Solutions to Global Challenges
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International Leadership Association 23rd Annual Global Conference
The GCSP is proud to co-chair this year’s International Leadership Association (ILA) global conference in Geneva and online to enable truly global participation.
25 October 2021
Movement of People and Security - A Virtual Learning Journey
Migration, refugee and NDPs flows and security? Challenges and Responses.
Last chance to apply for our 2021 courses
Preparing to shape the future by engaging in the right Learning Journeys whether we meet virtually, face to face, in Geneva or at a location near you … let’s journey together.
Covid-19 Information
Updates and information on coronavirus for your visit at the GCSP.
Human Security, Climate and Health
Theme: Anticipating Emerging Challenges
The human security dimension is an essential part of contemporary policymaking if we wish to achieve sustainable peace.
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9 March 2020
COVID-19 Epidemic and Health Systems
Can countries keep up with the spread of COVID-19?
Topics
14 February 2019
Human Security, Climate and Health
The human security dimension is an essential part of contemporary policymaking if we wish to achieve sustainable peace.
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Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism
Theme: Building a Resilient and Peaceful World
Criminal and terrorist groups are threatening cities and prolonging conflicts challenging human security worldwide. Weak states, technology, media, ideology, and exclusion advance their power.
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Digital Hub
8 January 2021
Global Terrorism Index Launch 2020
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9 October 2019
The Historian Who Risked Everything to Tell the Story of ISIS Occupation
Omar Mohammed might be the bravest historian alive today.
Digital Hub
23 March 2020
Transnational organised crime and other stories
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20 September 2021
Virtual,
Postponed - Building a National Strategy for Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) 2021 - A Virtual Learning Journey
Strategic Anticipation
Theme: Anticipating Emerging Challenges
The global security environment is changing at a fast pace. Actors need to move from spending too much time reacting, to more proactively identifying the emerging security issues that may affect them.
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Digital Hub
2 April 2020
COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 1
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6 September 2021
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Strategic Foresight: Planning for Impact in Uncertain Times - A Virtual Learning Journey
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19 March 2020
Anticipating the International Security Implications of COVID-19
Gender and Inclusive Security
Theme: Preparing Leaders to Shape a Changing World
In an unequal gendered world, the challenge of creating greater inclusion and equality transcends governments, organisations and society. It is personal, political and cultural.
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Trending
27 March 2020
COVID-19: What does this mean for gender?
This opinion piece was co-signed by Martin Chungong, Chair of the IGC Global Board and Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the International Gender Champions Secretariat (Fleur Heyworth and Tiphaine Di Ruscio)
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8 March 2019
Gender & Inclusive Security
Creating greater inclusion and equality within societies is now critical to build trust, resilience, peace and security.
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20 September 2021
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Inspiring Women Leaders - A Virtual Learning Journey September 2021
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1 November 2021
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Leverage Diversity for Increased Performance: A Virtual Learning Journey November 2021
Crisis Management
Theme: Preparing Leaders to Shape a changing world
When a crisis hits, how will you manage? We cannot predict when the next crisis event might occur. But we can be better prepared... and mitigate the risk of failure.
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Digital Hub
10 February 2020
Crisis response and other stories
Digital Hub
2 March 2021
Lessons in pandemic crisis management one year on
Topics
15 February 2019
Crisis Management
When a crisis hits, how will you manage? We cannot predict when the next crisis event might occur. But we can be better prepared... and mitigate the risk of failure.
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4 October 2021
Virtual,
Crisis Management: Navigating the Storm - A Virtual Learning Journey - Fall 2021
Arms proliferation
Theme: Building a Resilient and Peaceful World
The uncontrolled accumulation and spread of all categories of weapons have a devastating humanitarian impact and strategically destabilising consequences.
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Trending
29 May 2020
How does COVID-19 relate to biological weapons?
Trending
3 April 2020
Five reasons why the COVID-19 crisis is related to arms control
Digital Hub
10 February 2020
Crisis response and other stories
Global and Emerging Risks
Theme: Anticipating Emerging Challenges
Global risks at the nexus of geopolitics and technology are increasingly disruptive as they exhibit rapid growth, unpredictability, diffusions from state to non-state actors and require a security policy paradigm shift from defence to resilience.
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Trending
18 May 2021
Surrogate warfare and the transformation of war in the 2020s
What surrogates can provide are the means to disrupt the battlespace kinetically, the information space subversively, and the willpower of the adversary psychologically — all without a major combat operation.
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9 December 2020
Neurotechnologies and Future Warfare
Digital Hub
31 March 2021
Perspective on Global and Emerging Risk
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2 November 2021
Online,
Looking at the Edge: Understanding the Frontiers of Geopolitical Risk - Virtual Learning Journey 2021
Diplomatic Tradecraft
Theme: Anticipating Emerging Challenges
In an age of geopolitical disruption, diplomacy is fast changing and increasingly digital, within an environment of complex interconnected challenges.
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Trending
25 March 2020
Five ways to remain diplomatic without shaking hands
The COVID-19 pandemic forces people in all sectors to adopt and adapt to new forms of work such as home office, digital interaction or video conference. The diplomatic world is no exception.
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13 September 2021
Virtual,
Skills Enhancement for Political Advisors (POLADS) - A Virtual Learning Journey September 2021
Cyber Security
Theme: Anticipating Emerging Challenges
Our “wired” world is opening up new, exciting opportunities and complex security challenges. Successfully navigating today’s digital landscape will help us build a more secure tomorrow.
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Trending
12 May 2021
Team Argonauts from ETH Zürich Wins the 7th European Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
Team Argonauts from ETH Zürich is the winner of the 2021 “Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge”
Publications
2 October 2020
The impact of regulatory frameworks on the global digital communications industry
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8 November 2021
Virtual,
Meeting the Cyber Security Challenge - A Virtual Learning Journey 2021
Topics
14 February 2019
Cyber Security
Our “wired” world is opening up new, exciting opportunities and complex security challenges. Successfully navigating today’s digital landscape will help us build a more secure tomorrow.
Peace Operations and Peacebuilding
Theme: Building a Resilient and Peaceful World
In an increasingly challenging world, we need to strengthen our capabilities for impactful prevention, peacemaking, peacebuilding and peace operations. It’s time to focus and deliver.
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Digital Hub
30 November 2020
Webinar: The New Normal? Imagining Peace Operations 2030
Trending
22 March 2021
GCSP Co-hosts 1st UNPOL Women Police Command Cadre Professional Development Webinar
Topics
28 November 2018
Peace Operations and Peacebuilding
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29 October 2021
Hybrid,
Enhancing Leadership for Peacebuilding - 13th Senior-Level Course on Peacebuilding 2021
Security and Law
Theme: Building a Resilient and Peaceful World
We help global leaders navigate legal complexities in the evolving security landscape and make them more effective at mastering legal constraints and opportunities.
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Publications
15 July 2021
Military Operations and Artificial Intelligence
Topics
27 February 2019
Security and Law
We help global leaders navigate legal complexities in the evolving security landscape and make them more effective at mastering legal constraints and opportunities.
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Geopolitics and Global Futures
Theme: Rethinking Geopolitics and Global Futures
In today’s fast-evolving globalised world, it is important to analyse both present challenges and those issues poised to become future challenges.
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Trending
15 May 2020
Meta-Geopolitics of Pandemics: The Case of Covid-19
Leadership
Theme: Preparing leaders to create a safer world
We are facing a global leadership crisis today. There is urgent need for a radically expanded understanding of what leadership means and who can lead.
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Trending
27 May 2021
Lessons in Leadership: Values, Cooperation, Preparation and Trust
Trending
22 February 2021
Leveraging the Potential of an Intergenerational Workforce
Topics
28 November 2018
Leadership
Future proof your leadership and let’s reimagine leadership together
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20 October 2021
Hybrid,