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Video: Civilian CSDP Summer Forum 2025 – Developing a Common Narrative for Civilian CSDP See an overview of some of the topics discussed at the CoE's Civilian CSDP Summer Forum.
CoE Map: Secondment to EU Civilian Crisis Management Missions You want to work in the field and contribute to EU civilian crisis management? Check out our map for more info.
Video: How to apply for civilian CSDP Mission secondment? Find out more about the application process and tips and tricks for your motivational letter and interview.
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  • About the CoE

    The European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) is a member-based association located in Berlin. It was established in February 2020 following an invitation to all European Union (EU) Member States by the German Federal Foreign Office. It operates with a focus on enhancing capabilities to strengthen civilian crisis management in the framework of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP).

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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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    Report from the 2025 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum

    2025 Civilian CSDP Summer Forum - Briefing Note

    CoE Factsheet: Environmental Advisors in CSDP Missions

    The EU Common Security and Defense Policy: Moving Away From Democracy Support

    3rd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats Exposing the architecture of FIMI operations

    © EEAS, EUCAP Sahel Niger. Courtesy of Sandra Kreutzer.

    European Civilian Crisis Management

    Civilian crisis management is a central element of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), which in turn is part of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The CSDP is an important instrument supporting the EU’s role as a global security provider. Currently, the EU maintains twelve civilian missions in countries including Georgia, Iraq, Mali, Somalia, and the Central African Republic. Read more to learn about how civilian CSDP missions contribute to increasing stability in Europe and beyond.

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    Police, CSDP & Gender Working Group

    On 26 June 2025, the Working Group on Police, CSDP and Gender held its latest meeting, where participants discussed the climate-security-gender nexus and how these interlinkages can be addressed through civilian CSDP.

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    Reaffirming Commitment to Women, Peace and Security

    CoE Director and Senior Advisor on Women, Peace, and Security attend high-level event on 25 years of UNSCR 1325.

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    Video: Summer Forum 2025

    The 2025 CSDP Summer Forum was held on the 12th and 13th of May in Warsaw. Co-hosted by the CoE and the Polish Presidency for the EU, the event was a great success in creating a neutral platform to ideate around the topic of 'Developing a Common Narrative for Civilian CSDP' See what some of our speakers had to say.

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