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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute together with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Sweden to UNOG
Supported by the Université de Genève and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Today, young people across Europe are facing diverse challenges, Leadership education in all its forms can serve as a catalyst for empowerment and change.
Madame la Présidente, très chère Hélène,
Mes chères Consœurs, mes chers Confrères,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
What were the underlying and immediate causes of the October 1962 crisis? What factors made it possible to avert nuclear war? What are the similarities and differences between the crisis in 1962 and today?
The war between Russia and Ukraine as well as other ongoing conflicts from the Lake Chad Basin to Yemen are causing massive suffering by civilians. Civilians are caught up in fighting, deliberately targeted, denied access to basic needs, and forced to flee.
Technological innovations have always shaped conflict and war. In the 20th century, technological developments in the military realm mainly concerned conventional weapons, such as fighter jets, missiles, and tanks, as well as nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
Since its first edition in 1986, the most critical issues in international security are addressed in a round table format and facilitate the exchange between experts and practitioners.
"At GCSP, we focus on finding solutions to global challenges. What topic could be more important than the one we are discussing today? This is not an academic or theoretical exercise.