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The Knowledge Hub is a unique pool of resources focusing 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. CoE expertise is accessible in the protected part of the Hub.
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    30 November -0001

    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.
    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    24 November 2025

    CoE 5th Anniversary Booklet

    Over the past 5 years the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management has become a key partner to its 24 members and the European External Action Service, playing an instrumental role in advancing the implementation of the EU’s civilian Common Security and Defence Policy.
    • Women, Peace and Security

    Women in Multilateral Peace Operations in 2025: What is the State of Play?

    This infographic looks at the data on women's representation in multilateral peace operations (UN peace operations, EU CSDP missions and operations, and OSCE field operations) over the period December 2016 - June 2025. It aims to monitor progress and improve transparency in order to inform the debate on the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and refine strategies to address potential gaps.
    • Peace and Conflict Analysis
    • Women, Peace and Security
    12 December 2025

    Prospects for Dialogue in the Central Sahel

    This report by Folke Bernadotte Academy examines the potential for conflict resolution in the Sahel, with a key focus on three areas: regional interstate dialogue, dialogue between governments and militants, and women's participation in conflict resolution.
    • Assessments
    • Training

    The Strategic Value of Civil Protection Exercises

    This study commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection provides three case studies analysing how civil protection exercises can support strategic goals by highlighting institutional blind spots and giving space for positive international cooperation and testing current policy.
    • Civilian CSDP Compact
    • Strategic Communication

    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

    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.
    • 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.
    • Hybrid Threats
    • Strategic Communication

    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.
    • Hybrid Threats

    Getting the Information Threat Right

    This brief by EUISS examines the 2024 media environments of Georgia and Serbia in the context of information threats to the EU's relations and strategic objectives and proposes a three-pronged framework for analysis of the information space.
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