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Annual Report 2013
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GCSP at a glance
GCSP reached 45 member states in addition to the Canton of Geneva at the end of 2013. The Republic of Kazakhstan is the newest member.
In 2013, GCSP continued its expansion into the global arena. A few highlights: • The Republic of Kazakhstan joined as the newest member of the Foundation Council;
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• We signed a partnership agreement with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana; • Participants joined us for the first time from Mali, South Sudan and Turkmenistan.
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is the total number of courses that GCSP offered during the academic year 2012 - 2013.
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YEREVAN
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BAKU
course participants representing
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Foundation Council Member States Switzerland - Organisational headquarters Non-Member States
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Course locations 2012 - 2013 (Red indicates the Geneva location)
participants attended a course in Geneva.
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In January 2014, the GCSP moved into its new premises at the Maison de la paix (House of Peace).
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Country partnerships
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The GCSP continuously strives to develop its international network of cooperation. Partnership agreements exist with organisations in the following nations:
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GERMANY FRANCE
LITHUANIA SWITZERLAND
BELGIUM NORWAY
ESTONIA
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
TURKMENISTAN BULGARIA
AZERBAIJAN CROATIA
EGYPT MOROCCO
TUNISIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
SOUTH KOREA CHINA
MALI GHANA
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An international foundation promoting peace and security
There are 60 team members employed at GCSP from 23 nations.
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The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) is an international foundation supported by the Swiss government, with 45 member states as well as the Canton of Geneva, for the primary purpose of promoting peace, security and stability through executive education and training, policy research and dialogue.
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“At GCSP, we are committed to the highest professional standards”.
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Course alumni continue their affiliation with the Centre through participation in short professional training courses and special events, and as guest speakers. The GCSP team, composed of academics and practitioners, come from a wide range of countries, disciplines and interests, thus covering a broad spectrum of the peace and security policy arena. Their acknowledged and extensive contribution to policy and academic debates on global, regional and local security issues includes a wide range of book publications, internationally renowned peer reviewed journal articles, and other specialised publications in addition to the GCSP Geneva Papers and Policy Papers series. Some GCSP staff members regularly act as commentators and analysts in the media.
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Meet our Senior Management Team in Geneva Ambassador Christian Dussey Director Dr Khalid Koser Deputy Director And Academic Dean Ms Åsa Maria Granados Head of External Relations (Interim) Dr Gustav Lindstrom Head of The Emerging Security Challenges Programme Mr Maarten Merkelbach Head of The Leadership In Conflict Management Programme Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou Head of The Regional Capacity Development Programme
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GCSP’s course participants come from Foundation Council member states and well beyond, including countries in transition or at risk. In addition to its three long courses offered in Geneva (lasting from three to nine months), the GCSP also offers tailor-made courses in Geneva, Baku, Addis Ababa, Dakar, New York, and other locations.
The GCSP trains government officials, diplomats, military officers, international civil servants and NGO staff in pertinent fields of international peace and security. Through research and publications, workshops and conferences, the GCSP also provides an internationally recognised forum for dialogue on key security and peace policy issues in the interest of effective security policy decision-making.
Ms Katya Palazzolo Head of Administration And Human Resources (Interim) Mr Allan Sheldon Head of Finance
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INTRODUCTION - Maison de la paix
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360 is the number of boxes that were packed in preparation for the move to Maison de la paix.
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Ideally situated in the heart of diplomatic Geneva, Maison de la paix is a global hub for innovative solutions to contemporary challenges to peace, security and sustainable development. In January 2014, the GCSP moved into its new premises at the Maison de la paix (House of Peace). This move represented an important juncture for the Centre, not only in terms of its physical location and brand new state-of-the-art facilities, but also in terms of its strategic repositioning, improving cooperation with the other partners and taking the opportunity to upgrade the learning environment features and pedagogical tools and techniques used by the GCSP to ensure a modern and innovative worldclass learning facility. A large part of 2013 was devoted to the preparations for this milestone transition.
The Maison de la paix is the result of a publicprivate partnership between the Swiss public authorities, various donors and the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies. Its overall objective is to support and strengthen the relevance of “International Geneva” and to play an active role in helping the city to maintain and expand its longstanding identity and function as an international hub for diplomacy and dialogue in global peace and security affairs.
The Maison de la paix represents Geneva’s and Switzerland’s contribution to the worldwide promotion of peace and international cooperation.
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“For the Maison de la paix is not just another office building, albeit a rather good-looking one: it is foremost a concept, whereby institutions involved in international security operate in direct proximity in the furtherance of a common objective - that of promoting the cause of peace and security.”
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A year of big changes First and foremost, the leadership of the GCSP witnessed the departure of Ambassador Fred Tanner and his replacement by Ambassador Christian Dussey. Fred Tanner served as Director from 2005 to 2013: during those years, he undertook the process of globalisation of an institution which was initially focussed on the Euro-Atlantic area. During his tenure, the GCSP’s outreach grew impressively, in terms of the diversification of the course participants in Geneva as with the conduct of activities in the Middle East and Central Asia. He took the helm at a time of some turbulence and gave stability to the GCSP when it was needed to expand its activities from the regional sphere to the global arena. For this, we owe him a debt of gratitude. We wish him full success in his new endeavours.
Christian Dussey took over during the summer. On top of a distinguished diplomatic career, he brings with him experience in two areas of particular interest to the GCSP. One concerns his responsibilities as head of the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Centre, and the other involves his stay at Harvard University as a fellow of the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs. This type of combination is in full sync with our policy of bringing together practice, and notably the ability to manage complex and stressful security situations, with the first-rate academic grounding needed to understand security issues in all their dimensions. Indeed, the variety of our course participants’ professional track-records, along with their expert knowledge, is a broader reflection of this approach, which lies in the Centre’s DNA. It is reflected in the GCSP’s newly adopted motto: “Where knowledge meets experience”.
The overriding task of the latter part of the year was the preparation of our move from the World Meteorological Organisation to the nearby Maison de la paix, the first tranches of which were reaching completion. The challenge went beyond the usual aim of ensuring that staff and their impedimenta would be transplanted with minimum trauma and maximum efficiency. For the Maison de la paix is not just another office building, albeit a rather good-looking one: it is foremost a concept, whereby institutions involved in international security operate in direct proximity in the furtherance of a common objective – that of promoting the cause of peace and security.
At the same time, the GCSP is facing, as do all institutions of advanced learning today, the challenge of bringing teaching, training and sharing of experiences in sync with the runaway potential of the revolution in information technology. Preparing the move to the as-yet unoccupied space of Maison de la paix, has been a great opportunity to embark on the corresponding rethink in terms of our methods, processes, institutions and physical organisation. 2013 thus set the stage for a work-in-progress which will keep the GCSP busy for some time.
Professor François Heisbourg Chairman Geneva Centre for Security Policy
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New opportunities ahead Meet our Director In addition to having served as a diplomat for two decades, Ambassador Christian Dussey has also spent time in the Swiss Armed Forces, as an analyst at the Swiss Strategic Intelligence Service, and as Head of the Crisis Management Centre of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). He spent a year doing a fellowship
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at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University prior to joining the GCSP.
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Swiss Ambassador Christian Dussey has led the GCSP since August 2013, a place where education, research and dialogue on security and peace issues go hand in hand. 2013 was a decisive year in the history of the GCSP. Since its creation nearly 20 years ago, the Centre has made significant achievements in accomplishing its mandate. Initially created to fill a niche in security policy training for Swiss officials only, the GCSP has made its mark as an internationally recognised institution delivering executive education programmes, generating policy-relevant ideas and promoting dialogue and exchange. Acknowledging GCSP’s longstanding tradition and the important contributions by my predecessor Ambassador Fred Tanner, I intend to further strengthen the Centre, enhancing its impact, outreach and relevance. I feel honoured to have the opportunity to lead the GCSP in the years to come, and I wish Ambassador Fred Tanner every success for his duties as the Senior Advisor of the OSCE Secretary General and Liaison for the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship 2014.
In 2013, the GCSP trained some 800 national and international officials from government, military and civil society. GCSP’s role in developing and disseminating policy-relevant ideas has been acknowledged in this year’s “Global Go To Think Index” report, which is published by the University of Pennsylvania and ranks the most influential think tanks worldwide. Moreover, thanks to the unique combination of GCSP’s commitment to impartiality, independence and inclusiveness, and its rich expert base, the GCSP was able to make important contributions as a platform for dialogue and exchange.
During the course of the year, the GCSP realised numerous tailor-made and demand-driven projects. Most notably, the GCSP hosted the 10th International Security Forum on behalf of and in close collaboration with the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Dedicated to the theme “Facing a World of Transitions”, the conference gathered some 700 participants. We also had the privilege to organise the first in a series of executive courses for participants from Myanmar in September 2013, alongside the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. Spearheaded by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the GCSP further contributed to the “National Cyber Security Framework Manual”, which was launched in March 2013. Responding to a growing demand for re-evaluating the crisis in Syria, for the second time the GCSP also held a roundtable discussion with 60 renowned experts in December 2013. Throughout the year, there was a substantial focus on preparing GCSP’s move to its new premises in the “Maison de la paix”. Being based in Geneva’s brand new centre for peace, security and development will offer vast opportunities. It will allow for greater synergies with our partners and we will be able to fully capitalise on “International Geneva’s” wealth of knowledge and experience. Finally, GCSP’s new location will enhance our capabilities in providing innovative training opportunities, facilitating high-level interactions and stimulating inspiring discussions.
Looking ahead, the GCSP will move forward with its ambition to impact decision-makers with a view of contributing to peace and stability worldwide. In this sense, I am very much looking forward to working with the member states of GCSP’s Foundation Council, with our partner institutions from around the globe, as well as with our course participants and the members of the ever-growing GCSP alumni community.
Ambassador Christian Dussey Director Geneva Centre for Security Policy
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Co-creation GCSP is uniquely positioned to serve the current and the next generations of policy and decision-makers in governments, international organizations, non-profits as well as the private sector. T his is because we bring together outstanding participants with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds from all over the globe, and renowned faculty members who combine theoretical expertise and practical experience.
GCSP’s three pillars of activities
GCSP experts come from a wide range of countries, disciplines and interests, thus covering a broad spectrum of the peace and security arena.
Dialogue and conferences • Facilitating discussions, • Promoting respect and understanding.
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• Developing ideas, • Providing analysis, • Shaping debates.
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• Providing knowledge, • Sharing experience, • Strengthening skills.
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Leadership in Conflict Management Helping practitioners in foreign, security and peace policy navigate through conflicts, crises and humanitarian emergencies.
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The programme seeks to help practitioners to:
The programme engages in three areas of activities:
• Articulate and implement effective conflict management, resolution and peacebuilding;
• Delivering long and short courses for participants from various professional and geographical backgrounds, as well as tailor made courses for institutions;
• Develop their leadership and decision-making skills in foreign and security policy; and • Perform effectively in the management of dynamic crises and emergencies.
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is an inter-agency network that connects a critical mass of peacebuilding actors, resources, and expertise in Geneva and worldwide. As part of its 20122014 Programme, the Platform provides policyrelevant advice and services, ensures the continuous exchange of information through seminars, consultations, and conferences, and facilitates outcome-oriented peacebuilding dialogue. At present, it focuses on five areas: peacebuilding, peacemaking, and political transitions; peacebuilding and prevention; peacebuilding and the environment; monitoring, evaluation and learning in peacebuilding; and sustainable peace and justice.
• Generating policy-relevant research and analysis.
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Long Course 27th International Training Course in Security Policy (ITC)
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The course offers a broad overview of international security issues, from both state and human security perspectives. It covers international relations theory, security concepts, the main actors as well as transnational and international sources of insecurity (e.g. proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism and environmental change). The course includes a particular focus on new security challenges and the contemporary regional and global security environment. Additionally, there are special sessions held on important issues, one of which is aimed especially at participants earmarked as future Defence Attachés.
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform was founded by four institutions: the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP); Interpeace; and the Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva (QUNO).
• Promoting dialogue and exchange, including diplomatic track 1.5 and 2 processes; and
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It plays a creative role in building bridges between ‘International Geneva’, the United Nations peacebuilding architecture in New York, and peacebuilding activities in the field. The Platform’s network comprises more than 2500 peacebuilding professionals and over 60 institutions working on peacebuilding directly or indirectly.
A particular focus of ITC-27 was to familiarise participants with modern working methods, negotiating tactics, security policy decisionmaking, as well as critical analysis, drafting and briefing skills. The course used case studies and simulation exercises throughout the year.
Training Course on International Relations, Democratisation and Human Security for Myanmar (30 August 2013 - 20 September 2013)
Emerging from five decades of economic and political isolation, the recent transformation of Myanmar has been one of the most striking features of Asian development. During his visit to Yangon in November 2012, Swiss Federal Counsellor Didier Burkhalter committed to President Thein Sein to offer a five-year executive education programme specifically designed for officials from Myanmar.
The GCSP had the privilege to organise the first of the series in September 2013 alongside the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). Aiming at providing the Burmese participants with an up-to-date conceptual background and tools to help them successfully navigate through the ongoing democratisation process, a three-week programme was set up. This covered, for example, a module on active citizenship and public participation, an exercise on transitional justice, reconciliation and social justice, and seminars on the role of the judiciary and the rule of law. Various Geneva-based institutions were visited, as were the Geneva Grand Conseil (Parliament) and the Swiss Parliament in Bern. For many participants, this was their first opportunity to openly exchange and learn with a diverse group of people coming from central and regional government administration, military, and civil society.
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IN PROGRESS Future courses of this series are planned for participants from Myanmar in 2014 and beyond.
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Partnering with organisations in Switzerland and beyond
Developing individuals’ and institutions’ ability to respond to new issues in security, and finding novel solutions to longstanding transnational challenges.
In 2013, the ESCP affiliated with organisations based in Switzerland and abroad. In the field of security and law, the programme partnered with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, and the Geneva Academy. With respect to non-proliferation and disarmament, the programme collaborated with the Geneva Forum, Reaching Critical Will, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and Australian National University. The programme also worked with Brussels-based institutions such as the Egmont Institute and the Royal Higher Institute for Defence.
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• The potential security implications of emerging technologies, including their legal dimensions;
• Education and training for government officials, military officers, international civil servants, NGO staff, and private sector representatives;
• Resource management challenges, for example relating to food or water security; and
• Dialogue and outreach activities, including track 1.5 and 2 events; and
• New solutions to longstanding transnational challenges such as arms proliferation, cyber vulnerabilities, and terrorism.
• Policy-relevant research and analysis.
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The Centre for the Geopolitics of Globalization and Transnational Security (CGGTS) engages in research of pertinence and immediate relevance to the global future, beyond conventional understandings of security. The Centre is under the direction of Dr Nayef Al-Rodhan, Senior Fellow at the GCSP and Senior Member of St. Antony’s College at Oxford University, UK. In 2013, the CGGTS focused on policy-relevant conceptual innovations in a variety of areas including: governance paradigms, trans-cultural security, human dignity, global security, outer space, and emerging technologies. The CGGTS explored these multifaceted challenges confronting states and the global community through publications in various journals including YaleGlobal, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, The National Interest, Small Wars Journal and the ETH’s International Relations and Security Network.
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The participants came from 19 countries.
A full list of publications can be found on Dr Al-Rodhan’s website www.sustainablehistory.com.
Long Course 14th New Issues in Security Course (NISC)
The aim of this platform, supported by the Swiss Confederation, is to promote the exchange of information and good practices regarding the entry into force and effective implementation of the ATT – adopted by the United Nations in June 2013.
(10 April 2013 - 03 July 2013)
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The programme engages in three areas of work:
The programme tackles three types of emerging issues:
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The New Issues in Security Course (NISC) is the programme’s flagship course. It aims to give participants a comprehensive overview of global peace and security trends – emphasising emerging challenges and responses. It also strives to develop participants’ existing skill sets so they can respond more effectively to new issues. The NISC curriculum covered several themes, including emerging human security challenges (e.g. climate change and health security), regional security trends, and transnational threats such as terrorism and organised crime. Among the course highlights were some of the skill-building exercises – such as negotiation and media training –
as well as a study trip to Vienna with visits to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), among others.
Launch of the Arms Trade Treaty Network On 25 September 2013, through the Emerging Security Challenges Programme, the GCSP launched the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Network jointly with the Geneva Forum.
In particular, the programme is preparing, with its partners, a pilot training course that will be delivered in 2014 for officials involved in the implementation of the ATT.
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The Arms Trade Treaty has been signed by 118 states. It will enter into force after it has been ratified or accepted by 50 states.
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Regional engagement
Seeking to enhance the ability of national and regional, state and non-state institutions to understand and operate globally in a fast-changing security environment.
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The programme focuses on three priorities:
The programme engages in three areas of work:
• An in-depth overview of European security issues in a global context, its transatlantic links and its prospects for the 21st century;
• Education and training for government officials, diplomats, military officers, international civil servants, NGO staff, as well as for private sector representatives;
• The background to develop a deeper understanding of factors influencing regional security; and
• Dialogue and outreach activities, including track 1.5 and 2 events; and
• Hands-on training in security policy decision-making within an international atmosphere for a positive culture of engagement.
• Policy-relevant research and analysis.
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(08 January 2013 - 22 March 2013)
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Participants originated from ministries of foreign affairs, justice and defence, from member and partner countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), as well as from the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and the Caucasus. Represented in the course for the first time were Pakistan, Tanzania and Ghana. Participants also came from one of the GCSP’s institutional partners, the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA), which allows their top students to attend the ETC in order to contribute to the completion of their ADA degrees.
Nine women participated in the course – the highest figure ever of female participation in the ETC.
Regional security challenges emerge from a variety of sources. The persistence of unresolved intra-national and inter-regional conflicts, the weakening of the state in the face of gnawing global challenges and proliferating transnational threats continue to combine with perennial challenges of under-development, instability and human insecurity. In that respect, ongoing political transitions in, notably, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, which are generating complex and open-ended security challenges – including human security ones – are essentially calling for two primary dynamics of engagement. On the one hand, efforts are required to accompany these momentous challenges with a view to enable proper, representative and functioning institutions led by equipped leaders able to face a wide array of fast-changing situations. On the other, what is equally needed is an investment in generating, improving and/or informing the policy work of a number of governments and organisations interested in and able to contribute to the development of such needed regional capacity, through their staff, initiatives or policies.
In this context, the Regional Development Programme at GCSP has worked in key centres around the world (New York, Rabat, Dakar, Sarajevo, Baku, Addis-Ababa) to contribute to such development needs.
Training related to NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) Initiatives The GCSP is one of the 24 officially recognised Partnership Training and Education Centres (PTECs). The GCSP is committed to the common objective of providing operational-level training and fostering the coordination and harmonisation of training activities within the framework of the PfP. As a part of the Regional Capacity Development Programme, the Civil-Military Relations Programme hosts a series of workshops and conferences in partnership with NATO within the framework of the PfP. In contrast to most of the other GCSP Programmes, the Civil-Military Relations Programme focuses on training, and does not host public events or undertake research.
2nd International Roundtable on the Crisis in Syria In March 2012, the GCSP held its first international roundtable in Geneva to discuss the crisis in Syria. The meeting generated rich exchanges within a specialised and senior-level group of some sixty participants – diplomats, academics, experts and practitioners – with a view to contributing to policy thinking on the developing events. As the crisis in Syria persisted and widened, the GCSP convened the 2nd international roundtable of its kind with a view to examine further the evolution and implications of the ongoing crisis and reflect jointly on informed, practical and constructive avenues of international engagement towards crisis resolution.
2nd International Roundtable on the Crisis in Syria (5 December 2013)
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87 speakers contributed to the 17th edition of the ETC
The course had the highest figure ever of female participation in the ETC.
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The programme’s newest partnership agreement is with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) in Ghana.
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10th International Security Forum - hosted by GCSP Facing a World of Transitions
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The GCSP was the host of the 10th edition of the International Security Forum (ISF) which took place from 22 to 24 April 2013 at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG). Entitled “Facing a World of Transitions”, over the course of two and a half days, the conference provided 29 thought-provoking sessions on current issues and future trends in global security. The forum addressed the complex environment of international security, as well as its different dimensions ranging from political-military to human security issues.
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Ambassador Fred Tanner, Director of the GCSP (2006-2013) closed the 10th ISF on a panel with keynote addresses from Former President of Finland Ms Tarja Halonen, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Professor Gilles Kepel from Sciences Po, Paris.
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The ISF is a Swiss government contribution to NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP). The 10th edition was sponsored and co-organised by the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Six conference partners contributed along with the GCSP to the panels, namely the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), the Center for Security Studies, the International Relations and Security Network and the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes.
700 experts, civil servants, diplomats, military, academics, and representatives of international and non-governmental organisations from around the world attended the conference. Switzerland’s Vice President, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Federal Councillor H.E. Mr Didier Burkhalter lead the audience through “Switzerland’s compass and toolbox for a world of change” in his opening address.
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Investing in our alumni network GCSP’s alumni community represents a global network of experts in the international security policy sector. At the end of 2013, the community constituted more than 3200 graduates from GCSP’s three long courses (ETC, ITC, NISC) as well as the Centre’s short courses with geographic representation of more than 135 nations. In autumn 2013, the GCSP fuelled its alumni affairs development.
A new alumni strategy for the period of 2013 – 2016 was adopted with four main objectives, to build and strengthen the GCSP alumni network, to build cross-cutting capacity to engage alumni, to create targeted networking opportunities, and to develop efficient communication mechanisms. Some 700 course graduates join the network annually and contribute to the growing and vibrant community.
is the approximate number of alumni that join the network each year.
2013 Annual Alumni and Security Policy Conference The 2nd Security Policy Conference, GCSP’s annual alumni conference, was organised in Berlin from 17 to 19 October 2013 in collaboration with the German Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS). The 2013 conference was entitled “New Players and European Partnerships” and provided a policy forum to promote a better understanding of the interaction of new players with Europe and contribute new ideas to the policy debate. The conference brought together an audience of some 120 participants.
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Research Series n°13 “Bringing Back Transitology: Democratisation in the 21st Century” M. Ould Mohamedou and T. Sisk
2013/8 “Diversion of Weapons within Peace Operations: Understanding the Phenomenon” E. Berman and M. Racovita
Research Series n°12 “World Views: Negotiating the North Korean Nuclear Issue” A. Guidetti
2013/7 “A Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMD in the Middle East: Addressing Challenges to Disarmament and Non-Proliferation” S. Aboul-Enein
Research Series n°11 “Human Rights Implications of the Usage of Drones and Unmanned Robots in Warfare” N. Melzer
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Research Series n°10 “The Security Implications of the Arab Spring” E. Kienle
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Conference Series n° 28 “The Middle East: Change and Upheaval 2013” 11th GCSP / Crown Center / GRC Annual Conference Conference Series n° 27 “Caucasus 2025: A Vision” A. Guidetti, K. Palazzolo Conference Series n° 26 “The Middle East: Change and Upheaval 2012” 10th GCSP / Crown Center / GRC Annual Conference
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“Security in a World without Nuclear Weapons: Visions and Challenges, GCSP, 2013” E. Munro, D. Atwood (editors)
2013/6 “The Arms Trade Treaty: Half Full or Half Empty?” French version: “Le Traité sur le commerce des armes : à moitié plein ou à moitié vide ?” M. Finaud 2013/5 “Emerging Security Challenges: Framing the Policy Context” G. P. Herd, D. Puhl and S. Costigan 2013/4 “Domestic and Regional Challenges in Mali after the French Intervention” French version: “Défis intérieurs et régionaux au Mali après l’intervention Française” G. Hainzl 2013/3 “Analysing the Crisis in the Sahel” B. P. Nickels 2013/2 “Whither the Old Order?: The Regional Implications of the Syria Crisis” K. E. Bitar 2013/1 “Securing the West in a Post-Western World Order: NATO’s Third ‘Transatlantic Bargain’?” French version: “Quelle sécurité pour l’Occident dans un ordre mondial post-occidental: le troisième «accord transatlantique» de l’OTAN ?” G. P. Herd
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145’000 visits to our website in 2013.
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2013 - A refreshed website
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FINANCIAL TIMES Mali joins list of US ‘terror’ boomerangs Comments by Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 18 January 2013
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DEUTSCHE WELLE Russia’s unified air defence system with Kazakhstan Analysis by Dr Graeme P. Herd 15 February 2013
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1’227 LinkedIn followers GCSP’s website (www.gcsp.ch) is a key source of information, news and resources about the Centre and its activities. It is updated daily and received more than 145,000 visits in 2013.
RADIO CANADA – FAUT PAS CROIRE TOUT CE QU’ON DIT Le terrorisme nouvelle vague et le djihad individuel Interview avec Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 27 April 2013
SCHWEIZER RADIO UND FERNSEHEN (SRF) – TAGESSCHAU Delegation aus Myanmar lernt Schweizer Demokratieprozesse 20 September 2013
ABC NEWS 24 - THE WORLD Robotic Weapons Interview with Dr Nils Melzer 31 May 2013
LE TEMPS Là où se forment les décideurs de demain Déjeuner avec Christian Dussey 28 October 2013
WORLD POLITICS REVIEW Australia’s Rudd Wins Race to the Bottom on Asylum Policy Briefing by Dr Khalid Koser 01 August 2013
CNN Why Europe’s immigration nightmare is only beginning Op-ed by Dr Khalid Koser 30 October 2013
NEUE LUZERNER ZEITUNG El Kaida hat eine neue Strategie Interview with Dr Christina Schori Liang 08 August 2013
EURONEWS Iran nuclear talks near end in Geneva as both sides stress ‘major differences’ Comments by Marc Finaud 26 November 2013
BBC RADIO 4 – THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND Situation in Egypt Interview with Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 18 August 2013
THE DAY The advantages and disadvantages of the OSCE Interview with Dr Pàl Dunay 11 December 2013
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BUDGET 2014
ACTUAL 2013
BUDGET 2013
5’183’045 60’000 4’486’000
5’130’693 68’752 5’177’288
5’526’520 90’000 4’979’600
Expenses Centre related activities Governance Project related activity Total expenses
Expenses
9’729’045
10’376’733
1’236’830
1’279’572
1’276’720
1’257’725 21’459
1’276’443 -
Income Contributions Other income
Total Income
Ex- Service Centre deficit for the year
Contributions Other income
9’705’000 25’000
10’296’108 81’179
10’582’690 13’000
Total Income
9’730’000
10’377’287
10’595’690
554
-430
955
BUDGET 2013
1’235’000 -
1’235’000
10’596’120
Income
GCSP activities surplus / (deficit) for the year
GCSP ICT AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES (EX - SERVICE CENTRE) BUDGET 2014 ACTUAL 2013
GCSP net result for the year
-1’830 -875
1’279’184
1’276’443
-388
-277
166
-707
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Professor François Heisbourg Special Advisor, Foundation for Strategic Studies, Paris
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Bureau of the Council Professor François Heisbourg Special Advisor, Foundation for Strategic Studies, Paris (Chairman of the Council) Ambassador Claude Wild Head, Human Security Division, Directorate of Political Affairs, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern (Secretary of the Council) Ambassador Urs Schmid Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva (Treasurer of the Council) Ambassador Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Dr Philippe Roch Independent Consultant, Geneva
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as on 31 December 2013 (date of adherence) Albania (2002) Ambassador Filloreta Kodra Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Armenia (2002) Ambassador Tigran Davtyan Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the World Trade Organization, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Austria (1995) Lieutenant General Mag. Erich Csitkovits Commandant, National Defence Academy of Austria, Vienna Azerbaijan (2002) Ambassador Araz Azimov Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku Republic of Belarus (2009) Ambassador Mikhail Khvostov Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Belgium (2002) Colonel Corinne Faut Director General, Royal Higher Institute for Defence, Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005) Ambassador Miloš Prica Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Bulgaria (2002) Ambassador Ivan Piperkov Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva China (2010) (To be confirmed) Czech Republic (1995) Ambassador Katerina Sequensová Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Denmark (1997) Mr Allan R. Jacobsen Head, International Department, Ministry of Defence, Copenhagen Egypt (2010) Ambasssador Wafaa Bassim Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Kyrgyz Republic (2003) Ambassador Gulnara Iskakova Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Latvia (2001) Mr Janis Karlsbergs Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, Riga
Estonia (1998) Ambassador Jüri Seilenthal Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Lithuania (2001) Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Finland (1995) Ambassador Päivi Kairamo Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2003) (To be confirmed)
France (1995) Ambassador Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Georgia (2004) Ambassador Shalva Tsiskarashvili Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Federal Republic of Germany (1995) Rear Admiral (L.H.) Thorsten Kähler Director Security Policy, Policy Department I, Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin Hungary (1995) Mr Péter Siklósi Assistant State Secretary for Defence Policy Planning, Ministry of Defence, Budapest India (2011) Ambassador Venkatesh D. Atla Bala Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Ireland (2009) Ambassador Gerard Corr Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Italy (1997) Ambassador Vinicio Mati Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
Montenegro (2007) Ambassador Ljubiša Perovic Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Morocco (2009) Ambassador Omar Hilale Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Geneva Netherlands (2008) Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament, Disarmament Ambassador at large, Geneva Norway (2006) Ambassador Steffen Kongstad Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Philippines (2012) Ambassador Ma. Angelina M. Sta. Catalina Director, Foreign Service Institute, Department of Foreign Affairs, Manila Poland (1995) Ambassador Remigiusz Henczel Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Portugal (2009) Ambassador Pedro Nuno Bártolo Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Romania (2001) Ambassador Maria Ciobanu Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Russian Federation (1995) Ambassador Alexey Borodavkin Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Republic of Serbia (2002) Ambassador Vladislav Mladenovic Permanent Representative of the Republic of Serbia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Slovak Republic (2001) Ambassador Fedor Rosocha Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Slovenia (2004) Dr Igor Kotnik Deputy Director General, Defence Policy Directorate, Ministry of Defence, Ljubljana Spain (2002) (To be confirmed) Sweden (1995) Mr Reidar Ljöstad Director and Head, Department for Acquisition, Research and Development, Ministry of Defence, Stockholm Switzerland (1995) Dr Robert Diethelm Deputy Director International Relations Defence Division, Swiss Federal Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, Bern Ambassador Urs Schmid Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva (Treasurer of the Council)
Ambassador Benno Laggner Head, Division for Security Policy and Crisis Management and Ambassador for Nuclear Disarmament and NonProliferation, Directorate of Political Affairs, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern Ambassador Claude Wild Head, Human Security Division, Directorate of Political Affairs, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern (Secretary of the Council) Ambassador Dr Theodor H. Winkler Honorary Member Director, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) Turkey (2000) Ambassador Mehmet Ferden Çarikçi Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Ukraine (1995) Ambassador Mykola Maimeskul Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva United Kingdom (1997) (To be confirmed) United States of America (1996) Colonel William Langan Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, United States Embassy, Bern Canton of Geneva (1995) Dr Jean F. Freymond Director, Geneva Dialogues, Geneva Dr Philippe Roch Independent Consultant, Geneva
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09.12.13 - Weapons Law and the Conduct of the Legal 13.12.13 Review of Weapons Course
26.06.13 - 14th Strategic Planning and Analysis Seminar 28.06.13
18.12.13
Former National Security Advisor of South Korea visits the GCSP
02.12.13 - Defence Attaché Orientation Module – 2nd Training 06.12.13 Course in Diplomacy and Security Policy for Military Officers and Civil Servants Involved in International Relations
24.06.13 - Summer Course on International Humanitarian 05.07.13 Law
05.12.13
2nd International Roundtable on the Crisis in Syria
13.11.13
Expert Seminar: “Pivotal Partners: The Future of the Euro-American Alliance” organised jointly by the GCSP, the Egmont Institute, and the Royal Higher Institute for Defence, Brussels
14.11.13 28.10.13
20.11.13 - 15th Strategic Planning and Analysis Seminar 22.11.13 10.11.13 - 7th Training Course in Diplomacy and Security 15.11.13 Policy for Military Officers and Civil Servants involved in International Relations 28.10.13 - 5th Senior-Level Peacebuilding Course: 01.11.13 Enhancing Leadership for Peacebuilding
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21.10.13 - 5th Annual Middle East and North Africa 25.10.13 Training Course on New Issues in Security 21.10.13 - 4th Baku Course for Afghan Officials: 31.10.13 State and Nation Building in Transition 08.10.13 - 28th International Training Course in Security Policy (ITC) 30.05.14 08.10.13 - Master of Advanced Studies in International 30.05.14 and European Security 2013-2014 30.09.13 - 2nd Defence Attaché Orientation Module for East 04.10.13 African Countries 25.09.13 - Capacity Building in International Relations CABIR) 27.09.13 Module on Security and the South Caucasus 23.09.13 - 3rd Core Training Workshop on Evaluating Conflict, 27.09.13 Security and Development 09.09.13 - 6th Annual Senior Officers Seminar (ASOS) 11.09.13
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30.08.13 - Training Course on International Relations, 20.09.13 and Human Security for Myanmar 25.08.13 - Central Role of the Commander (CENTROC) 30.08.13 25.08.13 - 14th Swiss Peacebuilding Training Course 06.09.13 20.08.13 - 9th Annual Professional Training Course: 22.08.13 “Responding to Non-traditional Security Threats and their Impact on Democracy-Building, Peace, and Security” 02.07.13 - 3ème édition de l’école d’été de l’Ecole de Gouvernance 04.07.13 et d’Economie de Rabat
21.06.13 - European Security and Defence College (ESDC) Course 28.06.13 on Peacebuilding (Austria) 12.06.13 - Capacity Building in International Relations (CABIR) 14.06.13 Module on OSCE 13.05.13 - Executive Course on Multilateralism: 24.05.13 The Evolving Multilateral System – International Geneva Policy Debates 29.04.13 - 5ème cours d’orientation pour attachés de défense et 07.05.13 hauts fonctionnaires destiné aux pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, d’Afrique centrale et du Maghreb 24.04.13 - 2-Day Module on New Frontiers in Intelligence 25.04.13 24.04.13 - New Issues in Security (NISC) Expert Training Modules 02.05.13 22.04.13 - ESDC Advanced Course for Political Advisors in EU 26.04.13 Missions and Operations 17.04.13 - Seminar on Leadership and Cooperation 19.04.13 in Complex Environments 10.04.13 - 14th New Issues in Security Course (NISC) 03.07.13 28.02.13
Module on “Diplomacy 2.0” – International System and the Transformation of Diplomacy
28.02.13 - Module on the Western Balkans 01.03.13 27.02.13
Module on Leadership for Peacebuilding
26.02.13
Module on Humanitarian Arms Control
25.02.13
Module on UN Sanctions
25.02.13 - 9th Defence Attaché Orientation Module 28.02.13 08.01.13 - 17th European Training Course in Security Policy (ETC): 22.03.13 “European Security in a Global Context” 09.10.12 - 27th International Training Course in Security Policy (ITC) 07.06.13 09.10.12 - Master of Advanced Studies in International and 12.06.13 European Security 2012-2013
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Public Discussion: “Women’s Land Rights in the Fight against Hunger and Poverty”
Public Discussion: “Al Qaeda 3.0? Evolution in the wake of the Arab Spring”
03.06.13
Geneva Launch of the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare
Public Discussion on “Mali: What steps to peace?”
30.05.13 - 4th Chambésy Roundtable on European Security 31.05.13
10.10.13 - 4ème séminaire : Les Pays Francophones face aux 11.10.13 Développements Doctrinaux et Pratiques des Opérations de Maintien de la Paix 03.10.13
Discussion publique: « Francophonie et profondeur stratégique »
23.09.13
Geneva Forum and GCSP launch Geneva-based Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Network
16.09.13 - 4th CIISS-GCSP Security Policy Seminar 17.09.13 Roundtable Discussion on “Mobilising Diasporas for Development”
11.09.13 - 2nd Roundtable on Current Security Issues in the North 13.09.13 Pacific Region 11.09.13 - “Best Practices for Computer Network Defence: 13.09.13 Incident Detection and Response” Advanced Research Workshop 06.09.13 - 6th GCSP-OSCE Academy-NUPI-NESA Seminar: 07.09.13 “Central Asia 2013” 05.09.13 - 36th Roundtable on Current Issues of International 07.09.13 Humanitarian Law: “Respecting IHL: Challenges and Responses” 04.09.13
Workshop in Support of the Hague Code of Conduct on Ballistic Missile Non-Proliferation
03.09.13
Roundtable Discussion: “Protracted Conflicts and Emerging Crises - The OSCE Response”
10.07.13
Public Discussion: “The European Union’s Role in Afghanistan Before and After 2014”
08.07.13 - 2nd Expert Meeting on Curriculum Development 09.07.13 for the International Institute of Justice and the Rule of Law in Tunisia 08.07.13 - 5th Annual Senior Officers’ Security and Law Conference 11.07.13
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28.06.13 - 11th GCSP/Crown Center/GRC Annual Conference: 01.07.13 “The Middle East: Change and Upheaval 2013”
Meetings and Visits 29.11.13
Ambassador Dussey gives his first address to GCSP’s Foundation Council as Director
25.11.13
GCSP Foundation Council Meeting
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15.11.13
Head of Armenian National Security Council visits the GCSP
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The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Swiss National Council visits the GCSP
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16.10.13
Vietnam’s Vice-Minister of Defence and Vice-Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs visit the GCSP
03.07.13
The Defence Committee of the Swiss National Council visits the GCSP
27.06.13
Lecture: “Nanotechnology and International Humanitarian Law”
01.07.13
GCSP Director Ambassador Fred Tanner and his successor Ambassador Christian Dussey pay courtesy visit to Director General of EU Military Staff in Brussels
10.06.13
GCSP Foundation Council Meeting
19.06.13
E-participation Day: “Towards a more open UN?”
26.02.13
‘Future of the UN’ discussed at GCSP over working luncheon with UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic
18.06.13
Public Discussion: “What Future for Afghanistan?”
14.06.13
Les Pays Francophones face aux Développements Doctrinaux et Pratiques des Opérations de Maintien de la Paix
25.01.13 Ambassador Eileen C. Donahoe speaks at the GCSP on the role of the United States at the UN Human Rights Council
19.06.13 - Seminar on “Caucasus 2025 (II): The Way Forward” 21.06.13
14.06.13 Public Discussion: “International Geneva and Effective Mediation” 14.06.13
06.06.13 - Colloque international – “Religion et Etat : Logiques 08.06.13 de la sécularisation et de la citoyenneté en islam” 05.06.13
17.10.13 - Security Policy Conference: “New Players and European 19.10.13 Partnerships”, Berlin
13.09.13
10.06.13 - Deuxième Séminaire GCSP-École de Guerre à Genève : 11.06.13 «Le Rôle de l’officier militaire dans les organisations internationales»
Public Discussion on “Deterrence Stability in South Asia: Prospects for Arms Control and Strategic Restraint”
23.05.13 - Expert Consultation on “Security in a World without 24.05.13 Nuclear Weapons” 22.05.13
Public Discussion on “Sino-U.S. Relations: Renovate, Restructure or Reset?”
01.05.13 30.04.13
Public Discussion: “What Role for Civil Society in Political Transitions?”
24.04.13
Panel Debate: “The Geographical Scope of the Battlefield”
22.04.13
Side Event at the 2013 NPT Preparatory Committee: “Nuclear Weapons: The State of Play”
22.04.13
Outreach Event: “Oversight Mechanism of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC)”
NGO Briefing on the Conference on a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East in conjunction with the 2013 NPT Preparatory Committee
22.04.13 - 10th International Security Forum (ISF) 24.04.13 20.04.13 - “Disarmament or non-proliferation” Retreat in Glion 21.04.13 (Switzerland) 09.04.13
Publication launch: “Moving Beyond Nuclear Deterrence to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World”
20.04.13
Public Discussion with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller on “The Obama Administration’s Second Term Priorities for Arms Control and Nonproliferation”
19.04.13
Public Discussion on “Monitoring Commitments in Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation”
15.04.13 Book Launch and Panel Discussion: “Crisis of Global Sustainability” 06.04.13 Book Launch: National Cyber Security Framework Manual 06.04.13
Conférence publique : Qu’est-ce que l’extrémisme politique ?
22.04.13
Preparing the 2013 NPT Preparatory Committee: An Expert Meeting in Support of the Romanian Chair-designate, Ambassador Cornel Feruc
20.02.13
Public Discussion on “Management of Transition in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities”
04.02.13 Public Discussion: “NATO’S Agenda: Selected Strategic Challenges” 24.01.13
Public Discussion: “The Human Rights Council: How relevant is it and what is the role of the United States?”
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