Global Peace Index 2021 EU Launch

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy and the Institute for Economics and Peace are pleased to invite you to the European launch of the 15th edition of the Global Peace Index. The event will take place virtually on Thursday, June 17 at 10:00 (CEST).

Produced by the international think tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the Global Peace Index (GPI) report presents the most comprehensive, data-driven analysis to date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies.

As the first analysis to methodically rank countries according to their levels of peacefulness and to identify potential determinants of peace, the GPI measures the peacefulness of 163 countries and territories, covering 99.7 percent of the world’s population.

It is comprised of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources. These indicators are grouped into three key domains: ongoing conflict, safety and security, and militarization.

Participants of the EU Launch of the 2021 Global Peace Index include:

• H.E. Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Director of the Geneva Center for Security Policy.
• Mr. Steve Killelea, Founder and Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics & Peace.
• H.E. Ambassador Xiangchen Zhang, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation
• H.E. Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Portugal
• The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Serge Stroobants, Director of Europe & MENA Region, Institute for Economics & Peace