A Critical Discussion of Switzerland’s Security Policy Report 2021
Tue 14 Sept
|Webex
Together with Ambassador Pälvi Pulli we discuss Switzerland’s current Security Policy Report and critically reflect on some of its key elements applying a gendered perspective with inputs from experts from the field.
Time & Location
14 Sept 2021, 12:30 – 13:30
Webex
Event Info
This event critically reflects on Switzerland’s current Security Policy Report and discusses some of its key elements applying a gendered perspective. The document outlines strategic challenges and trends in foreign, security and defence policy issues in and around Switzerland - and how Switzerland intends to tackle them. We will discuss key findings of this year's Security Policy Report and have a closer look at two particular highlights set by the report: cyber security and the inclusion of women in international peacekeeping.
Speakers:
Pälvi Pulli, Ambassador, Head of Security Policy, Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS)
Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, Programme Lead Gender and Disarmament, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Violeta Zairi, Legal Advisor, Swiss Armed Forces International Command (SWISSINT)
Moderated by:
Julia-Silvana Hofstetter, President Women in International Security (WIIS) Switzerland
The event is co-organized by Women in International Security (WIIS) Switzerland and foraus – Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy.