DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

In this episode, we speak to Inna Zavorotko, Colonel of Justice of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Head of the International Law Division of the Legal Support Department of the Ministry of Defence.

She explains how the Ministry of Defence helps the Armed Forces comply with international humanitarian law (IHL), and discusses the work carried out on the Ukraine Voluntary Report on the implementation of IHL.

Shaping Security puts security governance at the heartof the conversation, offering a clear and accessible way to understand today’s security challenges and what is truly at stake.  

Link to the episode page with allresources: https://www.dcaf.ch/shaping-security-s01-e05  

Direct link to the resources mentioned in the episode:

Ukraine Voluntary report on implementation of IHL https://rwanda.mfa.gov.ua/en/news/ministry-defense-ukraine-published-voluntary-report-implementation-international-humanitarian-law

ICRC video: What are the laws of armed conflict? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J894AYq_yIk

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In this episode, we speak to Prateek Sibal, who works inartificial intelligence and digital transformation at UNESCO.

Shaping Security puts security governance at the heartof the conversation, offering a clear and accessible way to understand today’ssecurity challenges and what is truly at stake.  

Link to the episode page with allresources: https://www.dcaf.ch/shaping-security-s01-e04 

Direct link to the resources mentioned in the episode:

AI essentials for judges https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000396991

Governing machine in conflicts with Georgia Hind https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ebreNxiLCS7KO9UPNqPRx?si=p6bmpir6TOGPV0i0LXgpZg

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In this episode, we speak to Philippe Boutinaud, a retired French army officer known for commanding the Paris Fire Brigade in charge of civil protection and security in Paris. Philippe is also currently a senior security and strategy advisor at DCAF. He talks about the future of security institutions like NATO, the UN or the EU.

Shaping Security puts security governance at the heart of the conversation, offering a clear and accessible way to understand today’s security challenges and what is truly at stake.  

Link to the episode page with all resources: https://www.dcaf.ch/shaping-security-s01-e03 

Direct link to the resources mentioned in the episode 

NATO in the 21st Century: Ms Allison Hart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1t2YnBDEQ

The UN at 80: Reform, cuts & the future of multilateralism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O12vuDtVkw0Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://www.dcaf.ch/subscribe⁠  

In this episode, we speak to Dr Karen Treisman, a Clinical Psychologist specialised in trauma. She has worked with former child soldiers, survivors of the Rwandan genocide, refugees, asylum-seekers and more. We think about the human behind the uniform, clarify what are the different forms of trauma that any police officer or soldier could face in their daily work, and why it is important to talk about it rather than hide it. 

Link to Karen Treisman website: www.safehandsthinkingminds.co.uk 

Shaping Security puts security governance at the heart of the conversation, offering a clear and accessible way to understand today’s security challenges and what is truly at stake.  

Link to the episode page with all resources: https://www.dcaf.ch/shaping-security-s01-e02 

Direct link to the resources mentioned in the episode 

What Trauma REALLY Does To Your Body? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PzroZA4PCk  

Police Officer PTSD & Trauma Recovery | First Responder Mental Health from OC87 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOUziW6SwT4  

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In this episode, we speak to Jacqueline Dalton, Head ofeditorial content at Fondation Hirondelle. For over 30 years, this non-profit organisation has been building and supporting local media and journalists in fragile contexts to ensure that people facing crises have access to reliable, local, independent information.

Link to Fondation Hirondelle: https://www.hirondelle.org/fr/

Shaping Security puts security governance at the heart of the conversation, offering a clear and accessible way to understand today’s security challenges and what is truly at stake.

Link to the episode page with all resources: https://www.dcaf.ch/shaping-security-s01-e01

Direct link to the resources mentioned by Jackie Dalton  - Anatomy of a killing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbnLkc6r3yc

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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.