8 January - 22 March: 17th European Training Course in Security Policy: "European Security in a Global Context". The course provides comprehensive training in European security within a global context. It is designed to provide civilian and military officials from national ministries with a comprehensive and analytical overview of security trends in Europe and its neighbourhood.

25-28 February: 9th Defence Attaché Orientation Module. This Annual Training Module is dedicated to training of defence officials working in a multilateral environment. The module develops a link between international security policy and the practical responsibility of a Defence Attaché.

OPEN MODULES: 25 February - 1 March 2013

25 February: UN Sanctions. This module will probe the issue of UN sanctions: the evolution from comprehensive to targeted sanctions and the challenges of increasing their effectiveness.

26 February: Humanitarian Arms Control. The training module addresses those issues of arms control that are not related to the classical inter-state body of arms control or to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, such as landmines, cluster munitions, and small arms and light weapons.

27 February: Leadership for Peacebuilding. Participants in this module will identify the specific brand of leadership required for sustainable peacebuilding. Emphasis is on knowing yourself and collaborative leadership, rather than on managing others.

28 February: "Diplomacy 2.0" - The International System and the Transformation of Diplomacy. This training module looks at the main trends in the transformation of diplomacy in the contemporary international system and discusses their impact on the objectives, methods and practices of multilateral diplomacy.

28 February - 1 March: Western Balkans. The Western Balkans are analysed as a complex case of post-conflict peace-building and political reconciliation. Economic, political, inter-ethnic and arms control aspects of the region's development are presented.

5-17 November 2012: Seminar: "Caucasus 2025: A Vision". The seminar was organised by the GCSP with the support of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and gathered 23 prominent independent experts from all countries and entities of the South Caucasus, the USA, Russia, Turkey and Switzerland. The participants exchanged in depth views and analysis in a very constructive atmosphere on various issues including geopolitical situation, role of local, regional and international actors in the South Caucasus, promoting dialogue and common understanding between the regional communities, and defining ways forward towards conflict resolution. 

9 November: GPP Annual Meeting: "Operationalizing Resilience in Peacebuilding Contexts: Approaches, Lessons, Action Points". The Annual Meeting 2012 explored the operational experience to achieve higher levels of resilience of communities and institutions, and asked about the action points necessary to strengthen such efforts in peacebuilding contexts.  

8 November 2012: Briefing: "Armed non-State actors' codes of conduct: What are they, what is their significance?" The GCSP, the Geneva Forum, Geneva Call, and the Small Arms Survey organised a briefing on "Armed non-State actors' codes of conduct: What are they, what is their significance?". The speakers included Maud Bonnet, Project Coordinator at Geneva Call, who introduced a new public database entitled "Their Words: Directory of Armed Non-State Actor Humanitarian Commitments", and Dr Oliver Bangerter, former Senior Researcher at the Small Arms Survey, who presented key findings from "Internal Control: Codes of Conduct within Insurgent Armed Groups". 

7 November: "Public Lunch-time Event: Can You Get Sued in Switzerland?" The event presented a new paper on Swiss law and employer's obligations with respect to the protection of its employees. Guest speakers included Dr Gérard Blanc, Regional Medical Director, International SOS; Michel Chavanne, Avocat, r & associés, and Lucas Cohen, Regional Security Manager - Switzerland - International SOS and Control Risks. The discussion was chaired by Maarten Merkelbach, Project Director - Security Management Initiative (SMI), GCSP.