Support for the preparation of GCSP training modules in partnership with Maghreb countries

• Research unit: DIS
• Project number: 2004EDA06

Key words (English)

Security governance Maghreb states

Short description (English)

Starting in July 2003, the GCSP has been conducting a project on Security Governance in the Southerin Mediterranean on behalf of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The main objective of this project is to identify possible areas and forms of cooperation between Switzerland and Maghreb countries in the security poclicy field, focussing on the issue of security governance.

As the findings of this project show, enhancing security governance is a key challenge that these countries face today, and a niche exists for Switzerland in this area - in particular as regards holding training and capacity building courses in the security policy field. The Swiss authorities copporate on this endeavour with the GCSP.

Project aims (English)

The objective of this project is to preparte the organisation of GCSP training courses in at least one or two Mghreb countries. More specifically, this will require:

- stock-taking of existing forms of cooperation between European and Mghreb countries in this area in order to avoid unnecessary duplications.
- identification of, and meetings with, potential partner institutions in Maghreb coutnries, so as to present the GCSP to these institutions and to jointyl define the format and content of these course modules.

Abstract (English)

Starting in July 2003, the GCSP has been conducting a project on Security Governance in the Southerin Mediterranean on behalf of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The main objective of this project is to identify possible areas and forms of cooperation between Switzerland and Maghreb countries in the security poclicy field, focussing on the issue of security governance.

As the findings of this project show, enhancing security governance is a key challenge that these countries face today, and a niche exists for Switzerland in this area - in particular as regards holding training and capacity building courses in the security policy field. The Swiss authorities copporate on this endeavour with the GCSP.


For further information, please contact the Centre for international security policy at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Berne

Transfer and application (English)

See the above. Just as in current out-of-Geneva courses, these modules also involve the participation of local partners, both in terms of organisation and teaching.