Building Arms Control Capacities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region – A Virtual Learning Journey 2023

In a region prone to military responses to security challenges, awareness of past arms control efforts and initiatives is crucial to crafting effective ways of addressing security threats. This course aims to build the capacity of a new generation of arms control practitioners who will be involved in the implementation of international disarmament and non-proliferation instruments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Thinking critically and innovatively is crucial, as this region in particular requires taking into consideration the interrelationships between arms proliferation and a wide range of other security challenges, such as terrorism, state failure, organised crime, uncontrolled migration, and technological developments.

Learning objectives

After the course, participants will have enhanced knowledge and analytical evaluation of past and current efforts in the MENA region for addressing the uncontrolled spread and build-up of all categories of weapons (of mass destruction and conventional) and promoting regional stability.

Modules

• Historical background and context
• Weapons of Mass Destruction (Nuclear, Chemical, Biological)
• Conventional Weapons
• Regional Security and the Role of Civil Society

Course requirement 

All information you need to know (language, certification, technical requirements and application process) before applying to the GCSP are available here.

You will receive a GCSP certificate once you have completed all the course modules to the satisfaction of the course director.

The course is mainly designed for both civilian and military government officials from the MENA region who are in charge of arms control policy at the decision-making and implementation levels. It is open to interested representatives of civil society from within and outside the region.