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    • Women, Peace and Security

    Guidance Document: Concept and Methodology for a Barrier and Opportunities Study on Women’s Participation in CSDP Missions

    This document provides guidance for CoE members to conduct a barrier and opportunities study. Such study enables members to understand why women, particularly from the security sector, are underrepresented in secondments to civilian CSDP missions and to develop adjustments in recruitment and planning.
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    • Climate and Security

    Impact through Partnerships: How International and Regional Organizations Can Advance the Climate, Peace and Security Agenda

    These notes summarise the main takeaways of a workshop hosted by the CoE in Berlin together with four co-hosts as a side event to the Berlin Climate and Security Conference. Discussions among experts working on the Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) agenda focused on possible interorganisational cooperation and on the state of the agenda both in terms of resources and programmatic progress.
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    • Civilian CSDP Missions

    ZIF world map peace operations 2024/25

    The ZIF map provides information and figures on missions of the UN, EU, OSCE and other organisations, as well as on the respective German participation of the Bundeswehr, police and civilian experts.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Towards a more strategic civilian CSDP: Strengthening EU Civilian Crisis Management in a new era of geopolitics and risk

    This policy paper from SIPRI discusses the shift in civilian CSDP towards the Eastern Neighbourhood in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It synthesises three strategic priorities to give civilian CSDP stronger political control and strategic direction, and to address key enablers such as capabilities, decision-making, and budget.
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    • Civilian CSDP Compact

    CoE Informal NIP Cluster Workshop

    This report presents the findings of the CoE workshop on informal NIP Clusters, held in Berlin on 26 and 27 September 2024.
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    • Women, Peace and Security

    Women in Multilateral Peace Operations in 2024: 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 2015 - June 2024. 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.
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    • Strategic Context of Civilian CSDP

    Safer Together Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness

    This report by the Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission Sauli Niinistö outlines how the EU and its Member States can improve civilian and defence preparedness and readiness. It analyses the geopolitical landscape, examines challenges and makes recommendations.
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    • Strategic Communication
    • Women, Peace and Security

    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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    • Career Path Development

    Career Path Development of Experts Outside of Public Service

    This report presents the findings from CoE’s in-person workshop on career path development of Experts Outside of Public Service (EoPS). Experts from Member States that second EoPS participated in the discussions on processes and good practices. An additional session focussed on the collaboration with CPCC.
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    • Career Path Development

    Incorporating Secondment Experience in National Performance Evaluation Systems

    This report presents the findings of focus group discussions with CoE members on the incorporation of secondment experience in national performance evaluation systems. The report concludes with some reflections by CoE experts on the problem at hand and the way forward.
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