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COESPU TRAINING

13TH “COUNTER ASYMMETRIC THREAT” COURSE (AT13)

JANUARY 13 – JANUARY 24, 2020
13 students coming from Italy, Senegal and Ukraine attended the 13th edition of the “Counter Asymmetric
Threat” Course (AT13), in English language. The main goal of the two-week training Course, emerging on
request of the Italian Defense Staff, was to provide the attendees with a comprehensive overview on the most
challenging menaces to global security, and to extensi-
vely enhance their knowledge about modern, transna-
tional and complex threats against peace and stability,
the so called “Asymmetric Threats”. Combining military
and police assets to collaborate in multiple ways on the
field, it is strictly necessary to master the most advanced
doctrines and tactics in order to counteract the Asymme-
tric Threats, which are increasingly becoming more and
more complex and diverse, involving nation-states and
non-state actors, conventional and unconventional tacti-
cs, and a wide variety of strategies and weapons.

20TH “PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS” COURSE (POC20)

JANUARY 15 – FEBRUARY 4, 2020
20th edition of the “Protection of Civilians” Course, in English language, attended by 28 students coming from
16 different Countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Mo-
rocco, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Togo and Ukraine.
In accordance with current UN doctrine and guidelines, the main purpose of the three-week training activity
was to further sensitize the attendees on all the specific topics related to the Protection of Civilians, which is pos-
sibly the most challenging mandate in modern, multi-dimensional UN Peace Operations. A particular attention
was given to the protection of children and Cultural and Environmental Heritage and the implementation of the
“zero tolerance” policy against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).
As long as an increasing number of United Nations Security Council Resolutions have explicitly mentioned the
PoC as a key point in the modern struggle for peace, the Course sought to provide new professional skillsets in
order to deter, prevent, preempt and stop violence against civilians, through coordinated strategies.
Among the several Course Topics, handled by national and international Subject Matter Experts, special im-
portance was given to
Psychological Vulnerability,
Victimology Referral System,
Counter-Trafficking in Human
Beings, Mediation & Nego-
tiation, Dealing with NGOs,
Cultural Heritage Protection,
Women Rights and Gender
Equality and Investigative Te-
chniques.
The next edition of the “Pro-
tection of Civilians” Course
is scheduled on November
2020.

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