The Security Jam Session being organised between 4 and 9 February 2010 by the Brussels-based think tank Security & Defence Agenda (SDA), in collaboration with the GCSP and other organisations from the non-profit and corporate sectors, is designed to analyse and clarify the changing threats to international peace. Some 10-15,000 representatives and experts from around the world are due to take part in this ambitious online debate, with the aim of providing input into the strategy reviews and re-thinks being undertaken today.

The result of the Jam will be an official report with ten key recommendations which will be officially presented to the EU and NATO leaderships in April 2010.More>>

EastWest Institute Presentation of Study on “Reframing Nuclear De-Alert: Decreasing the Operational Readiness of U.S. and Russian Arsenals”,
23 February 2010

The EastWest Institute (EWI), in partnership with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, released its report on “Reframing Nuclear De-alert: Decreasing the Operational Readiness of U.S. and Russian Nuclear Arsenals”. A presentation of study by Dr W. Pal Sidhu, Vice President, Programs, Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction Program, EastWest Institute, and Major General Thomas F. Deppe (Ret.), Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, chaired by Dr Christophe Carle, Visiting Scholar in Disarmament, GCSP will take place at the GCSP on 23 February 2010.Register here >>

"Migration and Climate Change: From Speculation to Action"
Professional Training Course, 15-16 March 2010

This professional training course provides a state-of-the art review of the current research on climate change and migration, as well as an overview of current policy responses and plans. It is intended to provide an evidence-base for policymakers in government and international organisations to take action.More>>

The GCSP's 2010 Course Schedule is Available Online

Applications to these courses are now being accepted. A full listing of GCSP training programmes is available by clickinghere>>

The 14th ETC opened on 12 January 2010. This year, the ETC brings together twenty-three participants from twenty-two countries for the eleven-week course in European Security policy. The participants come from ministries of foreign affairs, defence, interior and justice of their respective nations. As in prior years, the participants represent countries not only within the Euro-Atlantic area, but beyond. Indeed, this year the ETC is pleased to welcome participants from countries such as China, Kenya, Ethiopia, Qatar, and for the first time, Chile and Lebanon. More>>

On 13 and 14 December 2009, the GCSP co-hosted a Policy Workshop on “Global Security and Regional Responses: Conflict Management in a Fractured World”, jointly with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University (Canada), through the generous sponsorship by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and financial support by the Government of Switzerland. The workshop brought together leading experts, practitioners and scholars, in the fields of conflict management and regional security, as a culmination of a research project on security and conflict management in various regions of the world.More>>