DCAF

security sector research foundation in Geneva, Switzerland
Organization think_tank Q583031
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DCAF

Summary

DCAF is a think tank[1]. DCAF draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (think_tank category, ranking #67 of 207).[2]

Key Facts

  • DCAF's field of work was research[3].
  • DCAF's field of work was armed forces[4].
  • DCAF's field of work was peace and conflict studies[5].
  • DCAF is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • DCAF's instance of is recorded as think tank[7].
  • DCAF's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • DCAF's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • DCAF's official language is recorded as French[10].
  • DCAF's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[11].
  • October 2000 marks the founding of DCAF[12].
  • DCAF's official website is recorded as http://dcaf.ch/[13].
  • DCAF's official website is recorded as https://www.dcaf.ch/[14].
  • DCAF's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+171'}[15].
  • DCAF's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Genfer Zentrum für die demokratische Kontrolle der Streitkräfte'}[16].
  • DCAF's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Centre de Genève pour le contrôle démocratique des forces armées'}[17].
  • DCAF's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces'}[18].
  • DCAF's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Democratic Control of Armed Forces'}[19].
  • DCAF's legal form is recorded as foundation[20].
  • DCAF's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DCAF'}[21].
  • DCAF's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+37218298'}[22].
  • DCAF's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Asevoimien siviilivalvontaa tukeva keskus'}[23].

Body

Founding

October 2000 marks the founding of DCAF[12].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Genfer Zentrum für die demokratische Kontrolle der Streitkräfte'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Centre de Genève pour le contrôle démocratique des forces armées'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces'}[18]. DCAF's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DCAF'}[21].

Operations

DCAF's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[11].

Industry

Fields of work include research[3], a type of process[24]; armed forces[4]; and peace and conflict studies[5], an academic discipline[25].

Why It Matters

DCAF draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (think_tank category, ranking #67 of 207).[2] DCAF is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . EU Transparency Register. Retrieved . iatiregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . dcaf.ch. dcaf.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . EU Transparency Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . finlandmission.ch. finlandmission.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · NGOgo · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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