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28 April 2023 12h00 – 14h00

Zwischen Militär, Journalismus und Politik
Internationale Perspektiven
Bruno Lezzi – Autorenlesung
The conference is held in German and is exclusively on-site at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

  • Light snacks following the event

The dramatic changes in world politics call for a renewed approach to security policy. It is difficult to find tangible solutions without knowledge of how the situation developed during the Cold War and after the strategic shift in the early 1990s.

Bruno Lezzi, a security and defence policy specialist, recalls essential milestones in this history in his latest book Von Feld zu Feld – Ein Leben zwischen Armee, Journalismus und Politik. He presents an unvarnished analysis based on his experiences as editor of the NZZ, lecturer for security policy at the University of Zurich and colonel (general staff) in the Swiss Armed Forces.

His visits to hot spots during the wars in the Balkans, Chechnya and Afghanistan have enabled him to draw concise portraits of the descriptions of these decades of tension.

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Interview – L’Express: Guerre en Ukraine : l’intenable neutralité de la Suisse

Interview par M. Paul Véronique pour l’Express (Paywall).

La collaboration militaire de la Suisse avec ses voisins, l’Union européenne et l’OTAN dont il est question dans l’article, c’est naturellement la (re)vente de munition et d’armement. La Suisse collabore avec plusieurs partenaires, par exemple dans les domaine de la protection de l’espace aérien, de l’armement et de l’instruction. Cependant, les conséquences de la récente révision de la Loi sur le matériel de guerre et la volonté de privilégier une interprétation formelle de la neutralité pourraient s’avérer préjudiciables à la poursuite de ces partenariats.

 

 

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Combined Senior Advisory Council and Consortium Steering Committee (SAC-CSC) meeting at the Försvarshögskolan – Swedish Defence University

Sweden hosted this year’s combined Senior Advisory Council and Consortium Steering Committee (SAC-CSC) meeting at the Försvarshögskolan – Swedish Defence University, where retired Brig. Gen. Rolf Wagner, #GCMC’s German Deputy Director was elected as the SAC and CSC chair. The Marshall Center Director, retired Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin is also attending. The SAC-CSC represents the governing body of the Partnership for Peace Consortium and provides an opportunity for senior leaders and representatives from partner defense academies and security studies institutes to discuss the direction of the Consortium and the research conducted by the working and study groups. The chairs of these groups briefed their past and upcoming events and received feedback from Consortium members.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency – Bundeswehr Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. – Timothy McAteer – Olaf Garlich – Raphael F. Perl – Bardha Azari – Anna Wieslander – Österreichisches Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces) – Erich Csitkovits


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GCSP Catalogue 2023

Our new 2023 Catalogue is out! Make sure to take a look to find the perfect course to enhance your knowledge and skills surrounding international policies and #peace and #security.
In addition to our courses, the catalogue presents the wider portfolio of GCSP activities, including our diplomatic dialogue activities, policy advice and research, the Global Fellowship Initiative, Creative Spark project incubator and the GCSP Alumni Community.
Explore the catalogue here.

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Visit from the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)

Executive education in virtual, hybrid and in-person formats were discussed with Ms Christina Orisich, diplomatic dialogue was addressed by Mr Paul Dziatkowiec; research and policy advise presented by Mr Tobias Vestner; and Global Fellowship Initiative opportunities were highlighted by Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel Martel.

We look forward to potential future collaboration with BIISS!

 

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[REPOST] – Presenting International Geneva to members from the Chief of the Pakistany Armed Forces

Le vendredi 11 mars, notre directrice adjointe, Mme Christina Orisich, a accueilli le général Nadeem Raza (président du comité des chefs d’état-major) avec une délégation de la République islamique du Pakistan. Ils ont reçu une présentation sur le GCSP et sur l’International #Genève et ont discuté de la situation sécuritaire et géopolitique actuelle et des défis dans la région du #Pakistan.

I have presented « International Geneva » and its influence on World Politics.

 

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[REPOST- psotc.org] Commanders of NATO and EUFOR at PSOTC [DA course at PSOTC]

Today, 25th June 2021, the Peace Support Operations Training Centre in cooperation with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy successfully completed 9th Defence Attaché Orientation Course in Defence and Diplomacy. Structure of participants and speakers presents the highest standards of education delivered during one week of the course. In total, 24 participants, defence attaches and defence diplomacy trainees, from 10 countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and United States). Besides PSOTC and GCSP staff, participants had a privilege of having such a group of high level of speakers, the US, British and Swiss ambassadors, NATO HQ SA and EUFOR commanders as well current resident and non-resident defence attaches.

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