CSDP Orientation Course in Madrid, provided jointly by the CESEDEN and ESDC

From 1 to 5 July 2019, the National Defence Advanced Studies Centre (CESEDEN) and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) jointly ran the III Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course in Madrid, Spain. There were 45 participants, representing 16 EU Member States, EU SatCen, EU institutions, as well as third countries, e.g.
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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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EU Participates in European Association for Peace Operations Training Centres

The EEAS (SECDEFPOL.2 and ESDC) participated in the Seventh Annual Meeting of the European Association for Peace Operations Training Centres (EAPTC) which took place in Belgrade on 16-18 April. The EEAS representatives spoke on both the opening session on the UN-EU Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management (SECDEFPOL.2) and under several of the panel
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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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Head of ESDC presenting at the GAP Conference

On January 10th & 11th, Trinity College in Dublin hosted the GAP (Gaming for Peace) Conference. GAP is an EU H2020 funded project which is developing a curriculum of soft skills derived from interviews with experienced military, police and civilian peacekeeping personnel, and the state of the art in peacekeeping relevant soft skills and serious
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‘Improving Performance in CSDP Missions’. The case of the GAP project

As the first activity of the year Trinity College Dublin and Laurea University of Applied Sciences organised the course ‘Improving Performance in CSDP Missions’, under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and held in Dublin on 7-9 January 2019. Professor Anne Holohan from Trinity College Dublin and principal scientist Petteri Taitto from
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