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Cooperation with NATO
Introduction
Since 2001, DCAF has been actively engaged with NATO on a number of cooperative security
governance programmes. Activities have taken a number of forms, including roundtable discussions
with national stakeholders, knowledge product development, capacity development trainings, and
assessment exercises.
Building on its broader activities in the areas of democratic governance, including defence/law
enforcement/intelligence reform, human rights, rule of law and development programming, DCAF has
sustained cooperation platforms with NATO in the areas of defence reform, democratic governance
and – most recently – gender aspects of security governance. Programming has been based on the
principle of local ownership of defence and democratic governance reforms.
Activities 2016
DCAF will implement the following cooperative programming with NATO PA during 2016:
 Rose-Roth Seminars
 Parliamentary Training Programmes
 NATO PA Orientation Programme
 Joint NPA/EP seminar
 Ukrainian translation of ‘Oversight and Guidance’ and Resolution
NATO Building Integrity – Support to Review Missions and Trainings
The objective of this project is to supply DCAF support to a variety of NATO BI initiatives during 2016:
 Peer reviews
 Self-Assessment
 Capacity Development workshops
 Leadership courses
 Orientation Programming or Activity weeks
NATO-Ukraine Military Career Transition Trust Fund Programme- Phase 2
The objective of the NATO-Ukraine Military Career Transition Programme (under the MCT Trust Fund
Programme) is to assist the development and implementation of a sustainable, effective and
integrated approach of resettlement of military personnel embedded in the Ukraine Armed Forces’
(UAF) personnel management function.
Curriculum Development Workshop (January)
The Curriculum Development Workshop organized in Ukraine by the NATO Ukraine Professional
Development Programme (NATO PDP) and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed
Forces (DCAF) was dedicated to identifying competence requirements for senior management in the
state administration, including the defence and security sector, and respective competence gaps. The
30 participants comprised representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence, Ministry
of Education and Science, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, National Academy of Public
Administration and military educational institutions. The workshop focused on the need to develop
curricula and training courses related to broad defence management best practices.
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Building Integrity Peer Review Visit (February)
Subsequent to Armenia’s completion of a BI Self-Assessment Questionnaire last year, at short notice
NATO IS PASP decided to undertake a Peer Review visit with the view to finalizing the Peer Review
report with respective recommendations and identified good practices. Following a NATO BI team
request, DCAF nominated an Associate Senior Fellow as a participant in the Building Integrity Peer
Review during which national experiences (lessons learned, challenges) were shared as well as best
practices on leadership and education.
Activities 2015
NATO-PA Orientation Programme
In 2015, DCAF sustained coordination with the NATO-PA Orientation Programme for newly elected
MPs, a programme formerly known as the ‘New Parliamentarians Programme’ and a long term
cooperation platform with NATO-PA.
NATO DEEP conference on ‘Civilian Oversight of the Armed Forces’ (March, Azerbaijan)
DCAF made several presentations on defence management and building integrity in defence
institutions at a NATO DEEP conference on ‘Civilian Oversight of the Armed Forces’ for personnel from
Afghanistan’s armed forces and civilian Ministry of Defence.
Workshop on Building Integrity at the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan (March)
DCAF attended a NATO Liaison Office-facilitated workshop on Building Integrity at the Ministry of
Defence of Azerbaijan and presented on best practices in democratic defence management as well as
DCAF Defence Reform and Building Integrity programming. The Azeri version of the Building Integrity
Compendium was also distributed to participants.
89th Rose-Roth Seminar in Yerevan, Armenia (June)
In June, DCAF participated in the 89th Rose-Roth Seminar in Yerevan, Armenia, organised by the
NATO-PA on “Security and Stability in the South Caucasus”, during which DCAF experts moderated and
delivered presentations on ‘Building Integrity as part of Defence Reform in Armenia’
NATO-PA Annual Session (October)
At the 61st NATO-PA Annual Session in Stavanger, Norway (October), a NATO PA commissioned
analysis of responses to a survey of Member Countries regarding implementation of UNSC 1325 was
presented.
http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/The-Role-of-Parliaments-in-Advancing-the-WomenPeace-and-Security-Agenda-in-NATO-Member-Countries
NATO/PfP working group meeting on the development of BI Reference Curriculum (Brussels,
November)
A Meeting of the NATO/PfP working group on the development of BI Reference Curriculum, as part of
the ongoing implementation of the NAC BI Education and Training Plan. This curriculum will be used to
assist nations in the updating national curriculum offered in the defence and security sector. The
event was open to NATO and partners as well as BI implementing partners. Representatives from
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine
participated. The final meeting will be conducted in June 2016, so that the full text of the BI reference
curriculum is available on time for NATO's 2016 Warsaw Summit.
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“Defence Capacity Building (DBCB) Bilateral Meeting Moldova” (November)
DCAF participated in the NATO-IS organised “Defence Capacity Building (DBCB) Bilateral Meeting
Moldova” held in Chisinau. The meeting addressed key legal aspects related to the defence reform
process in Moldova. The rationale for the activity week was to support Strategic Defence Reform in
Moldova, following the recent reform launched by the Ministry of Defence of Moldova as outlined in
the Ministry’s Defence Capacity Building implementation plan.
Rose-Roth Seminar on “Moldova’s European Future: the regional context and the internal challenges
“organized by NATO–PA (November)
DCAF participated in the 90th Rose-Roth Seminar on “Moldova’s European Future: the regional
context and the internal challenges “organized by NATO–PA and Parliamentary of Moldova. The two
day seminar focused on a range of challenges facing Moldova in the eastern neighborhood and in the
areas of parliamentary oversight. Moldova’s Foreign and National Security Policy Priorities were
shared and a presentation made on the “Status and Reform Potential of Security Sector Legislation in
Moldova”. Participants included MPs, representatives of security sector agencies and representatives
of regional and international organisations and parliamentarians from NATO partner nations.
International anti-corruption week at the National University of Defence of Ukraine (November)
DCAF participated in the international anti-corruption week at the National University of Defence of
Ukraine. The event, involving NATO’s BI team, Transparency International’s Defence and Security
team, DCAF, EU Assistance Mission SSR, and Norway’s Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector,
covered a broad range of anti-corruption mechanisms for a variety of Ukrainian stakeholders. DCAF
presented on ‘Identifying Corruption Risks in Defence Acquisition and Management-related Mitigation
Measures’. Discussions were addressed to all significant problems in this field, with emphasis on
operations and countries in transition, by sharing experiences related to implementation of aspects of
the Ministry of Defence Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Action Plan 2015-2017. The sixty Ukrainian
participants included representatives from governmental organizations, law enforcement agencies,
military educational institutions and non-governmental organizations.
Seminar on the ‘Status of Reforms in Ukraine’ (November)
In November, DCAF assisted the organisation of and participated in a seminar on the ‘Status of
Reforms in Ukraine’ organized by NATO PA, DCAF, and Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) in Brussels.
Seminar “Introduction of the NATO Building Integrity programme in the Ministry of Defence of the
Kyrgyz Republic and international experiences” (November)
DCAF participated in the seminar “Introduction of the NATO Building Integrity programme in the
Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic and international experiences”. Lessons learned and best
practices in implementing the NATO BI Programme were discussed with government representatives
of Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Ukraine, the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) and NATO-HQ.
During the year, the English version of Oversight and Guidance: Parliaments and Security Sector
Governance was also published. http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/Oversight-and-GuidanceParliaments-and-Security-Sector-Governance
Other publications included:
Anna Kadar & Callum Watson (eds.), The Role of Parliaments in Advancing the Women, Peace and
Security Agenda in NATO Member Countries, DCAF, 2015
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Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly – 2014, (Geneva: DCAF & NATO PA
2015)
Activities 2014
Building Integrity in Defence Institutions
Since 2007, DCAF has cooperated with the NATO PfP Team (and, initially with, Transparency
International’s Defence Against Corruption team) to develop knowledge products and training courses
on anti-corruption issues for civilian defence professionals.
With NATO PfP funding, the DCAF-led roll out of the first formal training courses began in
South East Europe during 2013. During 2014, the programme will enter a second phase with additional
trainings and the development of a reference curriculum. BI self-assessments are underway in other
partner nations, and a number of translations are available. Additionally, a gender dimension is being
developed for associated knowledge products and trainings. See:
http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/Building-Integrity-and-Reducing-Corruption-in-the-Defence-Sector
NATO Parliamentary Assembly – NATO-PA
DCAF has cooperated with NATO-PA since 2001, focused on trainings for new parliamentarians,
regional and thematic conferences, knowledge product development, and, most recently, gender
issues. On an annual basis, DCAF participates in four conferences as a partner and content provider,
and three parliamentary trainings. http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/NATO-Parliamentary-Assembly
NATO Liaison Offices & Public Diplomacy Division
DCAF continues to cooperate with NLOs in Partner nations, particularly in Ukraine, Azerbaijan,
Armenia and Georgia in order to enhance programming, particularly in Kiev, Tbilisi and Yerevan. DCAF
also coordinates with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division in Partner nations.
Gender & SSR – NATO & 1325
DCAF has supported the Committee on Women in NATO Forces (CWINF) through the process of
drafting a series of guidelines on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in NATO operations. The process
culminated in 2009 with the issuance of NATO Bi-SC Directive 40-1 establishing concrete measures to
ensure 1325 implementation. Following the renaming of CWINF as NATO Committee on Gender
Perspectives (NGCP), the Committee has sought DCAF's assistance in various activities, including work
with the Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk and other NATO offices. ACT is in the process of
developing an introductory (‘100’) -level Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) course on gender, to
which DCAF provides subject matter expertise.
In addition to its cooperation with NATO, DCAF holds the executive secretariat of the working
group on SSR of the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes (PfPC).
Through the working group, DCAF has integrated a gender perspective into the work of PfPC.
In autumn 2013, at the request of the Civil Dimension on Security, DCAF will also present an
analysis of questionnaire data on Gender and Defence & SSR to the NATO-PA Annual Session in
Dubrovnik. See: http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/Support-to-Institutional-Partners-on-Gender-and-SSR
DCAF also works in Jordan with the SRSG for Women, Peace and Security.
Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces – 5th ICOAF
DCAF supports the International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF)
which brings together national representatives of ombuds institutions to exchange information and
share experiences. The aim of ICOAF is to establish best practices and lessons learned related to the
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mandate, powers, and functioning of oversight and complaint mechanisms. SACEUR’s office are
invited to ICOAF on an annual basis. In the run-up to the event, the gender advisor of SHAPE was
represented at the inter-ICOAF workshop in London in July 2013. See http://icoaf.org/index.html and
http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/Ombuds-Institutions-for-Armed-Forces
NATO Defence Education Enhancement Programme NATO-DEEP
DCAF continuously shares democratic governance, gender and defence reform knowledge products.
Past Programmes & Events
Visit of DSACEUR – September 2013
DSACEUR and his team visited DCAF to discuss linkages between security governance programming
and NATO’s ‘Comprehensive Approach’ to crisis management.
Visit of the ARRC to ISSAT – June 2013
In June, Brigadier Richard Wardlaw led a team to DCAF to discuss the ARRC’s approach to SSR.
PfP Workshop on WMD - 2011
In cooperation with the NATO WMD Non-Proliferation Centre and the Swiss MFA, DCAF and GCSP cohosted a workshop on "The role of parliaments in arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD)" to promote the role of parliament in arms control,
disarmament and non-proliferation. http://www.dcaf.ch/Event/PfP-Workshop-Parliaments-and-WMD
Partnership Action Plan Defence Institution Building (PAP-DIB) – 2005-2009
DCAF developed a number of knowledge products and training courses for use in EAPC nations.
Highlights included the compilation of a ‘PAP-DIB Sourcebook’, an ADL, regional trainings for the
Caucasus and Central Asia, and needs assessments for the Caucasus and Moldova.
http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/DCAF-NATO-Partnership-Action-Plan-on-Defence-Institution-Building-PAP-DIB
Joint Working Group on Defence Reform (JWGDR) Ukraine - 2005-2009
DCAF intensively cooperated with the NLO Ukraine and NATO’s Defence Policy and Planning
directorate (DPP) to roll out inclusive participatory trainings for parliamentarians, defence and
intelligence professionals in Ukraine: http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/DCAF-Activities-in-Ukraine. During
this period DCAF also cooperated with DPP on democratic governance programming issues in
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine.
Afghanistan – 2007-2009
DCAF initiated a number of cooperation projects in Afghanistan involving constructive liaison with
CSTC-A and ISAF focal points. Focused on the MoD, the upper and lower houses of Parliament and
NGOs, cooperation culminated in the first MoD-Parliament seminar in April 2009. In 2008 DCAF also
facilitated the first national NGO meeting on security governance issues.
http://www.dcaf.ch/Project/DCAF-Activities-in-Afghanistan
For further details please contact:
Dr. Philipp Fluri, (Building Integrity, PAP-DIB, Ukraine, NLOs) Deputy Director, p.fluri@dcaf.ch
Ms. Anja Ebnoether (Gender & PfPC), Assistant Director & Head, Operations III, a.ebnoether@dcaf.ch
Mr. Eden Cole, (BI, DIB, PfP, Ukraine, Caucasus, NLOs) Head, NIS Programmes, e.cole@dcaf.ch
Dr. Hans Born, (Ombuds Institutions), Deputy Head, Research, h.born@dcaf.ch
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