ICIP, together with CIDOB, is organising the webinar series “Rethinking Security in Europe”, a set of five online sessions aimed at reflecting on militarisation, deterrence and the current challenges facing European security in a context marked by the war in Ukraine, the genocide in Gaza, rising military expenditure and the redefinition of international alliances.
The series seeks to create a space for critical debate on the tensions between security, democracy, human rights and peacebuilding, addressing key questions such as who defines security, who is excluded from it, who makes the decisions, and what alternatives exist beyond military approaches.
The sessions will take place between 7 May and 3 June 2026 and will feature experts and representatives from international organisations, including the ESSEC Institute for Geopolitics & Business, the International Institute for Peace (IIP), Mines Advisory Group (MAG), PAX, the Quaker Council for European Affairs, Rethinking Security UK and SaferGlobe.
Download the programme and participants’ bios here.
Programme
7 May, 5 pm – The Militarisation of Security in Europe
With Mary Kaldor (London School of Economics) and Tutku Ayhan (IBEI).
13 May, 5 pm – Whose Insecurity? Objects of European Security
With Pol Bargués (CIDOB) and Wilbert van der Zeijden (PAX).
21 May, 5 pm – Who Rules? Security decisionmakers
With Richard Reeve (Rethinking Security), Josephine Dresner (MAG) and Linda Benraïs (ESSEC).
28 May, 4 pm – How is security provided? Budget allocation and instruments
With Clément Meynier (MAG) and Cristina Parandii (PAX).
3 June, 5 pm – Creating security beyond the military: What else?
With Maria Mekrii (SaferGlobe), Hannes Swoboda (IIP) and Andrew da Sousa (QCEA).
Participation is free, and interested participants can register via the Zoom links for each session. The webinars will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation into Catalan.
ICIP will issue either a Certificate of Attendance or a Participation Diploma upon request. To obtain the Certificate of Attendance, participants must attend at least 4 out of the 5 sessions. To obtain the Participation Diploma, participants must also attend at least 4 of the 5 sessions with their camera switched on and submit an academic essay (further details will be provided at a later stage).