GCSP's e-Newsletter Issue No. 1, 19 February 2014 Welcome to the first issue of the new GCSP e-newsletter! The new format is more compact and has been streamlined to provide you with up-to-date and useful information, twice a month. We hope you will enjoy it and if you have any comments or questions, please let us know! DISCOVER GCSP adopts a new look! The GCSP is excited to announce the launch of its new logo as a first step in refreshing and aligning its corporate identity with several important developments. This marks the important juncture that the Centre finds itself at, including our move to the 'Maison de la paix', a comprehensive restructuring, and new leadership. We are taking our activities to a new level in terms of innovation, technology, adaptability, scope, as well as introducing new cutting-edge courses, and we aim to ensure that our visual identity reflects this shift. >> Take a peek at our new identity REFLECT What would security be like in a post-nuclear-weapons world? Few would disagree that a world without nuclear weapons would be desirable, sooner or later. However, there are key differences in opinion as to how long it will take, what the major obstacles will be and how such a world will be maintained peacefully. A new GCSP report focuses on a specific aspect of this process by asking what would be the basis of security, particularly the institutional arrangements necessary to prevent major-power conflict, in a post-nuclear-weapons world. >> Go further and read the report SHARE GCSP alumnus Catherine Samba-Panza appointed  interim President of the Central African Republic Catherine Samba-Panza was a participant in GCSP's 2008 African Peacebuilding Training Course in Bamako, Mali. On 23 January 2014, she was sworn in as interim President of the Central African Republic (CAR). As the first woman to hold the post, President Samba-Panza is non-partisan and has been accepted by both sides of the ongoing conflict in the country. A former businesswoman, she also previously served as mayor of Bangui, the capital of CAR. >> More ACT "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" - Seneca (Roman philosopher) We create our own success, it does not happen by accident. It is not simply a question of being at the right place at the right time; it takes having a vision, careful anticipation, and a conscious concerted effort until you reach your goal. Planning ahead, investing the adequate resources and maintaining an alertness and a willingness to identify and seize new opportunities at the right moment together shape the recipe for the key to success. >> ACTION POINT: When was the last time you invested in your own or your organisation's preparation?