Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ambassador Greminger interviewed on Trade for Peace Podcast: Season 2, Episode 1
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are frozen conflicts? Did you know that over 3 million people living in Eurasia today are affected by frozen conflicts? Their lives have been fro...
Global health security: COVID-19 and beyond
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Global health security: COVID-19 and beyond" is the final episode in this podcast series where Dr Paul Vallet interviews Dr Johanna Ralston, CEO; Wor...
Advancing global security through arts and culture
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Peacebuilding through arts and culture" is episode 18 in the 2021 GCSP Podcast Series where Dr Paul Vallet interviews Dr Rama Mani Convenor, Enacting...
Latin America and transnational organised crime
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Latin America and transnational organised crime" is episode 17 in the 2021 GCSP Podcast Series where Dr Paul Vallet interviews Professor Realuyo is P...
Experts analyse the Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this special edition podcast with multiple experts providing analyses on the Biden-Putin Summt in Geneva on 16 June 2021. This is episode 16...
GCSP & Swiss Security Policy: Building Expertise, Confidence and Communities
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"GCSP & Swiss Security Policy: Building Expertise, Confidence and Communities" is episode 15 in the 2021 GCSP Podcast Series. Col Christian Bühlmann ...
International Geneva and the Biden-Putin Summit
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
International Geneva and the Biden-Putin Summit is episode 14 in this GCSP podcast series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Ms Alexandra Matas, Head of Effec...
Governance and international influence of Africa
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Governance and international influence of Africa" is episode 13 in this GCSP podcast series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Dr Delidji Eric Degila Senior ...
Weapons negotiations in the midst of global conflict
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Weapons negotiations in the midst of global conflict" is episode 12 in this GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Mr Marc Finaud, Head of Ar...
A Yazidi woman's survival story
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"A Yazidi woman's survival story" is episode 11 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Ms Adiba Qasim, Yazidi genocide survivor, as...
European approaches to international security and defence
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
European approaches to internatiolnal security and defence is episode 10 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Colonel Markus Schn...
"We each eat a credit card amount of microplastics every week"
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We each at a credit card amount of microplastics every week" is episode 9 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Mr Alexander Verb...
Engineering, development and leadership in Africa
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Engineering, development and leadership in Africa is episode 8 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Ambassador Yvette Stevens who...
Security of the mind
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Security of the mind is episode 7 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Dr Hani Dabbagh, Digital Strategist. Dr Paul Vallet: I'm ...
Managing critical incidents in the cyber domain
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Managing critical incidents in the cyber domain is episode 6 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Ms Sarah Backman, Cyber Securit...
A new Tropical Industrial Revolution in Latin America
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new Tropical Industrial Revolution in Latin America is episode 4 in this new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Mr Alvaro Cedeno Molinar...
Leadership and diversity in the workplace
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Leadership and diversity in the workplace" is episode 5 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Ingrid Gazquez, Leadership Portfoli...
10th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising in Syria
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the uprising in Syria. This is episode 3 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet in...
Virtual education in a social distancing world
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Virtual education in a social distancing world is episode 2 in the new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Ms Alexandra Thiry, Head of Lear...
Lessons in pandemic crisis management one year on
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lessons in pandemic crisis management one year is episode 1 in this new GCSP Podcast Series. Dr Paul Vallet interviews Mr David Horobin, Head of Crisi...
International Women's Day with Rose Mbone, The Legend Kenya
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy Podcast. Thank you for tuning in to our podcast where we explore some of the latest global issues aff...
"Tea at 1325" Bonus Episode
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, I'm Lisa Larson. I'm an expert in leadership development, and after having had the good fortune to work with the GCSP in several of their Inspi...
“Tea at 1325”: Nadine Pauechiguirbal discusses the reality of UNSCR 1325 in the field
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini-series ‘Tea at 1325’ to explore the Women Peace and Security Agenda (WPS), twenty years after the United Nations Security Cou...
“Tea at 1325”: WILPF’s Maria Butler discusses WPS and women’s activism
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini-series ‘Tea at 1325’ to explore the Women Peace and Security Agenda (WPS), twenty years after the United Nations Security Cou...
“Tea at 1325”: IEP’s Serge Stroobants discusses the data: What we know about peace and gender
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini-series ‘Tea at 1325’ to explore the Women Peace and Security Agenda (WPS), twenty years after the United Nations Security Cou...
“Tea at 1325”: Fleur Heyworth discusses paths to gender equality
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini-series ‘Tea at 1325’ to explore the Women Peace and Security Agenda (WPS), twenty years after the United Nations Security Cou...
Tea at 1325 Introduction Podcast
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini-series ‘Tea at 1325’ to explore the Women Peace and Security Agenda (WPS), twenty years after the United Nations Security Cou...
25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 2
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduc...
25 years GCSP: Towards Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Conclusion
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conclusion episode - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the...
25 years GCSP: Towards Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 6
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6 - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduc...
25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 5
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5 - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduc...
25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 4
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduc...
25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 3
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3 - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduc...
25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Episode 1
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduc...
25 years GCSP: Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament - Introduction
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intro episode - Towards an Evidence-Based Arms Control and Disarmament Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the intr...
25 years GCSP: Health and Inclusion - Episode 1
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 - Health and Inclusion Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduction episode of this ...
25 years GCSP: Health and Inclusion - Episode 2
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 - Health and Inclusion Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduction episode of this ...
25 years GCSP: Health and Inclusion - Introduction
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intro Episode - Health and Inclusion Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the introduction episode of t...
25 years GCSP: Responsibility to Protect Revisited Introduction
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intro Episode - Responsibility to Protect Revisited Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Hello and thank you for t...
25 years GCSP: R2P Revisited - Episode 1
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1/3 - Responsibility to Protect Revisited Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Hello and thank you for tun...
25 years GCSP: R2P Revisited - Episode 2
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2/3 - Responsibility to Protect Revisited Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Hello and thank you for tun...
25 years GCSP: R2P Revisited - Episode 3
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3/3 - Responsibility to Protect Revisited Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel Hello and thank you for tun...
25 years GCSP: Special Anniversary Series Trailer
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: https://bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the Geneva Centre for Security ...
25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Intro
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intro Episode - International Disarmament Law Mini-Series Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: https://bit.ly/34EJdel Welcome to the first ep...
25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Episode 2/3
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2/3 - International Disarmament Law Mini-Series. Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel In this mini-series, we have the ...
25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Episode 3/3
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3/3 - International Disarmament Law Mini-Series. Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel In this mini-series, we have the ...
25 years GCSP: International Disarmament Law Episode 1/3
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1/3 - International Disarmament Law Mini-Series. Discover our 25th anniversary celebrations: bit.ly/34EJdel In this mini-series, we have the ...
Episode 32: Crisis 2030 Are We Ready
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the world navigates the coronavirus pandemic, we speak with two founding members of the Institute for Strategic Risk Management, Dr Hoda Alkhzaimi ...
Episode 31: Nuclear weapons and the future of humanity
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the first three atomic bomb detonations, we speak with Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize ...
Episode 30: Sustainable peace and the prevention of human rights violations
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ambassador Yvette Stevens is the former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations Office at Geneva and she is a cu...
Episode 29: COVID19 in Asia and prosperity in Africa
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As reports across Asia linked to the coronavirus are released, we hear about how Asia is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic from Dr Elena Atanassova Co...
Episode 28: Creating the Arms Trade Treaty
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the global arms trade continues to soar, efforts towards disarmament have ...
Episode 27: The Battle for Cyber Space
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The race to take over cyber space and dominate the digital world is rapid and ever changing as global actors push the limits. We speak about the battl...
Episode 26: International Cooperation and Crisis Preparedness
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change, technology, pandemics and the economy are transnational global security issues, we speak with Vicente Paolo Yu III Associate Fellow, G...
Episode 25: Refugees and UN Peacekeepers
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last couple of weeks, the world took note of days for remembrance and days for celebration including World Environment Day, World Oceans Day,...
Episode 24: Strategic Anticipation and the Indo-Pacific
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As coronavirus continues to circle the planet, we discuss strengthening prevention measures with better anticipation strategies by looking at three ca...
Episode 23: Wassenaar Arrangement and Legal Advisors
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Wassenaar Arrangement was created to promote regional and international security and stability by adding export controls on conventional arms and ...
Episode 22: India and Sub-Saharan Africa
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
India holds the second largest population in the world and with that come many domestic and global challenges and opportunities. We discuss India’s ...
Episode 21: Hemispheric security and leadership
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In recent months, the Latin American region has experienced an upsurge in protests. And as the region struggles to cope with a wave of COVID-19 we dis...
Episode 20: Leadership and other stories
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The response to the Coronavirus pandemic is evolving, and at this time, we still don't know how long the crisis will last. Currently, it's difficult t...
Episode 19: Violent extremism and other stories
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, the world has witnessed violent extremism and terrorism that has taken the lives of many innocent people. Violent extremism is a resu...
Episode 18: Latin America and other stories
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Latin America is a region vulnerable to the current international climate. Even though the continent has made big economic strides in recent years, it...
Episode 17: Sub-Saharan Africa and other stories
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The current state of the peace and security landscape in Sub Saharan Africa is a complex task with many nations enduring conflict and violence. As con...
Episode 16: Turkey's foreign policy and other stories
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Turkey is a geopolitical hotbed with its unique location, it’s exposed to numerous challenges. Some of them pose risks to its security and i...
Episode 15: Europe-MENA relations and other stories
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Middle East and North Africa is a fragmented region. Its ongoing relationship with Europe is still important in terms of security, politics and ec...
Episode 14 - Transnational organised crime and other stories
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The smuggling of migrants is a global concern, with a large number of countries affected by it as origin, transit or destination points. Profit seekin...
Episode 13: Iran and other stories
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Iran continues to dominate the headlines globally and with its neighbours in the Gulf. Currently it is battling to control the outbreak of the coronav...
Episode 12: Brexit and other stories
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Britain has left the EU, what happens now? We will be discussing the UK post-Brexit with Dr Jamie Shea, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Universi...
Episode 11: Cyber security, strategic foresight and other stories
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We hear the terms “Cyber 9-11” and “Digital Pearl Harbor” but what do policy makers actually do the day after a crisis? The Cyber 9/12 Strateg...
Episode 10: Crisis response and other stories
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world is now responding to the Coronavirus to prevent it from becoming a broader global crisis. But what if there was an international standard fo...
Episode 9: The new world order and other stories
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of disruption that is far from ending, a new world order is emerging, reshaping the global economy and shifting geopolitical powers. We sp...
Episode 8: Situation des réfugiés en Suisse et autres histoires
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Situation des réfugiés en Suisse et autres histoires Mr Christophe Girod - Directeur Général de l’Hospice Général - s’entretient avec Xavie...
Episode 7: Climate action and other stories
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Verbeek, Founder of the Planetary Institute, former Dutch diplomat and GCSP Associate Fellow with the Global Fellowship Initiative discusses...
Episode 6: Biological Weapons Convention and other stories
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
December marked the 2019 Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva. In this episode, we discussed biological weapon...
Episode 5: The 2019 Global Terrorism Index and other stories
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5: The Global Terrorism Index 2019 and other stories Each year at the GCSP, we host the Geneva launch of the Global Terrorism Index. This yea...
Episode 4: European multilateralism in crisis and other stories
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Gowan, the UN Director in New York for the International Crisis Group, and co-author of Three Crises and an Opportunity: Europe's Stake in Mul...
Episode 3: Peacemaking since the First World War and other stories
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
November 11 marked the 101st anniversary of the signing of the Armistice on the Western Front, ending the hostilities of the First World War. The GCSP...
Welcome to the GCSP Podcast!
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the new Geneva Centre for Security Policy podcast, your gateway to top conversations on international peace and security! We will bring y...
Episode 2: This man ran a secret blog while hiding from ISIS and other stories
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GCSP insights: This man ran a secret blog while hiding from ISIS and the question do nuclear weapons really keep us safe? Omar Mohammed might be the...
Episode 1: The secret war on fake medicine and other stories
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GCSP insights: the secret war on fake medicine as well as Pakistan's foreign policy. The counterfeit drug market is worth around $200 billion accord...