EPSS Lecture Series
Lectures are approx. 40 minutes in duration with 30min Q&A, followed by a light Reception
Lecture 1, Monday 3rd October, 6pm to 8pm
“United Nations Security Sector Reform and Peacebuilding Efforts: A View from Practice”
Silke Rusch, former Chief of the Security Institutions Unit, UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) and Senior Expert, Global Governance Institute (GGI)
Lecture 2, Wednesday 12th October, 6pm to 8pm
“Europe in the World: Contemporary Challenges and Potential Solutions”
Steven Vanackere, Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister, Belgium
Lecture 3, Tuesday 18th October, 6pm to 8pm
“The EU’s Approach to Civilian Crisis Management: Lessons Learned and Ways Ahead”
Mika-Markus Leinonen, Permanent Chair of the EU's Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM), European External Action Service, European Union
Lecture 4, Monday 24th October, 6pm to 8pm
“Coping with Contempory Challenges: Assessing the Capacity of International Organizations”
Dr. Antonio Costa, former UN Under-Secretary-General and Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), former Secretary-General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, former Under-Secretary General, OECD
Lecture 5, Thursday 10th November, 6pm to 8pm
“European Approaches to Cyber-security”
Col. Christof Tatschl, Head of Cyberdefence, Austrian Armed Forces and Senior Expert, Global Governance Institute (GGI)
Lecture 6, Tuesday, 15th November, 6pm to 8pm
“NATO’s Intervention in Libya: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead”
James Appathurai, NATO Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia
Location: Lisbon Room, Pleinlaan 5, Brussels
Level –1