INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SECURITY

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SECURITY FORUM 2014: 1914 Legacies
Geneva, 2 May 2014
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Welcome and introduction to the 8th edition of the SECURITY FORUM
Workshop 1:
0900-1015
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Jubin Goodarzi, Assistant Professor, International Relations Department, Webster University Geneva. “The
Middle East during the World War.”
Hervé de Weck,* Vice President, Revue militaire suisse (RMS). “Switzerland in World War I.”
Caroline Varin, Visiting Lecturer, Regent’s University London. “The War inside the War: The Balkans.”
Gyula Csurgai, Academic Director, School for International Training (SIT). “Geopolitical Projects and
Consequences of the Versailles-Trianon Treaties.”
Discussion: “On the origins of the Great War.”
Workshop 2:
1030-1200
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World War and World Peace
Technological Progress and Tactical Regressions
Jean-Pierre Barras, President, Société genevoise des troupes de DCA. “1914-1918: The First 3D War.”
Julien Grand, Assistant Editor, Revue militaire suisse (RMS). “The Conquest of the Air.”
Alexandre Vautravers, Associate Professor, International Relations Department, Webster University Geneva.
“Landships: Naval Warfare on Land.”
Kim Nielsen, President, Webster Humanitarian Association. “Ypres: The First Use of Chemical Weapons during
the First World War.”
Norberto Birchler,* President, Association romande des intermédiaires financiers (ARIF), “From disaster to
Victory, from Caporetto to Vittorio Veneto: The three battles of the Monte Grappa.”
Discussion: “The Nature of World War I.”
1200-1300
Lunch Break
Workshop 3: Humanitarian Action in World War I
1315-1530
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Otto Hieronymi, Professor, International Relations Department, Webster University Geneva. “Values and
Interests: The Futility of World War I.”
Elodie Tranchez, Lecturer, International Relations Department, Webster University Geneva. “The Impact of the
War on the Implementation of Treaties.”
Amanda Nelson, MA IR student, Webster University Geneva, “The Lusitania Incident.”
François Rubio, Legal Director, Médecins du monde, Paris. “WWI and the Role of Philanthropy.”
Oreste Foppiani,* Head, International Relations Department, Webster University Geneva. “The Role of the
ICRC in WWI.”
Michel Veuthey,* Vice-President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Associate Professor, Institute of
International Law. “The Geneva Conventions and World War I.”
Discussion: “The Legacy of the First World War.”
1600-1630
Concluding Comments
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Some speakers will present a paper for the publication of the proceedings, but will not be able to be present on 2 May in Geneva.