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Rising to the challenge: EUAM Ukraine and EU engagement ‘the day after’ Read the opinion piece by CoE Senior Advisors Staffan Westfahl and Aaro Suonio
Op-Ed: Europe must match its military ambition to its civilian security instruments Read CoE Director Johanna Sumuvouri's recent opinion piece, featured in the EUObserver.
CoE Map: Secondment to EU Civilian Crisis Management Missions Do you want to work in the field and contribute to EU civilian crisis management? Check out our map for more info.
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  • Welcome to the CoE

     

    “Civilian crisis management is needed more than ever. It forms a vital component of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy, spanning the entire conflict cycle — from prevention to reconstruction. Together with its members and partners, the CoE can help build stronger civilian capabilities and better preparedness for the future, contributing to the objectives of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy".

     

    CoE DIRECTOR JOHANNA SUMUVUORI

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    EU Civilian Crisis Management: CoE Members' Capabilities Map

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    Civilian Crisis Management

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    CoE Knowledge Hub

    The Knowledge Hub is your comprehensive pool of publicly available resources on civilian crisis management. It offers policy and research papers, analyses, reports, recommendations as well as media files and links to relevant other websites or platforms.

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    The CoE is constantly expanding the scope of resources and welcomes suggestions for inclusion of specific resources through the upload centre.

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    Resilience and Civilian CSDP

    Cultural Heritage Preparedness and EU Civilian Crisis Management Missions

    Civilian CSDP Beyond 2027: Sustaining Progress in a Changing Security Environment - Baseline Document for the 2026 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum

    Police Network Community

    Resilience and Future Literacy for Improved Crisis Management

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    Expert Opinion: Resilience and Civilian CSDP

    In a new Expert Opinion, our Senior Advisor Aaro Suonio argues that civilian CSDP contributes to resilience not by ‘running’ critical services, but by strengthening the institutions, coordination mechanisms, and professional standards that allow partner states to provide security and justice under pressure.

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    CoE Visit to Moldova

    This month, CoE Senior Advisor, Staffan Westfahl, visited Moldova to support the training of Moldovan police officers on the topic of EU Civilian Crisis Management. Organised by the EU Training Agency for Law Enforcement (CEPOL) and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the training course was developed as part of CEPOL’s EU4 Moldova project.

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    New CSDP mission in Armenia

    On 21 April, the Council of the EU announced the establishment of the EU Partnership Mission (EUPM) Armenia, a new civilian CSDP mission. The Council of the European Union launched the mission after a request from Armenian authorities, with an initial two-year mandate.

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