A comprehensive approach to gender in operations

Certified course under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). An international course for middle management civilian and military professionals The one week (5-day) course at the end of May 2019 was co-organised by the Spanish and Dutch Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs under the aegis of the European Security and
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Welcome on board the CSDP!

Sixty-five participants from EU member states and institutions, third states and international organisations joined a European Security and Defence College CSDP Orientation Course, organized by the Romanian National Defence College under the auspices of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, from 3 to 7 June 2019 in Brussels. The organisers’ aim
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PDT as a “final cut briefing”

Training is a shared responsibility between Member States, Brussels and the Field The PDT is a “final cut briefing” complementing national preparatory training activities   The PDT (blue field of the training cycle) is a “final cut briefing” complementing national preparatory training activities (grey field of the training cycle). It provides participants with the latest
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ESDC Advanced Modular Training – an integrated approach to civilian and military training

The end of the CSDP Operations Planning Course, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, brings to a close the first iteration of the Advanced Modular Training (AMT) pilot course. Having brought together a large number of participants, trainers and mentors from the EU Member States (MS), institutions and EU Operations Headquarters (OHQ), the AMT proved its relevance
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Is HERACLEIA region in a “Thucydides Trap” and does EU have an answer to the region’s crisis?

That was the main question that gave rise to a heated debate that took place at the Hellenic Supreme Joint War College (HSJWC) as the highlight of the CSDP Orientation Course. A fictitious crisis, serving as the vessel for idea generation, hot debate and solution identification . An ideal way to conclude a successful, fulfilling
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Fine tuning of PDT in accordance with survey findings

The Brussels PDT, designed by the ESDC within the network of European training institutions and CPCC representatives, was tested as early as 2015 in a pilot phase and properly launched in the beginning of 2016. The ESDC is running 9 PDT courses per year in close co-operation with CPCC, MPCC, CMPD and other relevant actors
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