This episode features Petra van Oijen, security sector governance and reform expert.

It reflects on Petra’s significant contribution over the past 20 years to our sector, through

- national security strategy development,

- gender equality,

- civil-military relations,

- trainings, and beyond - as one of the women who has helped build the field that we work in today.

Security sector institutions are exposed to high levels of stress and trauma. The second part of this two-part episode delves deeper into the concept of trauma layering, the role that culture plays in understanding what trauma is, and what it means to take a trauma-informed approach to security sector reform and governance programming.

Featured on the episode are Abigail Robinson (independent expert in security sector governance and reform), Dan Hales (Head of the DCAF Honduras Office), and Dr. Karen Treisman (clinical psychologist, organisational consultant, trainer and author).

Security sector institutions are exposed to high levels of stress and trauma. This two-part episode explores how trauma in security institutions, in particular the police, affects the wellbeing of its individual members, the organization as a whole, and relationships between communities and security forces.

Featured on the episode are Abigail Robinson (independent expert in security sector governance and reform), Dan Hales (Head of the DCAF Honduras Office), and Dr. Karen Treisman (clinical psychologist, organisational consultant, trainer and author).

Featuring Michal Mlynár, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat, this episode recognises his significant contributions to the field - spanning almost 30 years - working on issues related to international organisations, security sector governance, development cooperation, and humanitarian aid.

This episode features Thammy Evans, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center, and reflects on Thammy’s significant contribution over the past 20 years to the fields of defence reform and governance, conflict prevention, and climate security - as one of the women who has helped build the field that we work in today.

Featuring Brendan Schulman, Vice President of Policy and Government Relations at Boston Dynamics, this episode unpacks the potential and challenges of integrating robotics and AI in law enforcement.

In this episode of Cyber Talks, hosted by Laylo Merali, we focus on ways forward - exploring what can be done to make cyberspace more secure and combat online gender-based violence.

Joining us are Dunja Mijatović, Human Rights Commissioner at the Council of Europe, and Ena Bavčić, editor and co-author of the publication, 'Online Actions, Offline Harms: Case Studies on Gender and Cybersecurity in the Western Balkans', which has been a focal point in our previous discussions.

This episode has been produced following the launch of the publication mentioned above.

This episode features Ville Savoranta, Policy Officer with the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) of the European External Action Service. Reflecting on youth, peace, and security, Ville recalls his experience working on the Finnish National Action Plan on youth, peace, and security at the Crisis Management Center in Finland, and the importance for youth organizations to drive forward negotiations, as well as how critical it is to integrate youth, peace, and security in the planning and design of EU civilian CSDP missions, including identifying opportunities for entry-level experts in missions.

In this episode of Cyber Talks, hosted by Laylo Merali, we discuss the complexities of non-consensual intimate image distribution and the real-world impacts of this digital-age challenge.

Hervé Auffret, Senior Security Sector Reform advisor with DCAF, joins us in this podcast episode on the subject of defence reform.  Hervé's expertise as an SSR advisor, and as a former member of the French Navy, guides the discussion on a people-centred approach to defence. This podcast series, “Donors Talk SSR”, is hosted by DCAF’s International Security Sector Advisory Team and it aims to unpack different themes and practices within security sector governance and reform.