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…
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…
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…
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…
On 9 October 2020, EICTP met with HE Mrs. Safa Mohammed Sekainy Ahmed, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Vienna, to discuss future cooperation projects and aims within the framework of counter-terrorism and security policy-related measures. In line with the research approach adopted by EICTP, the counselor emphasized the importance…
On February 13, 2020 EICTP President Herbert Scheibner visited Muscat, Sultanate Oman and was received by Maj Gen Salim bin Mussallam Qatan, Commandant of the National Defence College (NDC). During their meeting, the two sides exchanged cordial conversation and views on a range of issues of common concern, and agreed on continuing their fruitful cooperation…
On October 30, 2019, EICTP President Scheibner met with Dr. Ahmed Al Marzooqi, Deputy Director of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and further representatives of the research institute in Abu Dhabi. In line with the approach adopted by EICTP, the ECSSR emphasizes the importance of science and knowledge as fundamental foundations…
On September 25, 2019 EICTP President Herbert Scheibner attended a Round Table Discussion together with prominent experts, military representatives and academic scholars, and Prof. Dr. Bruce Hoffman, the world-renowned expert of global affairs and terrorism researcher from Georgetown University (Washington D.C.), at the National Defense Academy in Vienna. Upon invitation by the University of Vienna,…
On August 5, 2019, EICTP President Scheibner met with Hedayah Chairman H.E. Dr. Ali Rashed Al Nuaimi and (then-) Executive Director H.E. Maqsoud Kruse in Abu Dhabi. After a very interesting and positive exchange, future projects on countering extremism and radicalization developments were part of discussion. Like EICTP, Hedayah is a “think and do“-tank located…
On June 26, 2019, EICTP attended a Round Table Discussion and exclusive Meeting with German political scientist and Professor of Political Theory at Humboldt University in Berlin, Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler, at the National Defense Academy in Vienna. The main topics of valuable exchange concerned the most significant characteristics of recent terrorism, changed security environments,…
On June 12, 2019, EICTP met with prominent expert on terrorism and Professor of Security Studies at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, Prof. Dr. Peter Neumann in Vienna. After a very fruitful discussion on current security policy-related issues and joint future projects together with EICTP, Prof. Neumann gave a lecture at the…
On January 17, 2019, EICTP met with two world-leading researchers in the field of counter-terrorism in Vienna: Director of Operations for Europe and MENA from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in Brussels, Serge Stroobants, MA and Research Fellow at Norwegian FFI’s Terrorism Research Group, Dr. Petter Nesser. Following EICTP‘s President Scheibner’s invitation, the…