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The CCDP is the Graduate Institute’s focal point for research in the areas of conflict analysis, peacebuilding and the complex relationships between security and development.
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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.

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New SNSF Ambizione grant to be hosted by the 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 Revol...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Stay up to date on the latest CCDP News!
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December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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
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'Ban All Attacks On Hospitals As Shielding Has Become A Tool Of Genocide' - Health Policy Watch
All attacks on hospitals should be banned and the exceptions in international humanitarian law (IHL) that enable aggressors to justify bombing hospitals – by,
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November 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🎉 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...
Transactional peacemaking: Warmakers as peacemakers in the political marketplace of peace processes
World politics are changing with important implications for international peace processes. We argue that recent changes in world order have led to transactionalism becoming more pronounced in peace...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🎙️ 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.

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S2E5 Tracing the Flow of Firearms: Understanding the Circulation and Control of Small Arms in Latin America
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November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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@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
October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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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...
The Authorized Trade in Small Arms: Latin America from a Global Perspective
Situation Update: Latin AmericaBased on UN Comtrade data, reported global small arms and light weapons (hereafter ‘small arms’) exports rose sharply from USD 5 billion in 2019 to USD 9.2 billion in…
www.smallarmssurvey.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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
📰 Read our latest Research Bulletin !

🏆 Prizes awarded at 🎓Graduation Ceremony, 👥 new visiting fellows and projects, 📚latest publications, and much more !

@gvagrad.bsky.social #research #socialsciences

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October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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🆕 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
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Geneva Peace Week 2025 is coming!
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October 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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
Programme
www.genevapeaceweek.ch
October 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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-...
Centre on Armed Groups — Armed Group Economic Policy: Towards a New Research Agenda
From Myanmar to Somalia, armed groups are shaping markets, setting economic rules, and pursuing international economic relations. This report challenges the narrow focus on illicit finance, showing ho...
www.armedgroupscentre.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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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!
September 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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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....
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Blind Fire: The Rise of Military-Style Firearms amid Regulatory Failures and Data Deficiency in Brazil | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development
Research
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September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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.
September 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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
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September 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🌍 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.
Soft war: Geopolitics and financing at the World Health Organisation (@who.int)

On Monday 19 May, the Geneva Graduate Institute's @gvagrad-ghc.bsky.social co-hosted with
the @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social a panel discussion.

Watch the recording now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gepb...

#GlobalHealth
#WHA78 Side Event | Soft war: Geopolitics and financing at the WHO
YouTube video by Global Health Centre
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September 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🌍 Opportunities in Peace & Research
📚 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2026/27

Applications are open.

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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2025–2026: Fully Funded Opportunities for Foreign Scholars and Artists in Switzerland - Opportunities for Youth
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2025-26 offer a prestigious opportunity for international students to pursue higher education and research in
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September 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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
Courses
swisspeace offers high-quality peacebuilding courses for practitioners at different stages in their careers in collaboration with the University of Basel. We provide courses in Switzerland, conflict-a...
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June 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"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...

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The Hawaii of Israel: How Trump legitimised a longstanding Israeli vision
Israel has long envisoned the transfer of Gaza’s Palestinians. Now this dangerous idea has gained legitimacy.
www.aljazeera.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🌍 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
June 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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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...
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🧠 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...
May 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🕊️ 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.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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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...
Balances of Weakness: Syria’s Post-Assad Security Sector Governance
by Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim
www.kas.de
April 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM