references.
awarded within the last two years. Minimum scores required
www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/exec/apply
are: IELTS - overall score of 7.0 (7.0 in reading and 6.5 in
listening, writing, and speaking), or TOEFL - overall score of Approximately 30 places are granted each year.
100 (25 in reading, 24 in writing and 22 in listening
and speaking).
PROGRAMME FEES
Note: if English is the language of instruction of your previous
2021/22: £30,368
degree, you may be exempt from this requirement.
Note: there are no internal LSE scholarships for this programme at
present.
18photo credit: Guy Jordan
The Executive Programme is managed by LSE IDEAS, the LSE’s foreign policy think tank.
Through sustained engagement with policymakers and opinion-formers, IDEAS provides a forum that informs
policy debate and connects academic research with the practice of diplomacy and strategy. IDEAS hosts
interdisciplinary research projects, produces working papers and reports, holds public and off-the-record
events, and delivers cutting-edge executive training programmes for government, business and third-sector
organisations.
LSE IDEAS
9th floor, Pankhurst House (PAN)
Clement’s Inn, London, WC2A 2AZ
+44 (0)20 7849 4918
ideas@lse.ac.uk
lse.ac.uk/ideas
@lseideas
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