Prof. Dr. Eckhard Jesse describes in his paper on the climate protest movement that the protest movement shows problematic traits. This applies, on the one hand, to the unresolved relationship to violence. Although this is rejected in theory, in practice it is sometimes accepted by militant forces. Secondly, and this point is more serious, the…
In cooperation with UN-CTED (Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate) and as officially accredited partner institution of the associated Global Counter-Terrorism Research Network (GRN), an EICTP delegation, led by President Herbert Scheibner presented the in-house methodology of the Foresight Strategy Cockpit and explained it on the basis of the virtual workspace “Transnational Terrorism”. Ambitious new cooperation formats…
In early December 2022, EICTP was accepted into the Global Counter-Terrorism Research Network (GRN) network. The GRN network was established in 2015 by the Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). Today, more than 100 of the world’s leading research institutes are represented to assist CTED with scholarly work, research, analysis, and best practices around counterterrorism.…
On December 5, 2022, EICTP participated in the second Vienna Forum, an international conference organized by the Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria and the Ministry for Integration. Under the overarching theme of segregation and extremism, politicians, international experts, and stakeholders came together to discuss in public panels the challenges Europe faces in regard…
On November 25, 2022, the EICTP hosted a workshop with Prof. (emeritus) Dr. Herfried Münkler, who analyzed the current geostrategic situation in Europe in his presentation. He gave an idea-historical assessment of the current global strategic developments and criticized the Eurocentric interpretation of world politics. Furthermore, he discussed the future viability of democracy as a…
In the course of the Rotary Club meeting on November 23 in Vienna, EICTPs President Herbert Scheibner and Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer gave a short presentation on the topic of counter-terrorism. The interested members had many questions about the topic of prevention and could get an overview during the following discussion.
On 27 October 2022, a delegation from EICTP, led by EICTPs President Herbert Scheibner traveled to Abu Dhabi and held a workshop, including Senior Researcher Nicolas Stockhammer at Hedayah, a world-leading research institution in the field of P/CVE. The exchange of experiences, current threat scenarios and common cooperation topics were part of the workshop, which…
From October 7 to 8, EICTP participated in the 7th Zagreb Security Forum 2022, entitled “Hybrid Threats and Resilience of Society, Critical Infrastructure and the State”, in Zagreb, Croatia. The 7th conference was strongly influenced by the events of the war against Ukraine and focused on current assessments of hybrid threats against NATO and efforts…
On September 29, EICTP participated in the International Security Forum Bonn, which took place from September 29 until October 2, 2022, in Bonn, Germany. The International Security Forum Bonn is a high-level international event to ensure a dialogue on contemporary topics of foreign and security politics. The goal of the International Security Forum is to…
On September 16th 2022 Gustav Gustenau meet with Rob the Wijk, the founder of “THE Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) for an expert exchange meeting to discuss the current strategic situation in Europe, especially the effects and impacts as well as possibilities of development in the light of the Ukraine conflict. Rob the Wijk…
From September 11 to 15, EICTP participated in the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism’s (ICT) 21st World Summit on Counter-Terrorism, entitled “Terrorism in the Eye of the Storm”, at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel. This conference is one of the most influential events in the field of counter-terrorism and gives experts on counter-terrorism the opportunity to…
On August 23, 2022, EICTP, represented by Brigadier Gustav Gustenau, was invited to give a presentation at the European Leadership EUROLEAD Summercamp in Vienna. The approximately 50 senior leaders were able to listen to a presentation about “Conflict Resolution through Leadership without Coercion? A Security Policy Question” and learn about current trends. The session was…