Euro-SWAMOS shares the same ambition, goals and approach as the Summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS) organized by the Saltzman Institute at Columbia University: it aims to introduce PhD students and young scholars to terminology, concepts, analytical techniques, and illustrative cases relevant to the analysis of defence and security policies. Across Europe, very few universities provide students with the opportunity to acquire thorough and wide-ranging knowledge in the field of security studies. Such a dearth of opportunities clashes with need for scholars and professionals with advanced understanding of security issues and dynamics within Europe, academia and policy circles. Similar to SWAMOS, Euro-SWAMOS pursues a secondary goal of fostering a network of academics and practicioners to spread informed judgment on defence and security issues within the civilian community.
For the first two-year period, Euro-SWAMOS was funded by the Weise Stiftung, a private German foundation, and supported by the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS). The programme was directed by Mauro Gilli (ETH Zurich), Marina Henke (Hertie School), and Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po). The most recent edition of Euro-SWAMOS took place at the Hertie School in Berlin from July 9-15, 2023.
There will be no edition in 2024. Euro-SWAMOS is currently being redesigned and will be relaunched in 2025.
Euro-SWAMOS 2023
Euro-SWAMOS 2023 - Lecture Schedule
Euro-SWAMOS 2023 Photos
