Ambassador Dr. Theodor H. Winkler
Director
Born on 6 June, 1951, Theodor H. Winkler studied political science and international security at the Universities of Geneva and Harvard University and at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. In 1981 he obtained a PhD in political science with a thesis on nuclear proliferation.
Winkler joined the Swiss Department of Defence in late 1981 as an international security expert. In 1985 he was appointed Representative of the Chief of Staff for Politico-Military Affairs, in 1995 Head of the newly created Division for International Security Policy. In 1998 he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Head, Security and Defence Policy.
Since 13 June 2000, Winkler has been appointed by the Swiss Federal Council Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and promoted to the rank of Ambassador.
Winkler's professional affiliations include membership in the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), the Gulf Research Center (Geneva) as well as membership in the international advisory boards of the Bonn Centre for Conversion (BICC), the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and other academic and international bodies.
Winkler is married and has two daughters.
Contact Details
DCAF P.O.Box 1360 CH-1211
Geneva 1
Switzerland
+41 (0)22 741 77 00
Contact Theodor H. Winkler by email
Publications from Theodor H. Winkler
Cyber Security: The Road Ahead (2011)Fred Schreier
Theodor H. Winkler
Democratic Governance Challenges of Cyber Security (2009)
Benjamin Buckland
Fred Schreier
Theodor H. Winkler
The Shifting Face of Violence (2006)
Theodor H. Winkler
Combating Terrorism and Its Implications for the Security Sector (2004)
Anja H. Ebnöther
Theodor H. Winkler
Challenges of Security Sector Governance (2003)
Heiner Hänggi
Theodor H. Winkler
Managing Change (2001)
Theodor H. Winkler
