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Issue No. 3, 31 March 2014
DISCOVER
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Call for Applications: Brand New Course on Leadership, Decision-Making and Resilience in Foreign and Security Policy
You are a government official holding (or aspiring to) a high-level position and you wish to strengthen your leadership and decision-making abilities in the area of foreign and security policy? You are a senior executive with close interactions with governments and wish to engage more effectively with the public sector? Be sure to take a look at our new course starting on 23 June!
REFLECT
Learn more about the 2nd edition of our course for Myanmar participants
Helping realise Myanmar's potential
Emerging from five decades of economic and political isolation, the recent transformation of Myanmar has been one of the most striking features of Asian development, with a unique mix of opportunities and challenges. This week, we are proud to welcome a diverse group of 24 participants from Myanmar for the second edition of our three-week training course on 'Managing International Relations, Governance and Public Participation', in cooperation with the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).
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Register for our Open Day on Wednesday, 2 April!
Two days left before our Open House event!
This Wednesday, 2 April, our doors will be wide open, giving you a unique opportunity to discover our brand new 'Maison de la paix' offices, to explore our high-tech and innovative classrooms, to learn about our work and to talk with our experts! Register now!

ACT
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"Saper vedere - knowing how to see" - Leonardo da Vinci
Action depends on perception. Decisions are based on a sequence of seeing, evaluating, judging and finally acting. Seeing without understanding generally leads to misguided judgment and action. This difficulty is especially present in intercultural encounters, where different thinking and behaviour patterns are confronted - an everyday situation in global security policy and diplomacy. Under these circumstances, it becomes even more important not to act until a situation has been properly assessed.

ACTION POINT >> Take a decision you are facing today and try to consciously separate the four steps of 1/ seeing, 2/ evaluating, 3/ judging, and 4/ acting.