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The Geoeconomic Playbook of Global Trade - A Geneva Security Debate

Geneva Launch of the 2025 Global Terrorism Index

Negotiating Peace: Lessons from the Field - A Geneva Security Debate

Three Year Anniversary of the Russo-Ukrainian War - A Geneva Security Debate

Celebrating 30 Years of GCSP with Our Multicultural Team!

The Challenge of the Nuclear Arms Race in the context of New Technologies - A Geneva Security Debate

Redefining Multilateralism in a New Geopolitical Era

Rapport de la Commission d’étude de la politique de sécurite : Quo vadis? - Un "Geneva Security Debate"

2024 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security Ceremony

European Launch of the Ecological Threat Report 2024

The US Elections Are Over: How Will the New Administration Influence Transatlantic Relations and Geopolitical Security? - A Geneva Security Debate

Breaking Open Barriers: Frontiers for Gender Equality - A Geneva Security Debate

India in the New Geopolitical Order - A Geneva Security Debate

Global Tectonics: The Indian View of a World in Churn

How AI will transform the world: The need for a new strategic compass - A Geneva Security Debate

Ambassador Thomas Greminger on the Ukraine summit in Switzerland

2024 GCSP Prize For Transformative Futures In Peace And Security Ceremony

Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability by Michael Kimmage – A Geneva Security Debate

Nuclear Arms Control: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future – A Geneva Security Debate

What Future for NATO: Debating NATO Enlargement and its new plans to defend Europe – A Geneva Security Debate

Want better political leadership?

Geneva Launch of the Global Terrorism Index 2024

Cyber 9/12 2024 : Celebrating 10 Years of Competition with the first winners of the Geneva edition

Why the World Should Still Worry about Radiological Weapons – A Geneva Security Debate

The Role and Impacts of Human Rights in UN Peace Operations: New Research on Current Practice

Why Learn about International Security in 2024 and how?

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

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Insecurity: Resilience and Transformation at the Community Level – A Geneva Security Debate

Breaking the Stalemate to Find Peace: The Russia-Ukraine War – A Geneva Security Debate

2023 Innovation Day - Webinar and Prize for Innovation in Global Security Ceremony

GCSP End Of The Year Greeting

The Biological Weapons Convention and the need for a Compliance and Verification mechanism

European Launch of the Ecological Threat Report 2023

A Word from Ambassador Thomas Greminger for the Geneva Peace Week 2023

Eastern Mediterranean Initiative: Towards a Regional Political Framework

Eastern Mediterranean Initiative: Energy as a Catalyst for Cooperation

The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Efforts in the MENA, Iraq as a Model – A Geneva Security Debate

Revisiting Disarmament and Arms Control: Progress or Regression? – A Geneva Security Debate

GCSP Global Capabilities Video

The New Agenda for Peace: An Opportunity to Reshape Peace Operations - A Geneva Security Debate

Global Peace Index 2023 European Launch

Strategic Trends 2023: “The Future of World Order, India’s Foreign Policy, and Nuclear Deterrence”

The AI Wave in Defence Innovation

Ambassador Thomas Greminger - DiplomacyLight podcast #009

2023 GCSP Prize For Transformative Futures In Peace And Security Ceremony

Discussion on the dynamics of India and Pakistan relations and related geopolitical issues

Launch of the CGIAR Climate Security Observatory

Emerging Technologies: What Opportunities for International Security

China's role in multilateral arms control - A Geneva Security Debate

Doing Things Differently: Mediating in Mozambique - A Geneva Security Debate

Preparing for the Summit of the Future – What Future for Multilateralism?

Book Launch: A World Without War by Sundeep Waslekar

The Humanitarian Response – Marking the One-Year Anniversary of the War in Ukraine – A Geneva Security Debate

Multilateralism and Countering Terrorism in Heavily Impacted States - A Geneva Security Debate

The Future of the Caliphate? - A Geneva Security Debate

GCSP GANN 2022 Keynote speech: The Global Repercussions of the War in Ukraine

A Crisis in Peacekeeping What Room for Peace Operations in the New Agenda for Peace

Sixty Years after the Cuban Missile Crisis: Lessons for the 21st Century - A Geneva Security Debate

The Art of Diplomacy – A Geneva Security Debate

Managing 21st Century Peace and Security Challenges

Preventing the misuses of emerging technologies: What governance systems to put in place?

Thomas Greminger, GCSP Director - Interview McKay

Ambassador Greminger interviewed on Trade for Peace Podcast

Neutralité Suisse et crise de l'Ukraine - Dr Jean-Marc Rickli dans Radio TSFJazz

Webinar "Exploring Human Nature, Power and Policy"

GCSP Innovation Day 2021 - Prize for Innovation in Global Security ceremony

GCSP Innovation Day 2021 - Webinar: Innovation and Security

Systems Thinking & Complex Challenges: A conversation led by Steve Killelea on Positive Peace as a Mechanism and Measurement for Sustainable Peacebuilding

Strategic stability and the state of arms control

Business Continuity Management & Resilience Webinar

"Cooperative security is about conceptualizing security together" - Ambassador Thomas Greminger

Global health security: COVID19 and beyond

Advancing global security through arts and culture

Cooperative Security Report Launch 2021 - Restoring European Security: From Managing Relations to Principled Cooperation

Experts analyse the Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva

Biden-Putin Geneva Summit - GCSP Expert Analysis and Outlook: Amb. Greminger’s Take on the Summit

Biden-Putin Geneva Summit - GCSP Expert Analysis: A Geopolitical Analysis of the Summit

Biden-Putin Geneva Summit - GCSP Expert Analysis: A Detailed Commentary of the Press Conferences

Biden-Putin Geneva Summit - GCSP Expert Analysis and Outlook: Steps Towards Arms Control

GCSP & Swiss Security Policy: Building Expertise, Confidence and Communities

Online Press Briefing: The Biden-Putin Summit in Perspective

International Geneva and the Biden-Putin Summit

Governance and international influence of Africa

Weapons negotiations in the midst of global conflict

Nuclear risk-reduction & disarmament: Is it time for no-first-use policies in the USA & globally?

European approaches to international security and defence

"We each eat a credit card amount of microplastics every week"

World Radio Switzerland Interviews Ambassador Christian Dussey

Security of the mind

Managing critical incidents in the cyber domain

Perspective on Global and Emerging Risk

Leadership and diversity within the workplace

Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge: Promo Video

Disarmament decisions in the time of COVID-19

Adaptive Leadership for Sustaining Peace in a Turbulent, Pandemic Environment

Leading on the Edge – Turning War Grief Into Positive Leadership for Peace

Lessons in pandemic crisis management one year on

“Tea at 1325” Bonus Episode

Conference on 'Global Leadership for the 21st Century' with Ambassador Christian Dussey

“Tea at 1325”: Nadine Pauechiguirbal discusses the reality of UNSCR 1325 in the field

“Tea at 1325”: WILPF’s Maria Butler discusses WPS and women’s activism

“Tea at 1325”: IEP’s Serge Stroobants discusses the data: What we know about peace and gender

“Tea at 1325”: Fleur Heyworth discusses paths to gender equality

"Tea at 1325" Introduction Podcast

Gouvernance de la Terre dans le Sahel

Conflicts in Eurasia: Best practices in dialogue and mediation from other regions of the world

Lieutenant General Thomas Süssli, Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces, reflects on his visit to the GCSP

25 years GCSP: Thank you for celebrating with us!

Webinar: Learning from History to Better Manage Current Challenges and Crises

Webinar: Nuclear Risks and Opportunities: A Conversation with Rafael Grossi

Webinar: World Cafe: The Role of Technology in Security

Webinar: World Cafe: Security & Humanitarian Affairs

Webinar: Human Security Reloaded

Webinar: A "New Normal" for the Planet?

Webinar: Are We Finally Ready?

Webinar: Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Webinar: Gender, Bioweapons, COVID-19: Connecting the Dots

Webinar: The New Normal? Imagining Peace Operations 2030

Nuclear Risks and Opportunities: A Conversation with Rafael Grossi

Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis honour’s the GCSP’s 25th anniversary

Celebrating 25 years of the GCSP

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Conclusion

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 6

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 5

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 4

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 3

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 2

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 1

25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Introduction

25 years GCSP: Health and Inclusion - Episode 2

25 years GCSP: Health and Inclusion – Episode 1

25 years GCSP: Health and Inclusion – Introduction

Arms Control and Disarmament: Senator Marilou McPhedran, Senate of Canada

Towards evidence-based arms control and disarmament

25 years GCSP: Responsibility to Protect Revisited – Episode 3

25 years GCSP: Responsibility to Protect Revisited – Episode 2

25 years GCSP: Responsibility to Protect Revisited – Episode 1

25 years GCSP: Responsibility to Protect Introduction

25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Episode 3/3

25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Episode 2/3

25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Episode 1/3

25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Intro
25 years GCSP Series Trailer

2021 Course Catalogue - Executive Education at the GCSP

Security and Law Webinar: Human Shields - A History of People in the Line of Fire

Crisis 2030 - Are we ready?

Nuclear weapons and the future of humanity

Crisis 2030: Are we ready? Dr Hoda Alkhzaimi

Sustainable peace and the prevention of human rights violations

Geneva Leadership Alliance: Dr Patrick Sweet

#LIMPACT Testimonials: Filiz Cengiz Karakoyun, Global Fund

#LIMPACT Testimonials: Brenda Killen, GAVI

Crisis 2030: Are We Ready? Ms Eugenie Molyneux

Creating the Arms Trade Treaty

Sustaining Peace: The Prevention of Human Rights Violations: Amb Yvette Stevens

The Battle for Cyber Space

Strengthening Prevention with Better Anticipation: COVID-19 and Beyond

International Cooperation and Crisis Preparedness
Refugees and UN Peacekeepers

World Refugee Day: Ms Adiba Qasim

Strategic anticipation and the Indo-Pacific

Leading and Navigating in a Fast Moving and Turbulent World with Amb. Christian Dussey

The Wassenaar Arrangement and Legal Advisors
COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 11
Webinar Crisis, Recovery & Transformation: Resilience through crisis
COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 10

Cybrid Warfare: Dr Antonio Missiroli

International Day of UN Peacekeepers: Ms Annika Hilding Norberg
Crisis, Recovery & Transformation: How to lead through crisis and create positive legacy afterwards
COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 9

Hemispheric Security and other stories

COVID19 Webinar Series Session 2: Dr Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 8

COVID19 Webinar Series Session 2: Mr Marc Finaud

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 7

COVID19 Webinar Session 2: Professor Micheline Ishay

COVID19 Webinar Series Session 1: Prof Victoria Curzon Price

Leadership and other stories

Hemispheric Security: US-Latin America Relations: Dr Christopher Sabatini

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 6

Violent extremism and other stories

Data privacy during COVID-19: Ms Helen Shapiro

COVID19 Webinar Series Session 1: Mr Nicholas Davis

COVID19 Webinar Series Session 1: Dr Gilles Poumerol

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 4

Effective P/CVE Strategies and Interventions: Ms Emily Winterbotham

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 3

Crisis 2030: Are We Ready? Ms Catherine Rompato-Arifagic

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 2

Cooperation Beyond Silos: Mr Vicente Paolo B. Yu III

Social media and international affairs: Mr Dante Manuel Licona Estevez

Turkey’s foreign policy and other stories

COVID19 Webinar Series: Global Crisis, Global Risk and Global Consequences - Session 1

Biological Weapons Convention: Dr Filippa Lentzos

Transnational organised crime and other stories

Global Terrorism Index 2019: Mr Serge Stroobants

Crisis Response 2030: Lord Toby Harris

25 Years of the GCSP: Ambassador Fred Tanner

Iran and the Gulf Countries: Dr Shahram Chubin

Migration and Criminal Networks: Ms Tuesday Reitano

Europe and the MENA Region: Ms Kristina Kausch

The Battle for Cyberspace: Dr Adam Segal

Cyber security, Strategic anticipation and other stories

NATO in the 21st Century: Ms Allison Hart

Crisis response and other stories

A Discussion on International Disarmament Treaties: Trends and Lessons Learned

20 years the New Issues in Security Course

Climate action and other stories

Biological Weapons Convention and other stories

2019 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security Ceremony

Season's Greetings from the GCSP 2019!

The 2019 Global Terrorism Index and other stories

Alumni Stories: Lt Gen Esa Pulkkinen

Alumni Stories: Jean Nicolas Gauthier

Mr Hikmat Hajiyev, Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Security and Ethical Implications of Deepfakes

Public Discussion: Launch of 2019 Global Terrorism Index

The secret war on fake medicine and other stories
Trending

11th Zermatt Roundtable on Security Issues in Northeast Asia

Team PhishTank from University ETH Zurich wins the 11th Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

Kemal Mohamedou will receive the STAB Award 2025

From Lived Experience to Women’s Leadership and Impact

Transatlantic relations under pressure: Threats and opportunities

Conversations on European Security

Ambassador Thomas Greminger in Tirana: Strategic Insights on Global Leadership, Security, and Diplomacy

High-level Roundtable on the Interface Between Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Command and Control
Co-Convenors’ Summary

Speech: Redefining Multilateralism in a New Geopolitical Era

Highlights of the GCSP Alumni Networking Night (GANN) 2024: Celebrating our vibrant Alumni Community

Innovating for a Safer World: The Winners of the 2024 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Switzerland’s Unique Soft Power Connection in International Security Policy

Advancing Politics Together: Academics, Politicians, and Civil Society Call on Peers to Unite for the Future of Political Leadership
An open letter by the international Leadership Excellence in Politics (LEiP) Initiative

Professor Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou

Geneva Peace Week 2024

GCSP Statement to ATT CSP10

Rebuilding diplomatic relationships out of the horrors of war

Transformative Experiences: Testimonials from our Global Fellowship Initiative

P5 Experts Roundtable – Online Meeting on the AI nuclear nexus on 24 June 2024
Co-Convenors’ Summary

Highlights from Ambassador Levitte's Address at the GCSP Alumni Reception in Paris
At the invitation of GCSP Alumni and Community Engagement Office, Ambassador Jean-David Levitte addressed GCSP Alumni at an event held in Paris on June 25, within the GCSP Alumni and Community Hub France.

Kuwait becomes the 55th member to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s Foundation Council

Cooperation Between the GCSP and the PSOTC of Bosnia & Herzegovina: A Success Story Since 2005

Crisis Management in the EU and Beyond: A High-Level Conference

GCSP commitment to climate action: Our path towards lowering emission and building a more sustainable future

Speech: Transforming the world and Europe

High-level Seminar and Expert Symposium at UN Headquarters
Preparing and Building for the Future: Pathways Towards more Nimble, Adaptive and Effective Peacekeeping

Speech: Views on the Current Global Geopolitical Situation

GCSP Announces Prize Winners: Transformative Solutions for Peace and Security
The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) revealed the winners of its 2024 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security on 22 May.

Submission on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems to the United Nations Secretary-General by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Speech: Perspectives on the war in Ukraine and the future of the European security order

Want better political leadership?

10th Zermatt Roundtable on Security Issues in Northeast Asia

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

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)

Raising Awareness on Data Privacy Day

Summary: OSCE Focus Conference 2023

A Decade of Global Impact: The GCSP's Journey at the Maison de la Paix

Top 10 content of 2023
What topics caught your interest in 2023? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP in 2023.
P5 Experts’ Roundtable on Nuclear Risk Reduction – Co-Convenors’ Summary

Innovation in Security: Unveiling the Pioneering Projects of the 2023 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Thoughts on Global Political and Geostrategic Governance

Speech: On the Results of the Project on the Future of Peace and War

Geneva Peace Week 2023

Let Us Continue Dialogue: Statement by Greek and Turkish Members of the Eastern Mediterranean Initiative

Fostering collaborative solutions at the nexus of climate resilience, conflict, and peace

Fostering Inclusivity and Celebrating Diversity at the GCSP

GCSP Annual Report 2022

Meet a member of the Diplomatic Dialogue team: Dr Linda Maduz – Programme Manager, Asia

Celebrating Innovative Solutions: Winners of the 2023 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security Announced

Speech: China's Role in Multilateral Arms Control

Speech: Doing Things Differently: Mediating in Mozambique

9th Zermatt Roundtable on Security Issues in Northeast Asia

Speech: Anticipating the Future of Peace and War

Team Pallas Athena from University of the Bundeswehr Munich Wins the 9th Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

Women of the GCSP - Strengthening Women’s Participation in Peace Processes

Women of the GCSP - Overcoming Challenges Through Resilience

Women of the GCSP – Inspiring the Younger Generation to Change the World

Women of the GCSP - Insights from a Women’s Leadership Course Team Member

Speech: Neutrality in Today’s Geopolitically Contested World

Women of the GCSP – Paving the Way for Future Women Leaders

Women of the GCSP – A 20-year Journey as a Woman at the GCSP

Women of the GCSP – From Crisis Management to Military Integration

Women of the GCSP – A Swiss Diplomat and Government Fellow's Perspective

Women of the GCSP – Discover our Deputy Director and Head of Executive Education

What's coming for gender and security in 2023?

Call for GlobalArctic book chapters

Virtual seminar on current geopolitics with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

The Future of Political Leadership: a shift in practices and mindsets is needed to create the conditions for a democratic revival

Testimonials from 2022 course participants

Top 10 content of 2022
What topics caught your interest in 2022? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP in 2022.

Panel on the Nuclear Factor in Crisis Management: How to Reduce Risks?
Remarks by Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Primakov Readings in Moscow

Speech: Sixty Years after the Cuban Missile Crisis: Lessons for the 21st Century
Opening Remarks of the Geneva Security Debate by Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Director, GCSP

Three Ground-breaking Security Projects with Exceptional Promise Are Honoured with the 2022 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Thailand becomes the 53rd member to join the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s Foundation Council

GlobalArctic officially joins the GCSP

Roundtable with US think tankers on the Global Implications of the War on Ukraine

Ecriture diplomatique

Speech: Normandy Initiative on Global Security and Catastrophic Risk
On 21 September 2022, our director Ambassador Thomas Greminger was invited to give a keynote speech to the Strategic Foresight Group and Forum Mondial Normandie pour la paix.

Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace

GCSP Annual Report 2021
Transformative Journeys to Create a Safer World

Speech: Tidewater Dinner
On 14 June 2022, our director Ambassador Thomas Greminger was invited to give a keynote speech to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

The War in Ukraine and Nuclear Weapons: What Should We Fear?

Avec cette guerre d’attrition, le temps joue en faveur des Ukrainiens
Chercheur au Centre de politique de sécurité de Genève, Jean-Marc Rickli analyse l’évolution de la guerre en Ukraine. Les avancées de part et d’autre sont limitées et le bras de fer risque de durer

Announcing the result of a GCSP Foundation Council’s vote
Official Statement

Tales from GCSP Alumni

Team Havel’s Velvet Underground from Jagiellonian University Krakow Wins the 8th European Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
Team Havel’s Velvet Underground from Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland) is the winner of the 2022 “Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge”, co-organised by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the Atlantic Council.

Can the TPNW Serve Ukraine?

Nuclear Threats: What Should You Know
Interview with Ambassador Marc Finaud, former French lead diplomat at the Conference on Disarmament, and currently Head of Arms Proliferation at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy

«Ich habe zwölf Jahre lang versucht, genau diesen Krieg zu verhindern»

In focus: The challenges of synthetic biology

Speech: Global Terrorism Index 2022: Current and Future Terrorist Threats

In focus: The challenges of neurotechnology

Virtual seminar on Ukraine with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
The Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) held a virtual seminar on Ukraine on 17 March 2022.

In focus: The challenges of artificial intelligence

L'interview de l'ambassadeur Thomas Greminger pour la Genève Internationale

In Ukraine, there are no quick fixes

Speech: Remarks on Neutrality

Kooperative Sicherheit und der Beitrag der OSZE oder wie kommen wir aus der tiefsten Krise der europäischen Sicherheit?

Women #BreakTheBias at the GCSP
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) was #BreakTheBias to achieve true gender equality. How can we do this in the field of peace and security? What does promoting gender equality look like in today’s fragmented world?

Speech: Expo Dubai

Speech: The Role of the OSCE

Speech: Presentation to the Munich Security Conference

10 tips for lifelong learning
Add these 10 tips to your learning toolbox to equip yourself with the mindsets, toolsets and skillsets required to become a lifelong learner.

Learning, Unlearning and Relearning in the Time of COVID

NATO’s China Problem: “Out-of-area” or “Not in My Area”?

Top 9 Speeches of 2021

Launch of an Immersion Program and Open Forum in International Geneva for current and future leaders in science and diplomacy

Top 5 Videos of 2021
What topics caught your interest in 2021? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP.

Top 5 Publications of 2021
What topics caught your interest in 2021? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP.

Webinar “The Good, the Bad and The Ugly: Opportunities and Risks of Emerging Technologies”
On 7 December 2021, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), with the support of the Didier and Martine Primat Foundation, launched the Polymath Initiative as part of the GCSP’s Global Fellowship Initiative.

Ambassador Greminger makes pledge as an International Gender Champion

2021 GCSP Prize recognises three innovative security initiatives with outstanding potential

The GCSP and the Sejong Institute in Seoul meet to discuss the peace process on the Korean Peninsula
The GCSP and the Sejong Institute in Seoul meet to discuss the peace process on the Korean Peninsula

The Women, Peace and Security Index 2021: Highlights & Policy Recommendations
The Women, Peace and Security Index 2021 reveals worrying trends

Global Leaders Gather at International Leadership Association Conference in Geneva, Switzerland and Online

Training in Switzerland strengthens international peace missions

The link between health and security as scientific aggression forms new battlefield
Fire in the Gotthard road tunnel 20 years ago

Bad Actors III: Jihadists, Part 2

Bad Actors II: Jihadists, Part 1

Bad Actors I: Narcos

Institute for Economics & Peace Releases Ecological Threat Register 2021
1.26 billion people at highest risk of conflict and displacement caused by environmental damage

Débat organisé par le GCSP pour la Semaine de la Démocratie

A look back at the 2021 Geopolitics and Global Futures Symposium
Great success for the first virtual edition of the annual Symposium since its launch in 2018!

Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan Publishes Two New Books

How much do Swiss politicians know about Artificial Intelligence?

8th Zermatt Roundtable on Security Issues In North East Asia: A realist account of the state of international relations

Germany post-Merkel

The post-Brexit EU-UK relationship; an opportunity or challenge for cyber security?

Ten reasons why terrorism still haunts us 20 years after 9/11

11 septembre : vingt ans après, la Suisse à la croisée des mondes

Restoring European Security: From Managing Relations to Principled Cooperation

An Insider’s View Of The OSCE: Interview With Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Former OSCE Secretary General

The Biden-Putin Summit: Reflections on Leadership for Us All

Afghanistan : les raisons d’un grave échec américain

The Stakes of the Biden-Putin Summit: The Perspective of Small States
On the eve of the Geneva summit between the American and the Russian presidents, the GCSP hosted a discussion with UN delegations of small states to share views about this event from their perspective and their role in multilateral diplomacy.

The Increasing Importance of a Digital Skillset

Les possibilités de paix entre Biden et Poutine

Lessons in Leadership: Values, Cooperation, Preparation and Trust

GCSP Annual Report 2020
Transformative Journeys to Create a Safer World

GCSP and the China Institute for International Strategic Studies hold their annual dialogue in virtual form
On 17 May, the GCSP and the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS), a think tank affiliated to the Chinese Ministry of Defense, held a new round of their annual dialogue on international affairs and security.

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.

Challenges of new generation warfare discussed at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

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”

Fariz Fikrat oglu Rzayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, meets GCSP Director Ambassador Thomas Greminger

GCSP Welcomes Ambassador Thomas Greminger as New Director

Lessons in leading a non-profit organisation
Part 3 of 3 in a series of reflections from Ambassador Christian Dussey, Director of the GCSP

Why Investing in Learning is Crucial
Part 2 of 3 in a series of reflections from Ambassador Christian Dussey, Director of the GCSP.

Navigating and Leading in Turbulent Waters
Part 1 of 3 in a series of reflections from Ambassador Christian Dussey, Former Director of the GCSP (2013-2021).

“USA, Iran and the Nuclear Deal: What Role for the Other Parties?” Webinar Summary

GCSP Co-hosts 1st UNPOL Women Police Command Cadre Professional Development Webinar

Journée de la langue française 2021 : 5 idées de contenu à voir ou revoir

Today, security is everywhere

Preserving Momentum in Transatlantic Relations

Leveraging the Potential of an Intergenerational Workforce

Have nuclear weapons really become illegal?

Examining Global Security Challenges Impacting Europe in 2021
Celebrating 25 years of the European Security Course (ESC)

Five Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp and Grow Your Mind in 2021

International Day of Education

Three Ways in which the TPNW Will Change Global Security This Friday

The new director of the GCSP has been appointed yesterday
During yesterday’s extraordinary Foundation Council Meeting, the President, Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, and the representatives of the 53 member states and the Canton of Geneva, appointed the new director.

Prepare yourself for 2021 and beyond
The decisions we make and actions we engage in today will shape our future. Are you prepared?

Top 5 Trending Articles of 2020
What topics caught your interest in 2020? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP in 2020.

Top 5 Publications of 2020
What topics caught your interest in 2020? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP in 2020.

Top 5 Podcasts of 2020
What topics caught your interest in 2020? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP in 2020.

Top 5 Video Interviews of 2020
What topics caught your interest in 2020? Catch up on what was trending at the GCSP in 2020.

#OnlyTogether can the transatlantic partners deliver peace and security

Winners of essay competition on arms control and confidence- and security-building measures in Europe announced

#OnlyTogether can we make a safer digital world

Neurotechnologies and Future Warfare

GCSP interview with Ricardo Borges de Castro

These are the 3 winners of the 2020 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security

#OnlyTogether can we stop the global hate pandemic

David Horobin: “In today’s world a major crisis cannot be handled by one individual.”

And the Winners of the GCSP 25th Anniversary Photo Contest are…

#OnlyTogether can we encourage governments to upskill their diplomacy

#OnlyTogether can we stop the spread of disinformation; democracy depends on it.

Training Armed Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Blog Extracts for the GCSP’s 25th Anniversary
Réseau national de sécurité : le GCSP signe une convention avec l’Institut Suisse de Police
Sicherheitsverbund Schweiz: das GCSP unterzeichnet eine Vereinbarung mit dem Schweizerischen Polizei-Institut

#OnlyTogether: Trust or bust! The need to expand how we think about and practise leadership

Launch of international parliamentary resource to ‘Assure our Common Future.’

#OnlyTogether can we enhance our resilience against cybercrime

Commemorating 40 Years since the Start of the Iraq-Iran war: From Sardasht to Hiroshima

Jean-David Levitte : "Avec Joe Biden, les Etats-Unis ne seront pas forcément plus accommodants avec l'Europe"
Cette interview a été originalement publié sur le site du Journal du Dimanche

#OnlyTogether can we overcome gendered barriers and finally realise a gender-equitable world

#OnlyTogether Can We Protect the Environment
#OnlyTogether Multilateralism and arms control: the end of an era?

Change Your World: 4 Tips to Get the Best from Your Virtual Learning Journey

COVID-19: Time to Put Strategic Foresight at the Heart of Leadership

GCSP Prize winners share insights on Covid-19 and their infectious diseases programme

Japan under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: the past, the present, the future
Overview of Foreign Policy, Security and the Economy

Is it time for concerted action to address racial and ethnic discrimination?
This is how international law changed after September 11
4 coordinated terrorist attacks killed almost 3,000 people on 11 September 2001.

Nuclear Testing: An Example to Follow
On International Day against Nuclear Tests, Marc Finaud, Head of Arms Proliferation at the GCSP shares his insights.
75 years later, nuclear weapons still kill

La neuro-philosophie et le transhumanisme

La mondialisation en question
Sommes-nous à la fin de la troisième ère de mondialisation ?

Hills to climb, views to explore, bridges to build
Leadership reflections on Nelson Mandela International Day
GCSP Annual Report 2019
Transformative Journeys to Create a Safer World

Thoughts on World Environment Day 2020
Mr Vicente Paolo Yu III is an Associate Fellow with the GCSP’s Global Fellowship Initiative and Senior Legal Adviser to the Third World Network and Visiting Research Fellow at the UNRISD. On World Environment Day 2020, we had the chance to interview him.

Singapore Becomes Latest GCSP Foundation Council Member

How does COVID-19 relate to biological weapons?

Celebrating 25 years of the GCSP

Why does cultural diversity matter?

UN calls for global ceasefire to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
Marking UN International Day of Living Together in Peace

Meta-Geopolitics of Pandemics: The Case of Covid-19

The COVID-19 crisis shouldn’t undermine the need for environmental action. Quite the opposite

Apply for the 2020 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
Submit Your Project Today!

How strategic foresight can serve us today

Technology in the Time of Covid-19

Leading and influencing through uncertainty – Part 1 of 4
What do you do when no one can tell you what to do.

Going Digital Testimonials

COVID-19: the ‘fine balance’ under human rights law

A neurophilosophical perspective on social distancing
Excerpts from the full article published in Areo Magazine

These 4 tips guarantee good cyber hygiene
As we move into a time of greater tele- and video-working, what does this mean for cyber risks?

Five reasons why the COVID-19 crisis is related to arms control

A Snapshot Analysis of the Crypto AG revelations

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)

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.

Journée de la langue française : 5 idées de vidéos et d'articles à voir ou revoir

Anticipating the International Security Implications of COVID-19

Why cybersecurity matters more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic?

COVID-19 Epidemic and Health Systems
Can countries keep up with the spread of COVID-19?

UN Peace Operations
Complimenting a Leader-Centred Approach

When a Health Pandemic Hits, How Do You Manage?
The recent COVID 19 outbreak brings health security back to the top of the policy agenda.

The Trump ‘Peace Plan’ for the Middle East: Another Doomed Unilateral Step

Get to know The GCSP Way

GCSP’s Top 5 Trending Articles of 2019
What topics were you interested in 2019? Catch up on what is trending at the GCSP.

A look back at the Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Why a New Treaty? General and Complete Disarmament and the NPT

7 ways women can succeed

Listen to our new podcast!
Welcome to the new Geneva Centre for Security Policy podcast, your gateway to top conversations on international peace and security!

2019 Winners of the 10’000 CHF GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
Congratulations to the Minefields.info mobile phone app created by Bounty d.o.o. for winning the 2019 GCSP Innovation Prize. Selected by an impressive panel of judges, Minefields.info beat 180 other projects to win the 10’000 CHF award.

From climate change to cyber attacks – our world’s 10 most urgent risks
The world is facing a period of unprecedented crisis. From the natural to the digital environment, humanity is making our own living spaces increasingly hostile.

The top 10 business risks keeping CEOs awake at night

How Can Air Travellers Tackle the Climate Crisis?
Air travel currently accounts for 2% of all carbon emissions each year.

Marking 20 years of addressing new issues in security: What is emerging today?
For 20 years the New Issues in Security Course has been addressing what is new in international security.

These are 4 of the biggest crises facing business in 2020

Navigating the 21st-Century Security Landscape

The secret war on counterfeit medicine

Top 12 political risks of 2019

How Arts and Culture Create Trust Between Heads of States
GCSP’s new President Jean-David Levitte, diplomatic advisor to the late President Jacques Chirac shares insights about the untold story of how a love for East Asian culture proved essential to diplomacy.

Mastering the Legalities of Air and Missile Warfare at the GCSP

GCSP Contributes to Parliamentary Meeting on WMD Terrorism in the Pacific

Pakistan’s Regional Security Challenges
A conversation with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister

Inspiring Women Leaders
An op-ed by Fleur Heyworth, Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the GCSP.

4 ways in which hackers are changing modern warfare
Cyber warfare is currently a hot topic.

5 things you should know about cyber security
Cyber security will be needed as long as we live in a digital society.

This is the costliest cyber attack in history
The attack caused more than $10 billion in damages in 2017.

The five biggest internet data breaches in history

Crisis Management Navigating the Storm: Testimony of a young professional
“I think that this course is the perfect embodiment of the GCSP motto, ‘Where knowledge meets experience’”

New forms of conflict and arms control in the Middle East: Return to the future?

Security dialogue with the South Korean Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security

Apply for the 2019 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
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GCSP Annual Report 2018
Transformative Journeys to Create a Safer World

Acronyms / Abbreviations in International and Human Security
Sigles et abréviations en sécurité internationale et humaine

Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen, Director General of the EU Military Staff (EUMS), visited the GCSP
Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen, Director General of the EU Military Staff (EUMS), paid a visit to the GCSP

Russia and North Korea: What Kind of Alliance?

Navigating change: global leaders equipped to make a difference
The GCSP welcomes 22 new Alumni to its expanding international community!

Being a Successful Negotiator: Negotiations Theory and Practice Course
Have you ever wondered how to reach agreement on tough foreign policy issues? Are you curious how to negotiate sustainable deals that are in all parties’ interest?

GCSP and Partners Discuss Novel Ideas on a WMD-free Zone in the Middle East

A Delegation of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences discusses geopolitical challenges

Legal Resilience in an Era of Hybrid Threats
GCSP Security and Law co-organises conference on Legal Resilience and Hybrid Threats

Diversity and Inclusion: applying ancient wisdom to shift mindsets for more sustainable outcomes
Start to challenge your assumptions by asking yourself five questions.

Successful 3rd Symposium for Senior NATO/PfP Legal Advisors
The 3rd NATO/PfP LEGAD Symposium renews GCSP’s commitment to shaping legal solutions

Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge Sponsor Profile: Deloitte
For the second consecutive year, Deloitte has sponsored the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge in Geneva.

GCSP’s Marc Finaud, contributes to conference of Basel Peace Office on nuclear disarmament

5 Emerging Tech Trends to Watch in 2019
Dr Hani Dabbagh s point of view

Do the Geneva Conventions matter?
A Reality Check on the 70th Anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions
Dear Geneva: Let's Talk Hybrid Warfare
Experts discuss hybrid threats in the 5th Security and Law: A Reality Check

Enabling women leaders in peace & security

Key skills for the five main diplomatic functions
Diplomats represent their governments in fulfilling a number of professional tasks that can be best performed if they possess or are trained to develop key sets of skills corresponding to the five recognised functions of diplomats:

The GCSP's 2018 year in review
In case you missed it!

Geneva Launch of the Global Terrorism Index Report 2018
Comprehensive data-driven analysis on trends in terrorism, measuring and understanding the real impact of terrorism

BMJ Wins 2018 GCSP Prize for Innovation
BMJ is the recipient of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s 2018 Prize for Innovation.

LEARNING FROM HISTORY WITH A HUMBLE AND CURIOUS MIND

Successful start of the 12th Defence Attaché course in Amman
Sunday, November 4th, 29 participants from 14 countries attended the opening ceremony for the 12th GCSP’s orientation course for military officers, diplomats and senior officials involved in defence and diplomacy at the RJNDC in Amman

Shaping the next multilateral order
Institutions that will count in the new international system will owe it to their people

Women's leadership course leads to collaboration for space spaces and young women's empowerment
Our courses foster success stories and meaningful collaboration. They help participants develop life-transforming ideas, prosperous businesses and impactful initiatives.

GCSP's director interviewed by CNN Money Switzerland
What is the relevance of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) in the world today?

International Law: Bone of Contention or Common Denominator for Russia-Europe relations?
Does international law serve as bone of contention or common denominator for current tensions between Russia and Europe?

2017 Annual Report Now Available
Transformative Journeys to Create a Safer World

Dead or alive? The future of the Islamic state
At the peak of its power in 2014, the Islamic State ruled over approximately nine million people and was able to rule a swath of land approximately the size of the United Kingdom

New report on non-attack of non-nuclear weapon states

Top NATO/PFP legal advisers at GCSP for 2nd Symposium
Symposium for Senior NATO/PfP Legal Advisers successfully organised at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Transformation of war strategy in the 21st century
The character of war has changed forever.

Leveraging diversity and leading inclusively

Flipping diversity into inclusiveness

Top 6 leadership challenges around the world
What’s most challenging about leading organizations today?

Tobias Vestner leads discussions at NATO roundtable
The Legal Office of NATO’s strategic Allied Command Operations held the ‘NATO Operational Law Discussions’ at the Spanish Legion compound in Ronda, Spain

2016 annual report now available
Where Knowledge Meets Experience

2015 annual report now available
Changing the world one class at a time

The Privatization of Space: When Things Go Wrong
A few weeks ago, Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying an unmanned Dragon capsule destined for the International Space Station (ISS) exploded.
Publications
Symbiotic Realism: a transdisciplinary approach to understanding international relations
Reimagining International Law: Exploring the Implications of Extending Legal Personhood to Nature
Costly Signals: Possible De-escalation Measures between Russia and Ukraine

Ten Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War

Drawing a line: A ‘Swiss army knife’ of options for achieving a sustainable ceasefire in Ukraine

Shaping the Evolution of International Law in View of its Core Effects

The Impact of Stereotyping on International Cyber Norm‑making: Navigating Misperceptions and Building Trust
Meaningful UN Security Council Reform Requires Aligning Principles and Practices

The Cyprus–Türkiye Maritime Boundary
Proposal for a Regional Emergency Action Partnership (REAP) for Peace in the South Caucasus
A joint policy brief by experts from Armenia and Azerbaijan

IP24100 | Can Moratoria Break the Current Arms Control and Disarmament Deadlock?

Countermeasures in Cyberspace
Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace (EWG-IL), Research Group Report 2024

Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace (EWG-IL), Research Group Report 2024

Charting the Course: Australia’s Nuclear Submarines and the International Nuclear Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Regime
Enhancing Prospects for Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan through Joint Climate Change and Energy Security Action
A joint policy brief by experts from Armenia and Azerbaijan

Mozambique: A Classic Case of Mediation in Modern Times

Hybrid Warfare under International Law

Putting the Second REAIM Summit into Context

Rules of Engagement as Regulatory Framework for Military Artificial Intelligence
The Strategic Power of a Prospect of Peace

Beyond Collapse: Negotiating a New World Order When the Old Breaks Down
Learning from the Past in the Israeli-Hamas Negotiations
A Contact Group for Ukraine?
Ending Armed Conflicts: Beyond Mediation

The Chief Geopolitical Officer: Guiding Business in a Polarised Global Era
The Biological Weapons Convention: Challenges and Opportunities

Doing Things Differently: Mediating in Mozambique
The G7’s Innovation Challenge

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization: Role, Relevance, Function, and Utility – Lessons for Future Peace Operations

Ideas Notes 2030: Strategic Reflections on the Future of UN Policing
Geopolitical Features, Common Interests and the Climate Crisis: The Case of the Arctic

Future Elections and AI-Driven Disinformation

The Divide between War and Peace

Why Clarifying Ukaine’s Security Status Is in Russia’s Interest

Signs of Progress Towards LAWS Regulation

The War in Ukraine: Reality Check for Emerging Technologies and the Future of Warfare

The Law of Targeting’s Mechanisation and Objectivisation through the Use of Artificial Intelligence

The Prospective of the Western Balkans to the EU Membership: Challenges and Possible Ways Forward

The Wagner Group, Russia’s Foreign Policy and Sub-Saharan Africa
Strengthening a Rights-Based Approach to United Nations Peace Operations

What, Why and When? A Review of the Key Issues in the Development and Deployment of Military Human‑Machine Teams
Perspectives for the War in Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine War in 2024: Assembling the Building Blocks for a Settlement

Critical International Infrastructure: A Case for Secure, Sustainable Non-terrestrial Networking

Developing Anticipatory Governance Capacities in Ministries of Foreign Affairs
Sanctions against North Korea: From the UN Security Council to a Coalition of the Willing?

Outlook and Opportunities in the MENA Region

Diplomatic Deadlock in the Arctic: Science as an entry point to renewed dialogue

Can China and America Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

US Outbound Investment Screening Programme Targeting Investments in Chinese Tech Companies
Navigating the Google Antitrust Case: Why It Matters for Human Rights, Freedom and Online Safety

Strengthening the Climate Resilience of Conflict-affected and Vulnerable Communities

Report on the Third Meeting of the Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace

The Future of Peace and War: The Geopolitical Lens
Reimagining Peace through the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Advancing Norms for Outer Space Security

UN Peacekeeping at 75: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects

Securing Civilisation Against Catastrophic Pandemics

Envisioning a Framework for Eastern Mediterranean Dialogue and Regional Cooperation

PINPoints 52

Arctic Science Diplomacy: With or Without Russia?

The Economic Benefits of Peace in the South Caucasus
The Paradox of Human Security

Neutrality After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: The Example of Switzerland and Some Lessons for Ukraine

Manage Migration to Save Liberal Order

Peace of Mind: Cognitive Warfare and the Governance of Subversion in the 21st Century

Prospects for Ukraine's NATO Membership

Does the UN need a watchdog to fight deepfakes and other AI threats?

A Turning Point: Russia and China's Grip on World Power
Artificial Intelligence and Arms Control – How and Where to Have the Discussion

Great Powers’ Military Robotics
Vilnius NATO Summit and Security Guarantees for Ukraine

Thinking About Post-War Ukraine
Human Security and Reconstruction in Ukraine

New START: To succeed, plan for failure
Instruments for Sustaining Peace: The Contribution of Strategic Foresight
Small States in Europe and the Changing International Order

The Business of War: IDEX 2023 Reveals the Latest Military Acquisition Trends in the Middle East
The Future of Multilateralism
Building Resilience against Terrorist Attacks Involving Uncrewed Aerial Systems

Artificial Intelligence in Warfare: Military Uses of AI and Their International Security Implications

Neurotechnologies: The New Frontier for International Governance
Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry
The Future of Neutrality

Cooperative Security in the Future European Security Order

Digital Geopolitics: A Review of the Current State
Fear as a Crisis-management Tool

Terrorist Digitalis: Preventing Terrorists from Using Emerging Technologies

Globalizing Responsible AI in the Military Domain by the REAIM Summit

Lessons From a Year of War in Ukraine
Preventing the Increased/Uncontrolled Militarisation of Outer Space

From Strategy to Orders: Preparing and Conducting Military Operations with Artificial Intelligence
Digital Authoritarianism: How Digital Technologies Can Empower Authoritarianism and Weaken Democracy

International Counterterrorism Law: Key Definitions and Core Rules

Don’t Fear Saudi Arabia’s Pivot to China
State Practice and Policy on the Wagner Group
Human-Machine Teaming in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Air Power
Future Challenges and Opportunities for the Air Force

Report on the Second Meeting of the Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace
After the Ukraine War: Confronting the Problem of International Order

Legal Implication of Bias Mitigation

The Nexus Between Responsible Military AI and International Law

Responsible AI Symposium - Introduction
Tackling the Development and Security Paradox through Equity and Inclusion
Can Smaller States Still Play Bridging Roles in European Security?
Maritime Security: Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Global Repercussions of the War in Ukraine

New Existential Risks to Human Civilization: Interface Between Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear and Biological Weapons

How a deliberate pandemic could crush societies and what to do about it

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Global Sanctions Landscape

Delay, Detect, Defend: Preparing for a Future in which Thousands Can Release New Pandemics

Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests (Book Review)

The Future of Peace and War: Warfare at the Technological Edge

Impact Report: Leadership in International Security Course

International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians

21st-Century Statecraft: Reconciling Power, Justice And Meta-Geopolitical Interests

The Russia-Ukraine War’s Implications for Global Security
A First Multi-issue Analysis

Revisiting the Law on UN Peace Operations’ Support to Partner Forces

Peace and Security 2025
Disrupted visions and resilient approaches

Reforming the Global Security Architecture

The White Paper on the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding
The White Paper on the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding aims to deliver a strong, cogent message about the relevance, evidence, and promise of environmental peacebuilding to the Stockholm+50 forum in June 2022.

Treaty Law to Signal to Outsiders: The Case of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Securing AI-based Security Systems

Our Digital Future: The Security Implications of Metaverses

The Technology of Terror: from Dynamite to the Metaverse

Securing the Future: The Use of Strategic Foresight in the Security Sector

Commitment to Control Weaponised Artificial Intelligence: A Step Forward for the OSCE and European Security

Blockchain Technology: An Innovative Policy Tool for Enhancing Conventional Arms Control and Verification

Mine Action as a Confidence- and Security-building Measure in the OSCE Region

Policy and Technology for the Greater Good: Imagining Futures

Global NATO: What Future for the Alliance's Out-of-area Efforts?

Multilateralism in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for the OSCE

Peace and Security 2025
Challenging assumptions, thinking ahead and managing surprise

Non-Traditional Security Cooperation between Europe and South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Legal Reviews of War Algorithms

Launch of the International Gender Champions Annual Report 2020

L’Afrique et le désarmement nucléaire
Publication d`un GCSP Alumnus (English version below)

After the Crisis: The Role of Resilience in Coming Back Stronger

The New Geopolitics of the Arms Trade Treaty

Reducing Military Risks through OSCE Instruments
The Untapped Potential in the European Arms Control Framework

Reducing Military Risks through OSCE Instruments
Revisiting the OSCE Institutional Process and Capacities

Trends in Global Disarmament Treaties
Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space: Multilateral Negotiations’ Effects on International Law

Peace and Security: with and for Youth
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series

GCSP Joins Effort to Reduce Tensions between NATO and Russia

Domestic Violence: A Public Security Priority
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series

‘Assuring our Common Future’, a guide to parliamentary action in support of disarmament for security and sustainable development

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda: A Journey towards Inclusive Security
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series

Bridging the Gaps: Applying a Gender Lens
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series
The impact of regulatory frameworks on the global digital communications industry

Developing an Inclusive Mindset: The Power of Connection and Difference
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series

The Future of Mediation in the Post-COVID World

Resilience and Agility: Managing and Mitigating Evolving Threats in a Hyperconnected World
Reshaping Approaches to Sustainable Peacebuilding and Development in Fragile States - Part II
Part II: A Comprehensive Educational Programme on Ethics

Reshaping Approaches to Sustainable Peacebuilding and Development in Fragile States - Part I
Part I: Nexus between Unethical Leadership and State Fragility
Regulating and Limiting the Proliferation of Armed Drones: Norms and Challenges

Inclusion through Empowerment: A key tool of human security
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series
Targeting Private Military and Security Companies

Why Focus on Inclusion and: How is it Connected to Security?
GCSP Inclusive Security Policy Brief Series

White-Crusade: How to Prevent Right-Wing Extremists from Exploiting the Internet

Operation Peace Spring: Objectives, Current Situation and its Future

ISIS after the US repositioning in the Northeast of Syria: camps, women and children, and leadership revival

Strengthening Prevention with Better Anticipation: COVID-19 and Beyond

How to save the Iran Nuclear Deal
Europeans should try to de-escalate in the conflict between the Trump administration and Iran.

Leading UN Peace Operations
Complimenting a Leader-Centered Approach

Addressing the Use of Human Shields

Global Terrorism Index 2019

The Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
An Analysis of the Financial Action Task Force and its Current Challenges

Defining the Concept of ‘Violent Extremism’
Delineating the attributes and phenomenon of violent extremism

Weapons Systems Supply and Operational or Logistical Support under the PSSA

Synergies between the Arms Trade Treaty and the Wassenaar Arrangement

The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Asia’s major power defiance
India, China, Pakistan, and Indonesia

Prohibitions and Export Assessment: Tracking Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty
Four years after the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), how do states parties implement its core provisions regarding the authorization of arms transfers?

Business and Private Diplomacy: A Potential Catalyst for Sustainable Peace

World table: monitoring arms control and disarmament agreements 2018
GCSP Joint Project with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), University of London (SOAS) and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament

The Increasing Importance of Hybrid Politics in Europe: Cyber Power is Changing the Nature of Politics
Europe is becoming increasingly digital – and the development of digitalisation and emerging technologies is accelerating.

Equality, Peace and Security: Creating a New Normal
An article published in the UN Special

Guerre et paix - rendons la paix plus captivante que la guerre
Media and Arts for peace initiative

Leaderless jihad in a leaderless world: the future of terrorism
2017 Global Terrorism Index Chapter by Dr. Christina Schori Liang

Women in Mediation: Connecting the Local and Global

Water security, conflict and cooperation
Strategic Security Analysis - 2016 n°13

Spying in a transparent world: Ethics and intelligence in the 21st century

The Criminal-Jihadist: Insights into Modern Terrorist Financing

When history meets policy: understanding the past to shape the future
Strategic Security Analysis - 2016 n°5

Achieving global health security: the implementation of international health regulations
Strategic Security Analysis - 2016 n°1

Security in a world without nuclear weapons: visions and challenges

Emerging Security Challenges: framing the policy content
GCSP Policy Paper 2013/5 by Graeme P. Herd, Detlef Puhl and Sean Costigan

Shadow networks: the growing nexus of terrorism and organised crime
GCSP Policy Paper N° 20 (English and German)
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