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    • Human Rights
    • Knowledge Management
    • Strategic Communication
    01 June 2026

    Operationalising the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda
    This guidance note by CMC Finland and the German Centre for International Peace Operations (ZiF) presents seconded civilian crisis management personnel with practical ways to engage with and empower youth in the mission field.
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    • Strategic Communication
    26 March 2026

    Good Practice Handbook: Strategic Communications for Civilian CSDP
    This handbook showcases a range of communication practices implemented across EU Member States to promote civilian CSDP. It serves as a practical tool for CoE members and other stakeholders to draw inspiration, understand effective approaches, and adapt communication strategies to advance their strategic objectives.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • Hybrid Threats
    • Strategic Communication
    01 February 2026

    Divide and Control: An Overview of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)
    This working paper from CMC Finland explains the concept of FIMI based on the EU's operating definition, summarises FIMI activities undertaken by malign actors, especially Russia, and provides an overview of how it affects civilian CSDP in each mission field. It closes with an overview of existing EU tools at the disposal of missions and recommendations for improved countermeasures.
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    • Strategic Communication
    • Women, Peace and Security
    01 September 2025

    Holding the Line on Women, Peace, and Security: Navigating Pushback and Backsliding in a Time of Global Conflicts
    This guide by WO=MEN, a Dutch gender platform, aims to provide a practical response to the growing pushback against the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The authors present strategies to navigate these ongoing challenges and strengthen resilience through four core priorities.
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    • Human Rights
    • Hybrid Threats
    • Strategic Communication
    01 August 2025

    Resilience and Future Literacy for Improved Crisis Management
    This report developed by the Resilience League provides a roadmap of theory and practice for the reintegration of Ukrainian territory following the end of Russian occupation, with a focus on hybrid threats and societal resilience.
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    • Strategic Communication
    01 July 2025

    2025 Civilian CSDP Summer Forum - Briefing Note
    A three-page summary of the 2025 Civilian CSDP Summer Forum, covering aims and key messages for CSDP stakeholders.
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    • Strategic Communication
    01 July 2025

    Report from the 2025 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum
    This is the final report from the 2025 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer forum co-hosted in Warsaw by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The title of this year's Forum was "Developing a common narrative for civilian CSDP". It can be used by member states in their messaging to four key audiences for civilian CSDP: National Parliaments, Ministries, Seconding Agencies, and Potential Secondees.
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    • Strategic Communication
    27 April 2025

    Developing a Common Narrative for Civilian CSDP - Baseline Document for the 2025 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum
    This baseline document emphasises the importance of a common narrative and provides a series of guiding questions to be considered prior to developing such a narrative. It intends to provide food for thought on how MS can increase an understanding of civilian CSDP, secure political will, and increase secondments to civilian CSDP missions.
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    • Hybrid Threats
    • Strategic Communication
    01 April 2025

    Shifting Alliances in West Africa – Measuring Russian engagement to support counter-FIMI strategies
    This brief analyses data on the use of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) by Russia to build public support for their military involvement and political leadership in West Africa. Russian FIMI has been particularly effective in the Sahel region, and combatting these threats it is crucial for the sustainability of CSDP in the region.
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    • Strategic Communication
    • Women, Peace and Security
    01 October 2024

    The Image and the Perception: Gender-Responsive Strategic Communications in EU Civilian CSDP Missions
    This article discusses gender-responsive strategic communications, the intersection of the EU's gender equality and strategic communications (StratComms) commitments in civilian CSDP. Given the limited overlap of these topics in civilian CSDP thus far, it examines existing best practices and challenges on this topic and provides recommendations for building mission capabilities therein.
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