📅 21 April | Geneva Join us for Neutrality in Cyberspace: International Humanitarian Law at the Digital Battlefield, an in-person conference on the relevance of neutrality in cyberspace and IHL. Register: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio... @gvagrad-law.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social

The CCDP and DCAF joined institutional partners for a timely expert briefing on the evolving security situation in the Middle East. As one of the contributors , Julia Pickhardt reflects from a mediation and conflict prevention standpoint. Read her article 🔗 www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

🌐 Khalid Tinasti, CCDP Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer at the Graduate Institute, has been appointed to a UN Expert Panel preparing recommendations for the 2029 global drug policy review. www.unodc.org/unodc/en/pre...

Is Switzerland strengthening its defence industry — or quietly redrawing the boundaries of neutrality in a more polarized security landscape? Keith Krause @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/switzerland-... #defense #security

The International Law Colloquium presents: Warfare in the Digital Age: Cyber Operations as Means of Modern Armed Conflict with Daryna Abbakumova, Visiting Professor, Department of International Law & @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social Postdoctoral fellow. 📅 5th March Join online: shorturl.at/sOZpP

Research Professor Sara Hellmüller [@sarahellmuller.bsky.social] speaks at Doha Launch of World Mediation Report 2026 🔗 Watch the recording www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio... @gvagrad.bsky.social

📌 How do institutions keep longterm priorities alive amid crisis? In #GPO2026, the authors reveal how agendakeeping has become a strategic tool for relevance in International Geneva. 👉 Read more: www.genevapolicyoutlook.ch/agenda-keepi... @GePolOutlook #GlobalGovernance

@gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social Spotlight Podcast: UN Peace Missions in a Changing World Margaux Pinaud speaks with IR Reesearch Professor Sara Hellmüller, Fanny BADACHE & Bilal Salaymeh about how shifts in global politics are reshaping UN peace missions and their mandates. Listen👉 shorturl.at/PGu5j

New CCDP Spotlight 🎙️ How does global drug policy shape security, power, and multilateralism? Jennifer Thornquest speaks with Dr. Khalid Tinasti on governing international drug control in an era of geopolitical change. @gvagrad.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6oNo...

The CCDP has received a 2025 SNSF AGORA grant to share 17,000+ Everyday Peace Indicators. Follow the Project Blog Series by Apolline Foedit. www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio... gvagrad.bsky.social

The ECCP Community Fund piloted its first funding cycle in 2025, supporting six community led activities across countries. Explore what we learned in the new ECCP Community Fund Learning Brief 🔗 eccp.substack.com/p/eccp-what-...

📚 New Publication | Research Article by Emilian Berutti 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @gvagradlibrary.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social

📣 Call for abstracts | Rethinking SSR The workshop invites critical perspectives on #SSR and international security assistance amid shifting global orders, new security providers, and evolving threats. 🗓 Deadline: 11 Feb 2026 Submit here 🔗 eisa-net.org/ewis-2026/ab... @gvagrad.bsky.social

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📻 CCDP in the Media | Research Fellow Caitlin Procter one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...

CCDP Incoming Research Associate, Dr Shona Loong, receives the Ambizione career grant by the SNSF for her four year project “Governing the Revolution” on foreign aid, rebel governance, and the Spring Revolution in #Myanmar. www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

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Our seminar Hospitals Under Fire, co hosted with the Global Health Centre @gvagrad-ghc.bsky.social, brought together experts to examine rising attacks on health care in conflict. Health Policy Watch covered the event 🗣️ healthpolicy-watch.news/ban-all-atta... @gvagrad.bsky.social

🎉 Sara Hellmüller and Bilal Salaymeh are shortlisted for the 2026 Bernard Brodie Prize for their article in Contemporary Security Policy. Their work on transactional peacemaking brings new clarity to how states shape peace processes in Libya, Syria, and Yemen. doi.org/10.1080/1352...

🎙️ New Podcast Episode In this episode, Jennifer Thornquest speaks with Nicolas Florquin, Head of Data and Analytics at the Small Arms Survey, about the transnational circulation and control of small arms in Latin America. open.spotify.com/episode/2YUH...

@gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social presents “Ecos de Realidad", a tribute to activists who gave their lives defending justice, equity & human rights, by leading Mexican painter and activist Álvaro Sebastián Quiroz Bolaños. 📅14-16 Oct - The Fab, in the context of Geneva Peace Week 👉 shorturl.at/WlJOM

Launched today, our new Situation Update, part of a collaborative project with @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social, PUC Rio, & Instituto Sou da Paz & supported by SNIS, examines the global authorized trade in small arms, with a focus on Latin America, from 2019-24: www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/aut...

Find CCDP community associates in the latest research bulletin: ❇️ @jeromed.bsky.social ❇️ @jenniferthornquest.bsky.social ❇️ @elenabutti.bsky.social ❇️ @sarahellmuller.bsky.social ❇️ Reza Mehraeen ❇️ Khalid Tinasti ❇️ Robert Watkins

🆕 Discover our new Publications Gateway ! To facilitate access to the Institute’s publications and all related materials 📚 Full catalogue; journals and series produced by @gvagrad.bsky.social; faculty members serving on editorial committees... and much more ! 👉 shorturl.at/cWGpw

Geneva Peace Week 2025 is coming! @gvagrad.bsky.social

CCDP community at #GPW2025 🔹 K. Krause on UN multilateralism & AI for peace 🔹 E.Urwin on climate action for conflict prevention 🔹 A.Bellal on displacement, human rights & closing reflections 🔹 A.Erickson-Pearson on locally led climate-peace action 🔹 F.Weigand on civilian protection in armed conflict

New report by Nigel Roberts & CCDP Research Associates Ashley Jackson & Florian Weigand: Armed Group Economic Policy. Armed groups don’t just profit — they govern economies. From Myanmar to Somalia, they regulate trade, markets & livelihoods. 👉 Read: www.armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-...

We had a most insightful workshop last week in Geneva, discussing the intersection between housing struggles and "illegality". Thanks to my co-organizer Guillaume Dumont, our discussants @hanna-hilbrandt.bsky.social, Matthew Richmond, Miguel Martínez, Martijn Koster & the @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social!

Today our project partners at Sou da Paz release a research paper on military-style #firearms in #Brazil, funded by SNIS, which examines the illegal market for these weapons & highlights what hinders the development of effective policies: jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social

Read what CCDP Research Associate Khalid Tinasti writes in The Conversation on fentanyl, US policy toward Mexico, and the implications for security, diplomacy, and human rights.

On 4–5 Sept, CCDP & @SmallArmsSurvey co-hosted the SNIS-funded workshop Small Arms in Latin America 🇧🇷🇨🇴🇲🇽🇨🇭 Sessions explored: 🔹 Regional norms 🔹 Arms flows 🔹 Socio-cultural dimensions 🔹 Trade data trends #Peacebuilding #LatinAmerica @gvagrad.bsky.social

🌍 WHO at a crossroads. At the 78th World Health Assembly the CCDP & the Global Health Centre co-hosted Soft War: Geopolitics and Financing at the WHO. CCDP Director Keith Krause shared insights on security & institutional change. Watch the discussion.

🌍 Opportunities in Peace & Research 📚 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026/27 Applications are open. shorturl.at/Xg1t9

What’s next for peace operations? Sara Hellmüller (@sarahellmuller.bsky.social) shared insights at swisspeace & SWISSINT’s course on bridging civilian-military efforts in peacebuilding. 📚 More: swisspeace.ch/courses 🌐 Explore: peacemissions.info

"The legitimacy #Trump has given to Israeli plans poses a threat in the here and now, but it could also outlast his presidency." Opinion by Trude Strand, researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, @aljazeera.com: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202... @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social

🌍 Day of the African Child 2025 | 16 June Join us for a research–practice dialogue on protecting children’s rights in fragile contexts with speakers from @UNICEF, civil society & academia. Hosted by CCDP. #ChildProtection #Africa #Peacebuilding #CCDP #DayOfTheAfricanChild

In the latest issue of Globe, Jérôme Drevon, Research Associate at the @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social and Senior Analyst on Jihad and Modern Conflict at @crisisgroup.org , reviews Syria's integration in the International Community. Read more: www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

🧠 Researcher wellbeing is global—and overdue. Join AASERT & a panel with experts including CCDP Researcher, Prof. Caitlin Proctor, for a free online webinar on how to better care for the people behind the research. 📅 Thursday 22nd May | 🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/researcher...

🕊️ What does community violence reduction really look like on the ground? We had an honest, field-focused convo last week at @IHEID w/ MINUSCA practitioners working in CAR 🇨🇫 + folks from DPO, IOM, Interpeace, DCAF & more. Research & practice, side by side. @gvagrad.bsky.social

Senior Researcher at @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social, Dr. Ibrahim offers a deep dive into the post-Assad security landscape and the political dilemmas facing #Syria ’s new rulers, as armed factions, foreign actors, and structural weaknesses hinder consolidation and governance. www.kas.de/en/web/liban...

📢 Calling peacebuilders! #GPW25 is now accepting proposals for panels & workshops—online or in-person. Topics include peace mediation, climate, gender, tech & more. 🗓️ Deadline: 16 May 2025 👉 Apply here: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/gpw25/cal... #GenevaPeaceWeek #Peacebuilding #CallForProposals

📸 The Geneva Graduate Institute is holding a research photo competition! 🤓 And I have the honor of being part of the jury - with @juliebillaud.bsky.social, Antoine Tardy, and Tobias Marschall. 💡 You can view the portfolios here shorturl.at/75aqX 📥 and vote your top 3 here shorturl.at/rVNj0

CCDP joined #HNPW2025 to discuss community engagement in humanitarian civil-military coordination. From Afghanistan to the Philippines, our panel explored trust, training & local leadership. @gvagrad.bsky.social

🧠💻 CCDP co-hosted Day 2 of International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA) Responsible Security Forum—a deep dive into how emerging tech challenges human rights & IHL. Next day? A public webinar kept the convo going. Thanks to @ict4peace.bsky.social and ICoCa for leading this discussion

💥 Shaping a Just Future: Rethinking Social Development in Times of Crisis Join UNRISD and the AHDC for a High-Level Panel with global leaders. @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social @gvagradlibrary.bsky.social @gvagrad-hcgs.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-research.bsky.social 👉 Reg: rb.gy/nxe0ht

🚨 A Critical Conversation on Tech & Private Security! This virtual forum, co-hosted with ICoCA & CCDP, brings together experts to explore best practices. 📆 27 March 2025 🕑 14:00–15:30 CET 📍 Online 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @gvagrad.bsky.social

📢 New Publication Alert in International Political Sociology 📖 Co-authored by PhD Research Assistant, CCDP Victoria Motta 🔹 "Humanization, Dehumanization, and Spectacularization: The Semiotics of UNICEF’s Unfairy Tales." academic.oup.com/ips/article/... @gvagrad-research.bsky.social

CCDP Faculty Associate Prof. Achim Wennmann joined former ED of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth to discuss Righting Wrongs, Roth’s new book on human rights advocacy. A compelling conversation on justice, accountability, and the challenges ahead! 🎞️ youtu.be/77k93qh5K3g