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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • Hybrid Threats

    Strengthening Resilience in the East – How the EU can empower countries against foreign interference
    The Eastern neighbourhood of the EU has become a primary target for Russian foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), particularly in the EU candidate countries of Georgia and Moldova. A new publication highlights the EU Partnership Mission in Moldova (EUPM Moldova) as an effective model for EU mission planners for designing flexible-mandate missions that can build resilience in host countries against hybrid threats.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States

    The Multistakeholder Initiative Approach to European Crisis Management: Civilian CSDP and Engagement with Local Non-state Actors
    This research article published by a Ph.D. Fellow at the European Security and Defence College examines EUCAP Somalia's practices in cooperation with Non-state actors (NSAs). It finds that current engagement is effective but too informal and insufficient, and encourages development of an official strategy for engagement, formalisation of outreach, and improving communication channels.
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    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States

    Frameworks for Participation Agreements in Crisis Management Missions between the EU and Third States
    Third State participation has been a part of EU civilian CSDP since the first mission was launched in 2003. This index from EUR-Lex of Framework Participation Agreements (FPAs) provides a timeline of the EU’s broadening ties to Third States through a standardised system of bilateral agreements for CSDP. The FPAs regulate important aspects of the relationship between the parties such as initiation and termination of Third State participation, hierarchy and discipline of personnel, confidentiality of shared information, and financing of missions.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • Human Rights

    The EU Common Security and Defense Policy: Moving Away From Democracy Support
    This think tank article reflects on the recent evolution of CSDP away from the original goals of peacebuilding and strengthening democratic governance and towards Security Sector Reform (SSR), counterterrorism, and border management. The author endorses restoring priority to democracy support in CSDP.
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    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States

    Civilian Operations Commander Operational Guidelines on Civil Society Engagement
    These guidelines aim to operationalise engagement with civil society actors in mission implementation. It contains a toolbox for engagement and checklist for civil society mapping and risk analysis to assist all mission staff to know what to do and how to do it.
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    • Civilian CSDP - JHA Cooperation
    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • Civil-Military Cooperation
    • Climate and Security
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • Hybrid Threats
    • Peace and Conflict Analysis
    • Security Strategy
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    A Strategic Compass for Security and Defence
    The Strategic Compass, approved by the Council of the European Union in March 2022, establishes a common strategic vision for the EU’s security and defence and sets concrete and wide-ranging objectives to achieve these goals in the coming 5-10 years.
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    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • Security Strategy
    • Training
    • Women, Peace and Security
    30 November -0001

    Taking the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management to the Next Level: Priorities 2022-2024
    This EU policy document establishes the priorities for continuing the UN-EU partnership on peace operations and crisis management. It presents eight priorities and proposes action points to operationalise them. Overarching challenges are identified, such as climate change or disruptive technologies.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • Civil-Military Cooperation
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Human Rights
    • Hybrid Threats
    • Migration and Border Management
    • Peace and Conflict Analysis
    • Security Strategy
    • Training
    • Women, Peace and Security
    30 November -0001

    Handbook on CSDP: The Common Security and Defense Policy of the European Union
    The fourth edition of the Handbook provides a complete, detailed, and current analysis of the European CSDP. It compiles texts from different experts involved in CSDP and presents its context, goals, stakeholders, and processes.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions
    • Climate and Security
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • Security Strategy
    30 November -0001

    Climate Change and Defence Roadmap
    The Climate Change and Defence Roadmap identifies concrete ways for the EU to be better prepared to the emerging security challenges posed by a changing climate. The overall aim of the Roadmap is to ensure that climate policy implications become an integral part of the EU’s thinking and action on issues such as defence research and development, industry and technology or infrastructure, as well as the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
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    • Civil-Military Cooperation
    • CSDP Partnerships, Partner Countries and Third States
    • EU Institutional Structure
    • Security Strategy
    30 November -0001

    Implementation Plan on Security and Defence
    The implementation plan on security and defence follows the EU’s Global Strategy (EUGS). It defines a “level of ambition” in order to reach the established objectives of responding to external conflicts and crises, building the capacities of partners, and protecting the EU and its citizens.
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