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Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» and the Swiss Conscript System
Brigadier General Erwin DahindenHead International Relations Defence, Swiss Armed Forces
Sofia, 7th August 2009
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
2Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
3Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
4Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
International security policy –Evolution of challenges
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
5Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Armed conflicts in Europe
Military aggression against CH
Proliferation effects
Natural and technological disasters
Violent extremism
Terrorism
Armed Conflicts in the European outskirts
Conflicts outside of Europe
Internal troubles
Information warfare
Use of force in outer space
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Existential issues affecting Switzerland
«Classical» analysis of risks and threats
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
6Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
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Existential issues affecting Switzerland
Cyber war
Economical and financial crisis (international)
Organised crime
Migration
Economical espionage
Monetary crisis
Market instability
supply shortfall
Epidemics and new pathogenes
Interdependency-based analysis of risks and threats
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
7Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
8Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Determining factors
Militia forcesMilitia forcesMilitia forcesMilitia forces
NeutralityNeutralityNeutralityNeutrality
CooperationCooperationCooperationCooperation
Federal ConstitutionFederal ConstitutionFederal ConstitutionFederal Constitution
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
9Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Elements of Swiss neutrality
• The term neutral is derived from the Latin: ne uter – neither one nor the other.
• The law of neutrality prohibits military assistance to parties in a war between other States.
• Switzerland’s neutrality is self-determined, permanent and armed.
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
10Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Law of neutrality: Consequences
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
11Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Foreign policy
Armed Forces
Civil Protection
Economic Policy
National Economic Supply
Information and Communication
Protection of the Constitution and Police
Instruments of Swiss security policyProblem
to address
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
12Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
13Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
International and multidimensional crisis management
Defence Diplomacy
Time
Prevention
International Crisis Management
Stabilisation
Open ConflictCrisis
Post conflict rehabilitation
Reconstruction
Military Operations
PSO
Negotiations,
VER, EmSup
LOT
MOT, HMR
PRTMILOB
Nation building (SSR, CoC, DIB, Capacities)
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
14Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Cycle of stability and development
Development
«Rule of law»
Nation building
Security Sector
Reform
Humanitaria
n Aid
Development Aid
Economic
Aid
Security
Peace SupportOperations
Capacity building
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
15Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Phase I:Stability
Phase II:Institutions
Phase III:Strength
End-state
Modern Crisis Management: Phases, Dimensions and Contributions
Rule of Law
Admin & Governance
Health
Economics & Commercial
Judiciary
Education
Security force
Police
Humanitarian relief
FunctioningstateMilitary Contributions to PSO
Civil/political Contributions to PSO
Development and Cooperation
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
16Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Partners for Cooperation
fedpol
DSPEDA
International R e la tions
Bi-/MultiIateralFramework
National FrameworkWhole-of-Government
Geneva CentresRegional training centres
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
17Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
18Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Current Operations of Swiss Armed Forces worldwide (July 2009)
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
19Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Humanitarian Demining
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
20Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
KFOR: Security and Reconstruction
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
21Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
EUFOR BIH: Liaison and Observation Teams (LOT)
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
22Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
South. Sudan – Security Sector Reform Assistance to SPLA transformation
• Mission started on March 10, 2008
• 2 experts permanently based in Juba
• Trainers flown in, flown out
• Train the trainers
• IHL, ROE, Leadership training,democratic control of armed forces
• Counseling to GMMA
• Close cooperation with MFA and SDC
• Long term engagement (2011)
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
23Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Africa – Capacity BuildingAssistance to regional training centres
KAIPTC Accra, Ghana
• Posting of one course director (since Jan 2006)
EMP Bamako, Mali• Financial support
• Cooperation with GCSP on DDR training
• Possible posting of 1 civ expert and 1 mil trainer
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
24Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Africa – Capacity Building Training of Future African DA
• Senegal(May 2009)
• Algeria(Nov 2008 June 2009)
• Jordan(Nov 2009)
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
25Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Nepal: SSR – DD&RMilitary support of civilian development aid
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
26Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Illicit proliferation of SALW
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
27Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Military support of humanitarian aid
• Means of transportation
• Engineer means
• Means of communication
• Rescue Chain Switzerland
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
28Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
29Swiss Conscript System / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Switzerland maintains armed forces. They shall be organized, in principle, as a militia.
Every Swiss male must render military service. The statute shall provide for an alternative service.
For Swiss female, military service is voluntary.
Militia armed forces
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
30Swiss Conscript System / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
120,000
80,000
Armed Forces: Personnel Strength
Officers: 6,000
NCOs: 20,000
Women(all ranks): 1,300
Professional militarypersonnel: 5,000
20,000
Militia & Active
Recruits
Reserve
Full mobilisation strength:
220,000In service on average day:
about 17,000
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
31Swiss Conscript System / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Vocational apprenticeship
4 years
Recruit school18 (21) weeks
Civilian-military «HANDSHAKE»
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
32Swiss Conscript System / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Conscription («Militia») and Foreign Deployments • 95% recruited among «militia» (reservists)
• Volunteers (no constraints)
• Medium to high level of education
• Language skills
• Civilian background and experience
• Short mission oriented preparation (SWISSINT)
• No «military» syndrome short deployment
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
33Swiss Armed Forces Contributions to «Non-Article-5-Operations» / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Outline
• Challenges for International Security
• Security Policy – the Swiss concept
• Multidimensional Conflict Management
• Current Operations
• Reservists and Militia in the framework of multidimensional conflict management
• Conclusion
• Q & A
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
34Swiss Conscript System / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Complexity of co-ordination
Inter-agency
MilitaryComplexity
Civil-politicalComplexity
Inter-national
Joint Combined
ConflictResolutionEffectiveness
Swiss Armed ForcesArmed Forces Staff
35Swiss Conscript System / 7 August 2009Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden
Going beyond non-confrontational attitude
Non-confrontational approach
Co-ordination Co-operation
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