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TRAINING SPOTLIGHT: Security Sector Reform
The concept of ‘security’ has been traditionally viewed in state-centric terms, focusing on the protection of states from conventional military threats. Following the end of the Cold War, however, attention gradually shifted towards the people and their well-being....
EUCTI TRAINING IN PROGRESS: Training of Trainers
The EUCTI Consortium’s premier training is underway! The Training of Trainers (ToT) course for staff deployed in civilian crisis management missions will take part between 18 and 22 October. The ToT course is being delivered by the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies...
EUCTI Progress Update and Upcoming Activities
The EUCTI Consortium has dedicated the past months to plan its future activities and establish a strong platform based on informed decision-making through coordination with its partners as well as representatives from Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions...
TRAINING SPOTLIGHT: Conflict Analysis & Conflict Sensitivity
Conflict sensitivity is based on the assumptions that any initiative conducted in a conflict-affected area will interact with that conflict in a manner, which will have positive or negative consequences on the situation. Thus, a conflict sensitive approach implies...
TRAINING SPOTLIGHT: Training of Trainers
One of the means through which crisis management missions and peace operations seek to develop local capacities is training. Civilian crisis management missions and operations recruit subject matter experts to deliver training activities, who are generally selected on...
TRAINING SPOTLIGHT: Negotiation and Mediation Skills in International Crisis Management Missions
Numerous elements and skills of negotiation and mediation are commonly present in virtually every component of international crisis management. Whereas negotiating skills provide efficient means to achieve the desired resolution on particular issues, mediation skills...