Common Security and Defence Policy

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Irish Member of the European Security and Defence College

The Kennedy Institute is the Irish member of the European Security and Defence College. The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) was established on 18 July 2005 with the adoption of EU Council Joint Action 2005/575/CFSP. The Kennedy Institute is a member of the Executive Academic Board of the ESDC.

A three-tier structure is established to carry out the tasks of the ESDC. A Steering Committee, composed of one representative of each Member State and chaired by the Member State holding the EU Presidency is responsible for the overall coordination and guidance of the College. An Executive Academic Board is responsible for the annual academic programme and is composed of senior representatives from the EU ISS and the national Institutes. A Permanent Secretariat assists the Steering Committee and the Executive Board.
The Kennedy Institute is the Irish representative on the ESDC Academic Council. See a list of the other institutions here.

CSDP Building Integrity (BI) Course

The CSDP Building Integrity (BI) Course is a capacity building programme. It aims to promote good practice and to reduce the risk of corruption in the defence and wider security sector. The key delivery partner with the UK Defence Academy and the Kennedy Institute, is the world leading NGO, Transparency International. The Course goal is to build on the participants’ depth of expertise and their network and provide a range of building integrity activities and tools. Course page here

Mediation and Dialogue Skills for CSDP Crisis Management Activities Course

This CSDP Mediation Course will teach students to negotiate for themselves and then to use the mediation process, which includes negotiation, to help other parties to prevent, to manage and to resolve conflict. The course is open to both civilian and military personnel from EU‐Member States, EU Institutions and Agencies, candidate states and selected third countries and will be strictly limited to 30 participants. Course page here.

CSDP Orientation Course in Brussels

The Edward M Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention conducted a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course in Brussels in June 2013 for public servants from all over the EU. The Course was held in association with the Irish Presidency of the EU Council and was part of the European Security and Defence College’s (ESDC) annual schedule of courses. details here.

Conflict Analysis Workshops

The Kennedy Institute provides an expert team to the European Security and Defence College to conduct workshops on this vital topic. Conflict Analysis is an important mechanism to allow development, humanitarian and peacebuilding actors to gain an understanding of the setting in which they work and their role in that milieu. details here.

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Edward M Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention

Irish Member of the European Security and Defence College

CSDP Building Integrity (BI) Course

Mediation and Dialogue Skills for CSDP Crisis Management Activities Course

CSDP Orientation Course in Brussels

Conflict Analysis Workshops

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