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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    List of Publishers on Civilian Crisis Management

    This list comprises a variety of institutions publishing research on or relevant to civilian CSDP. These include research articles from academia including several academic journals, some of which will be behind a paywall while some articles will be open-access. There are also several think tanks publishing reports, analysis, and policy recommendations and which frequently write about civilian CSDP and connected topics. Resources specifically covering WPS are included, though the topic may be discussed in the other sources as well.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Report from the 2024 CoE Civilian CSDP Summer Forum

    This document serves as the report from the CoE's Civilian CSDP Summer Forum that took place on 4/5 June 2024 in Brussels, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The topic of CoE’s fifth Civilian CSDP Forum was: “The EU’s Integrated Approach: Opportunities for Civilian CSDP”. The report can be used by EU Member States as well as the EEAS to inform their further discussions – and eventual decision-making.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Statement on the Strengthening of Capabilities for Integrated Peace Management – Key Points on Civilian Planning Goals

    In this statement (in German), the advisory council of the German federal government for civilian crisis prevention and promotion of peace is asking the German parliament and responsible institutions to consider the introduction of civilian planning goals. They are intended to support the capability development for civilian crisis management by clearly outlining prioritised capabilities and a timeline. Recommendations are made for the prioritisation.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Strategy for International Civilian Crisis Management and Peace Promotion 2024–2028

    This strategy is a part of the governance of Sweden’s collective development, foreign and security policy. The strategy describes which objectives activities will contribute to and how. It also points out secondments of experts in general as well as CSDP with its missions as priorities.
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    Strengthening Civilian CSDP through Enhanced Application of the EU’s Integrated Approach

    The baseline document for the CoE’s Civilian CSDP Summer Forum 2024 provides an overview of the different actors involved in the EU Integrated Approach and illustrates good practices and current challenges with a view to the implementation of the Integrated Approach. The document examines all levels of integration - the national level (Member States), the level of the EU institutions and services, and the actors in theatre (missions and other stakeholders on the ground) - and offers food for thought for areas of improvement in the application of the Integrated Approach.
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    European Defence - The Future of EU Missions

    This policy brief by the Clingendael Institute frames the changing status quo of EU CSDP in the context of ongoing security crises. The authors discuss how the war in Ukraine, the series of coups d'état in the Sahel, and spillover from the Israel-Hamas war are affecting CSDP and recommend policy changes for CSDP policy and missions moving forward.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Specialized Police Teams in UN Peace Operations: A Survey of Progress and Challenge

    This report analyses Specialized Police Teams (SPTs) deployed in UN missions meant for capacity building of local forces, in contrast with individually seconded officers and formed police units meant for enforcement. It first describes the benefits of SPTs in their results-focused capacity building, then goes into the challenges faced in their composition and deployment due to issues of supply, funding, and consistency before concluding with recommendations for the Secretariat, missions, and MS. As Civilian CSDP missions also move forward with Specialised Teams of a similar kind, the benefits, flaws, and proposed solutions for the UN provide good lessons to take into account.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    The Coordination Role of the European External Action Service

    This report from the European Court of Auditors covering September 2021 to April 2023 reviews the performance of the EEAS in its role as coordinator of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) between its own HQ, the EU delegations, the Commission, and the Council of the EU. It finds that the EEAS coordination is mostly effective, but is hampered by specific weaknesses including inadequate information sharing tools, untimely reporting and feedback, and staffing insufficiencies.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    2023 Council Conclusions on the Civilian CSDP Compact

    The Council Conclusions reiterate the Council’s commitment to building and strengthening the EU’s role as a global security provider through civilian CSDP missions. It calls on EU Member States and institutions to continue and expand capability development activities and outlines the EU’s commitment to operate in compliance with international law and further utilise strategic communication, modular and scalable approaches, and increased stakeholder contributions.
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    Report from the 2023 CoE Civilian CSDP Autumn Forum

    This document has been produced by the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) and serves as a report from the CoE's Civilian CSDP Autumn Forum on the topic "Implementing deliverable number 3 under the Civilian CSDP Compact". It took place on 19/20 October 2023 at the Spanish Representation to the EU in Brussels, under the auspices of the Spanish Council Presidency. This report can be used by EU MS as well as the EEAS to inform their further discussion – and eventual decision-making – to what extent a scalable and modular approach shall be used to make civilian CSDP more agile, flexible, effective and efficient.
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