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HIGHLIGHT
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Message from Ambassador Christian Dussey, GCSP's new Director
 "Since I started my assignment at the GCSP in August, I have been reminded every day of how privileged I am to serve this institution. The GCSP is what it is today thanks to the dedication, expertise and diversity of its staff, representing 17 nations.
My recent conversations with partners have convinced me of the GCSP's strong impact and influence on participants who attend our courses, workshops and conferences.
Dealing with ambiguities and dilemmas, learning from failures, understanding complex issues: all these challenges require critical and strategic thinking, imagination and innovative problem-solving skills.
The 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 in the private sector.
We, at the GCSP, will do our outmost to support them, challenge them and equip them with cutting-edge knowledge and skills. Our goal is to serve individuals and institutions so that they achieve a positive and sustainable impact on international peace and security.
The GCSP is moving forward with its ambition to anticipate and satisfy the needs of our participants and stakeholders in the increasingly complex and volatile global security arena. We will build upon our strengths: the expertise and diversity of our staff who represents a unique combination of academics and experienced practitioners, our global and influential alumni and experts networks, a committed board of 45 member states, and our location in Geneva, one of the two largest centres of international cooperation in the world. During the next few months, the GCSP staff will be busy preparing for the move to the Centre's new home, la Maison de la Paix (The House of Peace). As of January 2014, the new premises will offer outstanding opportunities. In a state-of-the-art facility, the GCSP will strive to make "The GCSP Experience" even more unique and memorable for participants and guests. I am very much looking forward to working with you and to meeting you over the coming weeks and months."
>> See Ambassador Dussey's full biography |
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NEWS
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First GCSP-DCAF Training Course for Participants from Myanmar kicks off in Geneva
The first GCSP-DCAF training course on International Relations, Democratisation and Human Rights for Participants from Myanmar started in Geneva on Friday, 30 August. The course brings together 24 participants representing the Parliament, judicial authorities, various ministries of the Union of Myanmar (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Security, etc.) and the civil society. >>More
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A New Look for GCSP's Website
During the summer, our website received a new fresh look and several new features. The main objective has been to make the site more dynamic, more visually appealing and more user-friendly, as well as to better reflect the recent evolution of the Centre. Some of the new features and developments include an easier navigation (with pop-up menus for instance) and an enhanced organisation of content (with better access to our social media pages and our newsletter, among other improvements). >>Visit the site and tell us what you think! | 
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GCSP Advisory Board Member Nabil Fahmy appointed as Egypt's Foreign Minister
On 16 July, Nabil Fahmy, a former ambassador to the United States and a member of GCSP's Advisory Board, was sworn in as Egypt's Foreign Minister. A member of GCSP's Advisory Board since 12 February 2010, Fahmy is a career diplomat and founding Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. Following his official appointment, his GCSP Advisory Board membership was temporarily suspended and will be resumed following the completion of his governmental duties. >>More
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EXPERTS' CORNER
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GCSP Head of Programme Dr Mohamedou on Field Visit to Mali with West Africa Commission on Drugs
From 25-28 August, Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Head of GCSP's Regional Capacity Development Programme, conducted a field visit to Mali in his capacity as Commissioner in the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD), established in January 2013 by Kofi Annan. The visit to Mali was conducted by two Commissioners, Mr Edem Kodjo, former Prime Minister of Togo and former Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), who headed the delegation, and Dr Mohamedou himself, accompanied by colleagues from the Commission. >>More
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ALUMNI CORNER
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Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, to give Keynote Address at Security Policy Conference in Berlin (17-19 October)
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and GCSP Associate Fellow, will deliver the keynote address at the conference official dinner on Thursday, 17 October. Entitled "New Players and European Partnerships", the conference will 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. It 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. >>See full programme and conference details
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EVENTS
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11-13 September: "Best Practices for Computer Network Defence: Incident Detection and Response" Advanced Research Workshop
On 11-13 September 2013, the GCSP - in collaboration with the Global Cyber Security Center (Rome) - will organise a NATO-sponsored Advanced Research Workshop. Entitled "Best Practices for Computer Network Defence: Incident Detection and Response", the event will bring together approximately 30 experts and policymakers to discuss issues such as metrics for measuring critical infrastructure protection and the role of national strategies in improving national incident response. >>More
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11-13 September: 2nd Zermatt Roundtable on Current Security Issues in the North Pacific Region
Co-organised by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and the GCSP, the event will gather high-level independent experts and government representatives from the aforementioned region, with the aim of enhancing dialogue and understanding on issues such as the incidences of growing competition in the region; the defence strategies of the main actors; the prospects regarding negotiations on the Korean Peninsula and the tensions and related risks in the China Seas. >>More
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16-17 September: 4th CIISS-GCSP Security Policy Seminar
This year, the annual high-level mechanism of dialogue between the think tank of the Chinese PLA and the GCSP will focus on the Chinese foreign and security policy under the new leadership and the issue of soft security. It will also address the Korean issue as well as the situation in Europe. >>More
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RECENT EVENTS
3 September: "Protracted Conflicts and Emerging Crises - The OSCE Response" Roundtable
In light of the forthcoming Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE, this meeting, attended by diplomats, including several ambassadors and experts in conflict management, provided the opportunity to consider various dimensions of the conflict-management and mediation work of the Vienna-based organisation in several conflict-ridden regions including the Caucasus, the Balkans and Central Asia (including Afghanistan). >>More
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10 July: Public Discussion "The European Union's Role in Afghanistan Before and After 2014"
With Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas, then EU Special Representative in Afghanistan and Head of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan as keynote speaker, the Public Discussion provided the forum for a broad discussion on the European Union's role in particular in helping Afghanistan prepare for political and security transitions in 2014, which in turn are likely to have economic and social implications, and to impact other countries in the region. >>More
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TRAINING
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23-27 September - Core Training Workshop on Evaluating Conflict, Security and Development. The workshop provides a unique opportunity for those working in the security and development fields to learn programme/project design, monitoring and evaluation concepts, processes and methods as well as to assist officials and practitioners in these fields in assuming enhanced roles in the evaluation function (e.g. commissioning, designing and/or conducting evaluations). >>More25-27 September - Capacity Building in International Relations (CABIR) - Module on Security and the South Caucasus. This third module will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, with the objective of helping 25-35 year-old course participants from different ministries of the national administration of Armenia to bring things to a broader level, to allow fresh reflections on security issues in the South Caucasus region and the role of the OSCE, including the development of the capacity to envisage the concept of local conflicts in their entirety. >>More30 September - 4 October - 2nd Defence Attaché Orientation Module for East African Countries. This course will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the following aims: (i) to develop the skills and expertise of defence officials working in a multilateral environment (such as Defence Attachés) in the various aspects of international security; (ii) to provide them with practical training in national and international procedures as well as other areas relevant for their future work; and (iii) to familiarise them with the work in a multilateral and multicultural setting. >>More
RECENT TRAINING COURSES:
25-30 August - Central Role of the Commander (CENTROC). Within the framework of PfP Partnership Work Programme, Chapter Xlll, Switzerland organises this international workshop focusing on the role of commanders in the implementation of International Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), Human Rights Law (HRL) and Rules of Engagement (ROE) in military field operations. >>More
2-4 juillet - 3ème édition de l'école d'été de l'Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie de Rabat, sur le thème des « Défis de Sécurité et de Transition au Maghreb et au Sahel dans l'Apres-Printemps Arabe ». >>Plus d'informations
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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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Dr Graeme P. Herd, Former Senior Programme Advisor and Senior Fellow, GCSP
"After joining the GCSP in November 2005, the time has come for me to return to the UK. I join Plymouth University as Professor, founding Director and Associate Dean, School of Government. I will also be an Associate Dean in its Faculty of Business. I experienced the core mission of the GCSP - teaching in international security - primarily through an intensive engagement with the International Training Course and Masters of Advanced Studies. Here the participants and staff of the GCSP created a vibrant learning community which combined conceptual knowledge with practice. Whether teambuilding in the Jura, participating in Public Discussions with "Genève Internationale" or through group seminars and lectures, it was an honour and privilege to be a part of this world-class course, the jewel in the GCSP's crown. Other highlights included the opportunity to contribute to and learn from various roundtable dialogue discussions and seminars, whether it be in Chambesy, Gstaad or Bishkek. I have a special weak spot for the Strategic Planning and Analysis Seminar, an intensive and focused learning experience that will be missed. As every staff member that leaves the GCSP never fails to note, people constitute the beating heart of the GCSP. I have never worked with such a diverse, qualified, talented and engaged group and their friendship and professionalism will sustain me as winter approaches, the fog rolls in from the French Channel (I did learn something about diplomacy while at the GCSP) and the nights get colder. As I embark on a new challenge in Plymouth, I wish the new Director, Ambassador Christian Dussey, and the Centre every success. May the wind always be in your sails, a spring in your step and the best before you. It is a real pleasure to be part of your alumni community - I am already much better looking and have lost two stone (!) - and I look forward to turning the page and starting a new relationship with the GCSP. Au revoir and auf wiedersehen but not goodbye."
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