International Women’s Day : A discussion on the Women Peace and Security Agenda

Ahead of International Women’s Day, we discussed this year’s theme « Invest in Women: Accelerate progress” and the Women Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda more broadly with Fleur Heyworth, Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the GCSP, an

Why Learn about International Security in 2024 and how?

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The Wagner Group, Russia’s Foreign Policy and Sub-Saharan Africa

Executive summarySet up in 2014 as a private organisation, the Wagner Group has conducted numerous military activities internationally that remain shrouded in mystery.

General Statement by the GCSP at the First session of the 2024 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS)

Mr Chair,

Ms Crisel M. Lope-Dumadaug

Ms Kathleen Lawand

Dr François Lautens

Strengthening a Rights-Based Approach to United Nations Peace Operations

IntroductionDuring a July 2020 open debate the United Nations (UN) Security Council highlighted the crucial roles human rights play in peace operations, including by providing early warning of issues or problems, supporting good offices, improving the protection of civilians, strengtheni

Prioritising Women, Peace and Security: Gender Persecution as a Crime against Humanity – A Geneva Security Debate

At a time when ‘generational gains in women’s rights hang in the balance’, Geneva-based leaders are joining forces to ensure that the Women Peace and Security Agenda is strengthened rather than eroded.

What, Why and When? A Review of the Key Issues in the Development and Deployment of Military Human‑Machine Teams

This paper will serve as a springboard for understanding to what extent HMT is a realistic, useful and operationalisable framework to conceptualise future human-machine interactions in the military domain. It is structured in three parts.