course schedule 2016

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course schedule 2016
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Where knowledge meets experience
COURSE SCHEDULE 2016
Emerging Security Challenges
1-4 February
10-11 March
25 April-17 June
27-29 June
19-23 September
11-12 October
24-28 October
Addressing Challenges in Global Health Security
Exploring and evaluating frameworks and implementation
measures to enable participants to better prevent, detect, and
combat health security emergencies.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
The Future of Outer Space Security
Looking at space debris and space weaponisation - the most
pressing challenges in outer space - in the context of space power,
security and governance.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
17th New Issues in Security Course (NISC)
Providing an overview of the contemporary security
environment and prospects for the future, including human
security, the conflict cycle, transnational global threats and
regional security challenges.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Building a National Strategy for Countering Violent
Extremism (CVE)
Analysing the key components and root causes of violent
extremism, the growing phenomena of foreign fighters and how
to build a national strategy to counter violent extremism.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Foresight and Strategic Planning
Examining foresight methodologies for application in an
international security policy context and exploring the challenges
of policy-making under uncertainty.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies
Exploring and analysing both the enormous risks and benefits that
artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technologies will have on
the future of mankind.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Climate Change: Security Challenges and Solutions
Enhancing participants’ understanding of climate change as a
security challenge and helping them to analyse and effectively
respond to challenges posed by climate change.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
Arms Proliferation
4-8 April
27-28 June
Building Capacities for Effective Implementation of the
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Providing participants with the tools to successfully implement
the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the national level.
Officials from states having signed the Arms Trade
Treaty and who are involved in its national
implementation
Hybrid Warfare and Disruptive Technologies
Analysing the impact of hybrid operations and current disruptive
technologies on warfare and international security.
Government and international organisation officials
as well as members of the military in charge of
strategy, security and defence policy planning and
intelligence
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
Target Audience
Partnership
Location
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5-9 December
Weapons Law and the Conduct of the Legal Review of
Weapons
Providing participants with the knowledge and skills required
to conduct legal reviews of weapons at various stages in their
manufacture or procurement.
Lawyers, diplomats and other officials, either
currently involved or likely to be involved in legal
weapons reviews and other weapons related issues
In partnership with the Swiss Confederation and
the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian
Law and Human Rights
GCSP, Geneva
Cyber Security
8-12 February
3-7 October
The International Law of Cyber Warfare
Examining the law that governs the recourse to the use of force
and the law that deals with how cyber hostilities should be
conducted.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Devising a National Cyber Security Strategy and Policy
Equipping participants with the knowledge and skills to
formulate and implement a national cyber security strategy.
Government officials and military officers involved in
cyber security policy formulation
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
Regional Challenges
1 February-24 March
6-9 June
27 June-1 July
5-7 September
20th European Security Course (ESC): “Examining Global
Security Challenges Relative to Europe” (formerly ETC)
Deepening participants’ understanding of how Europe interfaces
with the world on security issues as well as the global
inter-connectedness of transnational threats and responses.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Understanding and Managing Political Transitions
Examining the multifaceted challenges and complex tasks
associated with the process of political transition and its
short- and long-term implications for the domestic, regional and
international security environment.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
The Political Advisor’s Tool Box: Skills Enhancement for
Political Advisors
Deepening participants’ understanding of the interdisciplinary
nature of political advising and enhancing their requisite skill sets
for maximum effectiveness.
Political advisors (POLADS) and political affairs
officers working in invited government ministries,
international institutions, or diplomatic missions,
either in capitals or abroad
Annual Senior Officers Seminar
Providing senior-level briefings for flag officers on current military
operations and security developments .
Flag Officers from NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP),
Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation
Initiative Countries, as well as for South Asian, East
Asian and African countries
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
Leadership and Strategy
7-8 March
14-18 March
Target Audience
Advocacy and Political Decision-Making
Advocating for the issues you stand for and influence the political
decision-making process. Using interactive case studies to explore
how to create effective win-win synergies between governments
and civil society whilst avoiding common mistakes.
Civil society, government officials, military officers,
international organisation staff, and private sector
professionals
Crisis Decision-Making: Navigating Through the Storm
Providing participants with a powerful combination of critical
knowledge, hands-on expertise and leadership skills that will
enable them to improve their ability to face critical challenges.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Partnership
Location
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
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21-23 March
Leadership in Anti-Corruption
Equipping public and private sector leaders with an understanding
of the particular requirements for leadership when it comes to
implementing anti-corruption policies and reforms.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
In partnership with the Basel Institue on Governance
GCSP, Geneva
18-20 April
Leading and Influencing with Impact
Increasing participants’ understanding and practice of leadership
and influencing skills that are essential to effective leading of
diverse teams.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
In partnership with the Center for Creative
Leadership
GCSP, Geneva
*Also globally available as a customised program for
organisations on location
18-19 May
23-26 May
Neuro-Philosophy of Global Security: Governance,
Geopolitics and Leadership
Exploring the link between neuroscience and the most pressing
issues facing the international community today.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Leading Effectively in Turbulent Times
Exploring the personal nature of influential and innovative
leadership. Deepening understanding and sharpening the practice
of leadership capabilities required to effectively lead diverse
groups in overcoming complex challenges.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
GCSP, Geneva
In partnership with the Center for Creative
Leadership
GCSP, Geneva
*Also globally available as a customised program for
organisations on location
31 May-2 June
4-7 July
History and Policy-making: Understanding the Past and
Shaping the Future
Helping participants set urgent decision-making situations in
a more long-term context, raise historical awareness of past
experiences to better understand present complexity, and bridge
the gap between historians and policymakers.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
The Global Migration Crisis: Challenges and Responses
Analysing the short- and long-term policy responses that address
the challenges of migration and its security implications.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
In partnership with the Graduate Institute, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
12-14 September
21-23 September
Creative Diplomacy
Providing opportunities to explore the concept of ‘creative
diplomacy’ and discover new methods and skills in diplomacy,
discuss common challenges, share experiences and develop
creative and innovative solutions.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Enhancing Leadership for Women: Innovative Policy Skills
for Men and Women
Deepening awareness and enhancing skills for men and women
to effectively ensure leadership successes for women within their
organisations.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
GCSP, Geneva
In partnership with the Center for Creative
Leadership
GCSP, Geneva
Target Audience
Partnership
Location
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10 October 201626 May 2017
10 October 201626 May 2017
13-14 October
Leadership in International Security Course (LISC) (formerly
ITC)
Increasing the knowledge and skills of high-performing
professionals, who seek to enhance their career and engage in
leadership positions in solving the world’s most pressing security
challenges.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
Master of Advanced Studies in International and European
Security (MAS)
Strengthening participants’ abilities to critically review and assess
the effectiveness and legitimacy of security policy responses to
current and emerging strategic security challenges, all at the
postgraduate level.
Government officials, military officers, international
organisation staff, civil society, and private sector
professionals
International Sanctions: From Design to Implementation
Considering sanctions from the design to implementation phases
in the context of an increasing number of active UN sanctions
regimes, and many others imposed by the European Union, the
African Union, the League of Arab States and unilateral mandates.
Practitioners from international or regional
organisations, national administrations, sanctions
or expert groups, private corporations, technical
practitioners and human rights organisations
Results-Based Management for Peace
Tackling programme cycle planning, theories of change, resultsbased approaches as well as the practical implementation of
monitoring and evaluation processes.
Programme and project designers and managers
working in volatile security environments
Comprehensive Peacebuilding for the 21st Century
Providing a holistic and interactive training where theoretical
and practical aspects of peacebuilding will be illustrated by
experienced practitioners and academics.
Practitioners working in the fields of peacebuilding,
security and development
GCSP, Geneva
In partnership with the Global Studies Institute (GSI)
of the University of Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
GCSP, Geneva
Peacebuilding
12-15 April
1-6 May
GCSP, Geneva
In partnership with swisspeace (the SwissPeace
Foundation)
GCSP, Geneva
29 May-5 June
6th European Security and Defence College (ESDC)
Peacebuilding Course
Examining a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding, aimed at
counteracting violent escalations in a practical perspective.
Experts who are engaged in crisis prevention, crisis
management, humanitarian aid and development
cooperation
In partnership with the Austrian Study Centre for
Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) and the
Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports in the
framework of the Academic Programme of the
European Security and Defence College (ESDC)
Stadtschlaining, Austria
11-15 July
6th Results-Based Management for Peacebuilding, Security
and Development
Developing capacity in designing, monitoring and evaluating
programmes or projects in the fields of peacebuilding, security
and development.
Practitioners working in the fields of peacebuilding,
security and development
In partnership with the Geneva International Centre
for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), the Geneva
Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed
Forces’ International Security Sector Advisory Team
(DCAF/ISSAT), the Small Arms Survey (SAS) and
the International Programme for Development
Evaluation Training (IPDET)
GCSP, Geneva
3-16 September
17th Swiss Peacebuilding Training Course (SPTC)
Providing a holistic and interactive training including theoretical
and practical aspects of peacebuilding, focusing on deepening
participants’ knowledge, understanding and skills.
Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding (SEP)
and selected international participants
In partnership with Swisspeace, the SwissPeace
Foundation and the Swiss Armed Forces International
Command (SWISSINT), on behalf of the Swiss
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)
Stans, Switzerland
Target Audience
Partnership
Location
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14-18 November
Enhancing Leadership for Peacebuilding:
8th Senior-Level Course on Peacebuilding
Exploring leadership styles and skills that support dealing
effectively with peacebuilding challenges notably through sharing
experiences amongst current and potential leaders.
Current and potential leaders actively involved in
peacebuilding from national institutions, civil society
and international organisations
In partnership with IPAT, an initiative of Interpeace,
with the support of UNITAR, and on behalf of the
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of
Switzerland
GCSP, Geneva
Defence and Diplomacy
22-25 February
Defence Attaché Orientation Module - Geneva
Developing links between international security policy and the
practical responsibility of a Defence Attaché.
Current and future Defence Attachés and officials
from invited governments, international and
non-governmental organisations
GCSP, Geneva
9-13 mai
Defence Attaché Orientation Module - Dakar
Développer les liens entre la politique internationale de sécurité et
la responsabilité pratique d’un Attaché de défense dans les pays
du Maghreb, d’Afrique centrale et d’Afrique de l’Ouest.
Attachés de défense et hauts fonctionnaires destinés
aux pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, d’Afrique centrale et
du Maghreb
Avec le soutien de la Conféderation Suisse et en
collaboration avec l’Etat-major général des Armées
du Sénégal et le Centre des Hautes Etudes de
Défense et de Sécurité (CHEDS)
Dakar, Sénégal
30 May-2 June
Defence Attaché Orientation Module - Sarajevo
Developing links between international security policy and the
practical responsibility of a Defence Attaché in Western Balkan
countries.
Defence Attachés working in Western Balkan
countries
With the financial support of the Swiss Federal
Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
(DDPS), and in cooperation with the Peace Support
Operations Training Centre (PSOTC) in Sarajevo
Sarajevo; Bosnia Herzegovina
10-14 October
Defence Attaché Orientation Module - Addis-Ababa
Developing links between international security policy and the
practical responsibility of a Defence Attaché in East African
countries.
Defence Attachés working in East African countries
With the financial support of the Swiss Federal
Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport International Relations Defence (DDPS, IR D)
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
6-11 November
Defence Attaché Orientation Module - Amman
Developing links between international security policy and the
practical responsibility of a Defence Attaché in the Middle East
and North African countries.
Defence Attachés working in the MENA region
With the financial support of the Swiss Federal
Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
(DDPS), and in cooperation with the Royal Jordanain
National Defense College
Amman, Jordan
Institutional Cooperation
25 février
La Genève internationale et les centres genevois de la
Maison de la paix
Approfondir les connaissances des participants sur la Genève
internationale et les trois centres genevois présents au sein de
la Maison de la paix, notamment quant à leurs contribution à la
politique extérieure et à la promotion de la sécurité et de la paix
de la Suisse.
Officiers en stage à l’École centrale de l’Armée suisse
- Stage de formation au commandement I (SFC I)
En collaboration avec le Centre pour le contrôle
démocratique des forces armées (DCAF), le Centre
international de déminage humanitaire - Genève
(GICHD) et l’Armée suisse
GCSP, Genève
Target Audience
Partnership
Location
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14-17 March
Geneva: International Security Actors, Debates and Policies
Expanding participants’ knowledge of International Geneva,
important actors, leadership challenges in civil-miltary crisis action
and current security policy issues.
Mulitnational participants (Maj/LtCol) from the
German Armed Forces Command and Staff College
(LGAN, Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr)
In collaboration with the Centre for the Democratic
Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) and the Geneva
International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
(GICHD)
GCSP, Geneva
11-15 April
27-29 April
Swiss Professional Officers Training
Broadening of the conceptual understanding of international
security issues, focusing on the role of states and international
institutions in conflict management and peacebuilding.
Swiss Professional Officers
Geneva: International Security Actors, Debates and Policies
Expanding participants’ knowledge of International Geneva,
important actors, leadership challenges in civil-miltary crisis action
and current security policy issues.
Participants of the German Leadership Course
(Col or civ. equivalent) of the German Armed
Forces Command and Staff College (LGAN,
Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr)
In collaboration with the Swiss Armed Forces
GCSP, Geneva
In collaboration with the World Economic Forum
(WEF)
GCSP, Geneva
20-24 juin
7 juillet
La Genève internationale sous l’angle de la politique de
sécurité suisse
Comprendre le rôle, pour la Suisse et sa politique de sécurité, de
la Genève internationale, des organisations gouvernementales,
des ONG ainsi que des entreprises multinationales siégeant à
Genève.
Officiers de carrière suisses
La Genève internationale et les centres genevois de la
Maison de la paix
Approfondir les connaissances des participants sur la Genève
internationale et les trois centres genevois présents au sein de
la Maison de la paix, notamment quant à leurs contribution à la
politique extérieure et à la promotion de la sécurité et de la paix
de la Suisse.
Officiers en stage à l’École centrale de l’Armée suisse
- Stage de formation au commandement I (SFC I)
En collaboration avec l’Armée suisse (MILAK)
GCSP, Genève
En collaboration avec le Centre pour le contrôle
démocratique des forces armées (DCAF), le Centre
international de déminage humanitaire - Genève
(GICHD) et l’Armée suisse
GCSP, Genève
15 septembre
La Genève internationale et les centres genevois de la
Maison de la paix
Approfondir les connaissances des participants sur la Genève
internationale et les trois centres genevois présents au sein de
la Maison de la paix, notamment quant à leurs contribution à la
politique extérieure et à la promotion de la sécurité et de la paix
de la Suisse.
Officiers en stage à l’École centrale de l’Armée suisse
- Stage de formation au commandement I (SFC I)
En collaboration avec le Centre pour le contrôle
démocratique des forces armées (DCAF), le Centre
international de déminage humanitaire - Genève
(GICHD) et l’Armée suisse
GCSP, Genève
20-21 octobre
Target Audience
La Genève internationale, la politique de sécurité suisse et la
sécurité humaine
Approfondir les connaissances des participants sur la Genève
internationale et les trois centres genevois présents au sein de
la Maison de la paix, notamment quant à leurs contribution à la
politique extérieure et à la promotion de la sécurité et de la paix
de la Suisse. En tirer des conséquences en termes de sécurité
humaine.
Partnership
Location
École des sous-officiers de carrière de l’Armée suisse
(ESCA)
En collaboration avec le Centre pour le contrôle
démocratique des forces armées (DCAF), le Centre
international de déminage humanitaire - Genève
(GICHD) et l’Armée suisse
GCSP, Genève
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