[Source: gcsp.ch] La fête nationale suisse a été fixée au premier août, une date mentionnée dans le pacte fédéral de 1291. De manière représentative des institutions suisses, cette fête n’a été déterminée qu’à la fin du XIXème siècle, lors du 600ème anniversaire du Pacte, choisi à cette occasion comme date de création de l’ancienne Confédération. Le Conseil fédéral demanda aux cantons de faire sonner les cloches des églises et d’allumer des feux de joie pour fêter la journée. En 1899, sous l’influence des Suisses de l’étranger, qui voulaient aussi célébrer l’équivalent d’un 14 juillet, le Conseil fédéral institutionnalisa la manifestation. Dans les années trente, la fête et le pacte symbolisèrent une volonté d’indépendance farouche en réaction au totalitarisme. Depuis, la fête nationale suisse demeure un événement plutôt modeste, sans défile en défilés ou grande pompe, organisé par les communes. Ce n’est d’ailleurs que depuis 1994 que la fête nationale est un jour férié, après qu’une majorité du peuple et des cantons ait accepté une initiative constitutionnelle.
Thursday, 21 May 2020, marks the United Nations’ World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This year raises the question: why does cultural diversity matter? Col (GS) Christian Bühlmann, GCSP’s Head of Diplomatic Dialogue, shares his experience of learning about and understanding cultural differences in order to succeed in his work.
On 27 August, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) hosted 30 staff members from the Finnish National Defence University Postgraduate Programme (FNDU). They were welcomed by Colonel (GS) Christian Bühlmann, Head of Diplomatic Dialogue, as well as Mr Alexander Jahns and Ms Natalie McNally, both Junior Programme Officers at the GCSP.
The GCSP hosted a new round of security dialogue with the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), affiliated to the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea, on 9 July 2019 in Geneva. Both institutions have been holding a security dialogue for several years, alternatively in Geneva and Seoul, in line with the GCSP policy of promoting dialogue with all Korean actors, from the South and the North of the Peninsula.
This one week-long course is aimed at Swiss professional (regular) colonels attending the Weiterausbildungslehrgang 2 (WAL 2). GCSP provided expert training on international. The course was directed by Colonel (GS) Christian Bühlmann, Head of Diplomatic Dialogue and coordinated by Mr Thierry Randon.
The objective of the course was a transfer of knowledge. Through lectures, exercises and visits, the participants were able to broaden their understanding of international security issues. A special emphasis was put on current topics, as well as on global and regional security challenges.
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