April 2012 - Vol 2, Issue 4

Call for Applications - Master of Advanced Studies in International and European Security 9 October 2012 - 13 June 2013

The GCSP is pleased to announce the 7th edition of its Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in International and European Security, jointly run with the European Institute of the University of Geneva (IEUG). The MAS in International and European Security is a nine month academic programme designed to prepare participants for leadership roles in government and international organisations, and will be taught by highly qualified academics, high-ranking diplomats, government officials and distinguished experts from around the world.  

For further information and to apply please visit http://mas.gcsp.ch/.

More information on all GCSP training courses is available here.



Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, an internationally renowned Swiss diplomat retired on 1 March 2012.

Ambassador Tagliavini has made a remarkable contribution to Swiss humanitarian and peace policy throughout her career. She also has a very rich experience in conflict management through her work with the UN and the OSCE. During her impressive career she has been the UN Secretary General's Special Representative to Georgia, the Deputy State Secretary of the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, the head of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (IIFFMCG - CEIIG) for the European Union (based at the GCSP in 2009), and most recently she led the OSCE's observation mission of Russia's elections.

In 2008, the GCSP was greatly honoured by her appointment as a Diplomat-in-Residence at the Centre. Over these past years the GCSP faculty and staff, course participants and the broader international community in Geneva have been able to benefit from her extensive knowledge on many occasions. It has been a great pleasure to work with her and count her as a member of the GCSP family. We take this opportunity to wish her all the very best.

Upcoming Expert Training Modules - APPLY NOW!

1 May: Climate Change. This one-day training module explains the science and politics of climate change. It also addresses the challenges that climate change poses to security.







7-15 May: Defence Attach� Orientation Module for Western and Central African countries, Dakar (in French). The course is dedicated to training of defence officials working in a multilateral environment (such as Defence Attach�s). The module develops a link between international security policy and the practical responsibility of a Defence Attach�.

 

9-12 July: GCSP Summer Workshop 2012: "Managing Partnerships and Designing Exit Strategies for EU Crisis Management Operations". The workshop is targeted to PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows working on EU security policy, with a focus on inter-institutional cooperation and exit strategies in the broad field of crisis management. The workshop aims to provide a platform for scholarly exchange - giving participants an opportunity to showcase their research and receive feedback on findings and research methodologies.

 

 

23-25 April: GCSP Expert Training Modules took place covering such topics as Demography, New Frontiers in Intelligence, Movement of People discussing various challenges and presenting policy responses.

16-20 April: Advanced Course for Political Advisors in EU Missions and Operations. The political advisors' (POLAD) course was done under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) in partnership with the Austrian National Defence Academy and the Egmont Institute in Brussels who also organised complementing weeklong modules on the topic. The course included lectures on the role of political advisors, as well as sessions on practical skills development in speechwriting, reporting, briefing, negotiation, mediation, and media presentation techniques.