Ms Emily Munro

Emily Munro heads the work on strategic anticipation and contributes to research & policy advice at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). In this role Emily leads projects and contributes to courses, in particular in the area of strategic foresight and international security. She works with governments and organisations around the world to foster more forward-thinking approaches to peace and security. She is the series editor of the GCSP’s In Focus publication. She also has experience on initiatives seeking to foster dialogue on emerging issues, in particular in Asia and the Middle East. She is a term facilitator and module responsible in the eight-month Leadership in International Security Course (LISC) and directs an annual short course on strategic foresight. She was the Course Director of the two-month New Issues in Security Course from 2017 to 2019.

Emily has been with the GCSP since 2003, in functions related to partnership development and governance issues, training and academic affairs, and courses and projects on peacebuilding and new issues in security.

She has previous professional experience at the International Organization for Migration (Geneva), the Global Forum for Health Research (Geneva) and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada).

Emily Munro holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute in Geneva and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Emily is a Canadian and Swiss citizen and she speaks English (native language) and French.

Publications (selected)

• “Developing Anticipatory Governance Capacities in Ministries of Foreign Affairs.” GCSP Strategic Security Analysis. January 2024. Co-authored with Oliver Jütersonke.
• “The G7’s Innovation Challenge.” In Focus. GCSP. June 2024. Co-authored with Peter Engelke.
• “Instruments for Sustaining Peace: The Contribution of Strategic Foresight.” GCSP Policy Brief. April 2023.
• “Peace and Security 2025: Disrupted Visions and Resilient Approaches.” GCSP. June 2022. Editor.
• “Peace and Security 2025: Challenging Assumptions, Thinking Ahead and Managing Surprise.” GCSP. April 2021. Editor.
• “Strengthening Prevention with Better Anticipation: COVID-19 and Beyond.” GCSP Strategic Security Analysis. March 2020.
• “Security in a World without Nuclear Weapons: Visions and Challenges.” GCSP Report. December 2013. Co-edited with David Atwood.