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NEWS
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On 30-31 May, the GCSP, in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, hosted the 4th Chambésy Roundtable on European Security. Following three successful events in 2009, 2010 and 2012, the 4th edition brought together government officials and experts from 12 countries as well as representatives from the OSCE, NATO and the European Union. It was aimed at promoting a constructive dialogue on the significance of conventional arms control for European security. >>More
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27th International Course in Security Policy (ITC) Comes to a Close
The Farewell Ceremony of the 27th International Training Course in Security Policy (ITC) will be held on Friday, 7 June 2013, with a keynote address by Dr Danilo Türk, the Former President of the Republic of Slovenia on "The Role of Norms, Values and Institutions in International Politics". The 27th ITC, which began on 8 October 2012, is designed to train professionals serving in the broad area of peace and security policy and those involved in security-related political and military decision-making. This year the course brought together 30 participants from 23 countries originating from ministries of foreign affairs, defence, interior, the national intelligence academy and the national guard. 16 of the 30 ITC participants successfully completed the Masters in Advanced Studies in International and European Security track, accredited by the Global Studies Institute of the University of Geneva. >>More
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The GCSP's ongoing non-proliferation and disarmament activities have recently been recognised in a report issued by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The report, submitted to the 2nd Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (22 April-3 May 2013, Geneva), cites a number of joint activities particularly as they relate to the 2010 NPT Action Plan, preparation of the 2nd NPT Preparatory Committee and efforts to establish a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction. In the context of these activities, and our cooperation with the Swiss FDFA, the GCSP's Emerging Security Challenges Programme held an Expert Consultation on "Security in a World without Nuclear Weapons" from 23 to 24 May 2013 in Glion, Switzerland. The Expert Consultation is part of a project that is exploring what would be the basis of security in a post-nuclear weapons world, particularly the institutional arrangements necessary to prevent conflict. >>More
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EXPERTS' CORNER
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On 23 May, GCSP Director Ambassador Tanner spoke on "European Security in a Globalized World" at the International Conference "Military and Political Aspects of European Security", organised in Moscow by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. High-level participants included the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Sergey Shoygu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Defence of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and US Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Rose Gottemoeller. >>More | 
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In the last few months, Dr Khalid Koser, GCSP's Deputy Director and Academic Dean, has been appointed to several external positions and advisory boards, namely: 1/ Extraordinary Professor in Conflict, Peace and Security in the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at Maastricht University, the Netherlands; 2/ Chair of the Working Group on Migration and Security of the World Bank's Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD); and 3/ Member of the Irregular Migration Research International Reference Panel, established to support the development of a sound evidence and research base at the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. >>More
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Amb. Fred Tanner, Director of the GCSP, has recently published a new article entitled Deficiencies in Global Governance and Implications for Defence Education. It is the lead article of the latest edition of CONNECTIONS, which is dedicated to the overall theme of defence education. CONNECTIONS is the scholarly quarterly journal of the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes (PfPC). >>More
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On 15 May, Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Head of GCSP's Regional Capacity Development Programme and Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies ( IHEID), took part in the 43rd edition of the International Peace Institute (IPI) Vienna Seminar. Dr Mohamedou was a panelist in the session entitled: "Trouble in the Sahel: How to deal with the Dangerous Nexus?". This year's edition looked at the growing threat posed by transnational organized crime, examined the nexus between crime, conflict and terrorism (particularly in the Sahel), and discussed what can be done to improve multilateral efforts to prevent and deal with a problem which is now high on the international agenda. A special focus was put on the situation in northern Mali. >>More
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On 9 May, the Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security published an expert comment entitled "Why Don't Health Crises Result in Mass Migration?" by Associate Fellow Dr Khalid Koser, GCSP's Deputy Director and Academic Dean. Dr Koser explains why health crises - unlike most humanitarian crises arising from natural disasters, human-made disasters, environmental degradation or political instability - very rarely result in mass migration. He concludes that the most significant interaction between health crises and migration is probably not where migration results from health crises, but where health crises result from migration and among migrant populations. >>Read the comment |  |
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ALUMNI CORNER
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SAVE THE DATE!
The aim of this security policy conference, taking place in Berlin, is to provide 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 will bring together an audience of some 120 participants, including GCSP alumni as well as GCSP and BAKS (Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik, Federal Academy for Security Policy) networks with the relevant experience to shape a thought-provoking discussion. >>More
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EVENTS
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Dans le cadre de son partenariat avec l' Ecole de Guerre française, le GCSP accueillera pour la 2ème année consécutive un groupe d'une quinzaine d'officiers supérieurs français de cet organisme implanté à Paris dans les locaux historiques de l'Ecole Militaire. En complément de la visite au GCSP, durant laquelle ils assisteront à un certain nombre de conférences, les stagiaires présents auront l'occasion de se rendre au sein de certaines des grandes Institutions implantées à Genève et de se faire ainsi une idée plus précise de ce que recouvre le terme de « Genève Internationale ». >>More |  |
The main speaker will be Mr Feroz Hassan Khan, former Brigadier General in the Pakistani army, currently on the faculty of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He is the author of Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb (Stanford University Press, 2012), which portrays an insider's account of the Pakistani nuclear programme. He served in the Strategic Plans Division, Joint Services Headquarters of the Pakistani army, and was involved with the army's supervision of the nuclear programme until his retirement in 2003. >>Register |  |
Après Addis-Abeba et Dakar (et avant New York), le 3ème séminaire du cycle organisé par l' Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF), la Direction de la Coopération de Sécurité et de Défense (DCSD) du Ministère français des Affaires étrangères, la Délégation aux Affaires stratégiques (DAS) du Ministère français de la Défense et le GCSP (soutenu par le Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères suisse), se déroulera à Genève le 14 juin en présence de représentants de pays membres de l'OIF implantés à Genève et d'institutions ou organismes concernés par le thème étudié, ainsi que des experts et consultants indépendants. >>Plus d'infos |  |
The need for effective mediation is more topical than ever. This event is initiated by and highlights the engagement of the Friends of Mediation, an initiative of Finland and Turkey that gathers a group of like-minded countries and organisations. The event promotes UN GA resolution 65/283 (2011), "Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution", and subsequent UN GA Resolution 66/291 (2012). The event builds on previous events in New York, Helsinki and Istanbul, and aims to sensitise and mobilise the International Geneva community. >>More
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No one can predict what will happen to Afghanistan when British, US and other NATO troops end their frontline role at the end of 2014. Will the United States and its allies be able to help generate a cease-fire and a political deal before they leave? Will they be able to stabilize the wider region that includes Iran, Central Asia, India, China and Russia? These are some of the topics that Ahmed Rashid will discuss when he addresses "The Future of Afghanistan post-2014" on 18 June from 12:30-14:00 at the GCSP. Ahmed Rashid is a preeminent academic and writer on the topic. He was once called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by author and journalist Christopher Hitchens. >>Register |  |
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The GCSP, in partnership with the Gulf Research Center and the Crown Center at Brandeis University, will host the 11th Annual Conference on the Middle East in Gstaad, Switzerland. The conference will bring together about 25 renowned regional, security and policy experts in order to assess the current situation in the Middle East and North Africa. During the meeting, participants will discuss the Arab Revolutions, the overall geopolitical and regional dynamics as it pertains to the Levant, Turkey, the Arab-Israeli issue and the situation in Iraq, and finally, Iran and the Gulf region. >>More
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The aim of this security policy conference, taking place in Berlin, is to provide 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 will bring together an audience of some 120 participants, including GCSP alumni as well as GCSP and BAKS (Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik, Federal Academy for Security Policy) networks with the relevant experience to shape a thought-provoking discussion. >>More
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RECENT EVENTS
5 June - Public Discussion: "Women's Land Rights in the Fight against Hunger and Poverty"
Ms Amanda Richardson, Attorney and Land Tenure Specialist, spoke about the intersection of women's land rights and food security. While women represent on average 43 percent of the agricultural labor force in developing countries, they comprise between less than 5 percent to less than 20 percent of agricultural landholders in those regions. Research has shown that secure rights to land can lead to increased household agricultural productivity and production, and that when women have secure property rights they are likely to use the land, and the status they derive from it, to improve nutrition for themselves and their families. >>More
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The Tallinn Manual is the product of a 3-year project by 22 renowned international law scholars and practitioners. It examines how existing international law norms apply to conflicts involving, or occurring within, cyberspace. The speakers were Mr Lauri Aasmann, Chief of the Legal and Policy Branch, CCDCOE, and Prof. Michael N. Schmitt, Chairman, International Law Department, US Naval War College. The discussion was chaired by Dr Nils Melzer, Senior Programme Advisor, GCSP. >>More
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Are Sino-U.S. relations ripe for renovation, restructuring or reset? This Public Discussion reflected on current trends in Sino-U.S. relations and on possible future prospects. Discussing these issues were Professor Steve Tsang, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Studies and Director of the China Policy Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, U.K., Mr Roderic Wye, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House, London, U.K. and Professor Lanxin Xiang, Professor of International History and Politics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. >>More
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TRAINING
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12-14 June - CABIR Training Module on the OSCE (Tbilisi). In light of the forthcoming Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE, the GCSP will be running a special module on OSCE and its activities as part for the CABIR project this year. The Capacity Building in International Relations (CABIR) is an initiative sponsored by the Swiss government and implemented by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva (IHEID) in cooperation with local partners. It is aimed at training government officials from three South Caucasus countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. >>More
21-28 June - European Security and Defence College (ESDC) Course on Peacebuilding (Austria). The course is jointly organised by the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports, and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) in the framework of the Academic Programme of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). Since 2009, the course has provided professionals from diverse backgrounds with a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding. >>More2-4 juillet - 3ème Édition de l'École d'Été de l'Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie de Rabat. Cette formation (qui s'adresse aux cadres du secteur de la prospective, de la sécurité ou des relations internationales ainsi qu'aux chercheurs) permet de revenir sur la complexité des défis posés aux Etats du Maghreb après les révoltes arabes, la gestion de la sécurité et de la transition démocratique dans la région avec les chercheurs des centres de recherche spécialisés en «policy-making» (40 places disponibles). >>Informations et inscriptions
10 April-3 July - 14th New Issues in Security Course (NISC): "Global Peace and Security: Challenges and Responses". The NISC is designed to address the main challenges facing global peace and security, and to search for effective responses to these challenges. This course aims to prepare participants for enhanced policy planning, decision making and practical implementation in a range of complex and interlinked peace and security situations. This year, 26 participants from 21 countries are taking part in the course. >>More
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
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GCSP is proud to present the following new publications:
All GCSP publications are available for download on the GCSP website. Contact: publications@gcsp.ch.
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TESTIMONIAL
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 Témoignage du Cdt C (ret.) Luc Fellay sur le 5ème Cours d'Orientation pour attachés de défense et hauts fonctionnaires de Dakar, Sénégal>>ENGLISH VERSION: Testimonial by Lt Gen (ret.) Luc Fellay on the 5th Defence Attaché Orientation Module for West African, Central African and Maghreb Countries, Dakar, SenegalCe cours a permis, avec les années, non seulement de former des officiers supérieurs pour la fonction d'attaché de défense, mais aussi d'ouvrir le dialogue sécuritaire entre partenaires d'une sous-région du continent africain. Si la fonction exige des capacités particulières, elle permet aussi à des officiers de pénétrer le monde diplomatique, aussi mystérieux que fascinant. Mais l'aspect sécuritaire reste le volet essentiel des activités de l'attaché de défense et les défis de l'Afrique exigent une collaboration (voire une fédération) de tous les efforts pour obtenir un succès. Ceci explique l'ouverture de la formation aux hauts fonctionnaires des ministères concernés de près ou de loin par une vision de sécurité humaine. Les porteurs de ce cours au Sénégal ont bien compris l'enjeu et ont décidé d'intégrer cette plateforme d'excellence dans le cadre de l'Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense et de la Sécurité. Une opportunité pour le GCSP de tisser de nouveaux liens avec des partenaires de l'Afrique Occidentale comme du Maghreb voisin. Merci aux visionnaires comme aux formateurs qui ont su développer une formation reconnue et appréciée au service de la sécurité d'une région attachante et stratégiquement importante.
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