Fred Tanner
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Fred Tanner is the Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) since 5 October 2006. On 16 May 2007, the Swiss Federal Council
awarded Tanner with the title of Ambassador.
Prior to this appointment, Tanner was Deputy Director of the GCSP, in charge of Academic Affairs and Training. At the same time he was a Visiting Professor
for Swiss Security and Foreign Policy at the Graduate Institute of International Studies
(HEI) in Geneva, and was responsible for the University of Geneva's Programme for Diplomatic Studies. From 1994 to 1997, on secondment from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), he was Director of the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) in Malta.
In the course of his distinguished academic career, Tanner held teaching and research positions at Harvard (CFIA), Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), and Princeton (CIS).
He was mandated by the OSCE Chairmanship at the time to become the Honorary Chairman of the Committee for Security Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
, a position he held from 1999-2001.
Tanner holds a Ph.D. and a Master Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
(Tufts University), and a Bachelor Degree from the University of Geneva.
Tanner is the author of numerous publications, including The Iraq Crisis and World Order (United Nations University Press, 2006, co-author); a “Chaillot Paper” (with H. Haenggi), Promoting security sector governance in the EU's neighbourhood; From Versailles to Baghdad (United Nations, 1993); The EU as a Security Actor in the Mediterranean (ETH Zurich, 2001); and Refugee Manipulation (co-editor, with S. Stedman, Brookings, 2002). He also published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal for Peace Research, International Peacekeeping, Mediterranean Politics, Civil War, and International Spectator.
He is married and has three children.
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state....
awarded Tanner with the title of Ambassador.
Prior to this appointment, Tanner was Deputy Director of the GCSP, in charge of Academic Affairs and Training. At the same time he was a Visiting Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
for Swiss Security and Foreign Policy at the Graduate Institute of International Studies
Graduate Institute of International Studies
The Graduate Institute of International Studies, best known as HEI , was founded in 1927 as one of the first institutions in the world dedicated to the study of international relations...
(HEI) in Geneva, and was responsible for the University of Geneva's Programme for Diplomatic Studies. From 1994 to 1997, on secondment from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), he was Director of the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) in Malta.
In the course of his distinguished academic career, Tanner held teaching and research positions at Harvard (CFIA), Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), and Princeton (CIS).
He was mandated by the OSCE Chairmanship at the time to become the Honorary Chairman of the Committee for Security Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, a position he held from 1999-2001.
Tanner holds a Ph.D. and a Master Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies in international affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's foremost schools of international affairs. Every Fall, the school enrolls approximately 265...
(Tufts University), and a Bachelor Degree from the University of Geneva.
Tanner is the author of numerous publications, including The Iraq Crisis and World Order (United Nations University Press, 2006, co-author); a “Chaillot Paper” (with H. Haenggi), Promoting security sector governance in the EU's neighbourhood; From Versailles to Baghdad (United Nations, 1993); The EU as a Security Actor in the Mediterranean (ETH Zurich, 2001); and Refugee Manipulation (co-editor, with S. Stedman, Brookings, 2002). He also published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal for Peace Research, International Peacekeeping, Mediterranean Politics, Civil War, and International Spectator.
He is married and has three children.