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FOREWORD

Dear CoESPU Magazine readers, the Coronavirus is still heavily infl uencing

our lives globally, and we all hope that, all together, we will succeed in defe-
ating this invisible and terrible enemy in the near future. Indeed, the cost we
have paid and we are still paying so far in terms of human lives is excruciating.
In this context, my deepest and sincere hope is always that you and your dear
ones are fi ne, healthy and safe!
As we all experienced, the pandemic has signifi cantly affected our way of li-
ving, making us reconsider our priorities in every aspect of our daily life and
routine. As I have already mentioned, here at CoESPU we were – and still
are – directly involved in the front line to support the local Authorities and
colleagues to contribute to helping alleviate the suffering of the distressed
population, especially during the trying time of the lockdown of the entire
Country. As an obvious consequence, we had to rearrange our course calendar, but what has not changed
is our motivation to move forward. During the last 90 days we did a lot in terms of providing assistance and
tutoring to our former students, giving them advice and follow up formation. In fact, our Alumni represent the
backbone of our community, constituting the “CoESPU family”, no matter where they are located in the world.
As for our regular activities, we have made a great effort in taking the necessary measures so we can return to
run our residential courses as soon and as safely as possible.
Of course, another big effort has been made to publish this brand new number of the Magazine, rich with food
for thought concerning the evolution of Peace Operations mandates. In particular, this 2020’s second edition
offers a wide range of contributions from various qualifi ed academics and practitioners in the fi eld of Nation
and Capacity Building processes, as well as of Peacekeeping and Mandate analysis.
Among other contributors, Andrea Fabi provides a meticulously researched history of UNIFIL, highlighting the
mandate activities of this paramount UN mission. João Duque Martinho give us the point of view of Garda

Nacional Repubblicana, which deployed one FPU within the UN mission in Timor-Leste, highli-ghting all the
challenges they have been facing. Nicola Carrera makes a thorough analysis of the nation buil-ding process,
considering its key elements, focusing in particular on the consensus. Furthermore, Giuseppe De Magistris and
Stefano Bergonzini elaborate on the importance of the Stability Policing and its role in the broad
framework of the Nation Building. Moving towards another subject, Marco Sutto, after clarifying the essential
elements of torture and cruel treatments, in order to implement at state level their prohibition, analyses the
development of a national strategy. The “Health and well-being” section features an extremely topical article,
where the author, Davide Perego, describes how the Coronavirus can cause psychiatric syndromes. Also related
to the pandemic, in the “In Depth” section, Caterina Pino explains how the Coronavirus has been affecting the
various UN missions.
Finally, in the “Alumni” section, Colonel Haddou Zamani illustrates his experience at COESPU fi rst as a student
and then as a facilitator. While Colonel Julio Giménez Sisnández provides an article concerning the improve-
ments among the UN components that should be accomplished to improve the effectiveness of Peace Opera-
tions, complemented by a reportage of his experience at the Center of Excellence.
Wishing you all a pleasant reading, my hope is, once again, that the whole world will soon be able to emerge
from this nightmare that has chained us for so long.

BG Giovanni Pietro BARBANO
CoESPU Director