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FOREWORD

The geopolitical uncertainty, that has become a feature of our time, is characterized by a wide range
of global problems, a part of which are cross-border.
Organized crime, terrorism, environmental deterioration, disputes over and exploitation of natural
resources, uncontrolled refugee flows connected to illegal immigration and poverty have become
global risks for the entire humanity. As a direct consequence, the security concept has been
undergoing a dramatic transformation in multiple sectors, posing increasingly complex challenges.
Alongside globalization and the spread of networked and hyper-connected technologies, there are
new Police tasks, significantly increased in complexity and scale, that influence local, national,
regional and international decisions determining security challenges that need to be assessed by
actors operating at different levels.
In this context, the Carabinieri have recently celebrated the 203 Anniversary of their foundation.
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Since then, the Carabinieri have assisted generations of Italians, with their attentive and reassuring
presence, playing a key role in Italian history as tireless protagonists of historical events, both in
their homeland and in international engagements, to restore peace and security in collapsed
Countries.
During more than two centuries of history, the Carabinieri have been irreplaceable guarantors of
“private and public security”, sharing all difficult and at times tragic moments, but always
following a path marked by high loyalty to the institutions and dedicated to protect the citizens,
following the values that have always represented the core of our identity. It is important just to
recall here– for those who are not perfectly acquainted with our Institution – that the Carabinieri
have a unique identity soul, determined by being, at one time, an Armed Force with Military Police
tasks and a Police Force with a general competence and an international vocation. This nature has
required specific capabilities, among which the participation in international missions, with Military
Police and peacekeeping Units, always working to defend the weaker, contributing in the frontline
of the fight to guarantee peace and global security.
In this regard, with the support of MSUs original establishment in destabilized areas and the
international recognition of its reliability, the Carabinieri have become a more requested protagonist
in the stabilization of completely or partially collapsed Countries, where the application of
principles aimed at supporting, training and monitoring local civil Police Forces has been always
appreciated by the International Community.
This is the starting point to fully understand the particular mission of the Carabinieri Center of
Excellence for Stability Police Units. The CoESPU is a unique think-tank, a hub to develop training
and educational activities manned by 150 highly specialized Carabinieri. In this Center, the
doctrines for Stability Police Units are studied, developed and promoted by means of a holistic
approach in collaboration with the most important international academic and research institutes.
At the Center, high level courses are delivered to Police officers, commissioned and non-
commissioned, from all over the world. The CoESPU represents a combination of the best Police
forces capabilities, an Italian excellence in the international security training sector.
In this vein, I am pleased to present the current issue of the CoESPU Magazine 2017, which will
allow You to discover the wide range of CoESPU activities.
Have a good and, above all, profitable reading!

Tullio Del Sette
Carabinieri Commanding General