Civil-Military Cooperation
- 22 June 2022
Change of Command
On 22 June 2022, the CCOE welcomed several international guests to today’s Change of Command, from Colonel Frank van Boxmeer to Colonel Andreas Eckel. Together with the members of the CCOE Coordinating Committee, Colonel Mattia Zuzzi, as the Chair,[...]
» Read more - 17 May 2022
CIMIC A&A TNA Workshop
From requirements to solutions On the 10th and 11th of May, the CCOE hosted an operational level Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Workshop in The Hague, welcoming participants from twelve organisations working on Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) and C[...]
» Read more - 10 December 2021
CCOE Seminar Series - A platform for Civil-Military dialogue
By blurring the line between war and peace, Hybrid Threats have become a growing challenge in recent years. Therefore, the CCOE dedicates two webinars of its well-established seminar series to the pressing topic of Hybrid Threats. The seminars ‘A [...]
» Read more - 23 April 2021
Euro-NATO CIMIC Familiarisation Course
In April 2021, the second iteration of the Euro-NATO CIMIC Familiarisation Course as a virtual training for US Civil Affairs (CA) colleagues, was taking place in the CCOE. US CA personnel is given a basic understanding of NATO CIMIC procedures, doct[...]
» Read more - 16 February 2021
Wargaming-event by NATO Joint Warfare Centre
Our Polish National Senior Representative Lieutenant Colonel Sabiniarz about an intense and valuable week preparing and attending the wargaming-event hosted by NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) beginning of February: "Everything begins with the idea.[...]
» Read more - 05 October 2020
Joint Cooperation 2020 - the largest NATO CIMIC exercise takes place virtually
Joint Cooperation (JOCO) is the largest CIMIC exercise of NATO, which is conducted by the Multinational CIMIC Command in Nienburg (MN CIMIC CMD) in Northern Germany. This year JOCO celebrates its 10th anniversary, but significantly different than pla[...]
» Read more - 05 October 2020
Civil-Military Analysis in Complex Environments
Understanding (the operating environment) is not limited to military intelligence on the adversary’s forces, perspective and objectives, but rather requires knowledge about non-military actors and their diverse perspectives, and integration of thos[...]
» Read more - 15 November 2018
Allied Joint Publication for civil-military cooperation handed over to the Director CCOE
The first copy of the new NATO doctrine on CIMIC, Allied Joint Publication for civil-military cooperation (AJP-3.19) was handed over by the custodian to the Director of the CCOE Colonel Wolfgang Paulik. The AJP-3.19 was promulgated on the 9th of[...]
» Read more - 06 June 2018
Budapest: A great place for CIMIC-Training
From the 7th– 18thMay 2018 the CCOE dispatched a Training Team to run this year’s NATO CIMIC Field Worker / Staff Worker Course at the Hungarian Defence Forces Civil-Military Cooperation and Psychological Operation Centre (HDF CMCPOC) in Budapest[...]
» Read more - 15 February 2018
Geneva: CCOE participating Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week
As a key player within the civil-military environment the CCOE attended the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) in Geneva/ Switzerland. The HNPW is the annual event of the Leading Edge Programme. This week-long event brings together ex[...]
» Read more - 13 February 2018
Denmark: First CIMIC Satellite Courses from CCOE in Varde
Staff members from the CCOE conducted the first NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course (NCFWC) and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) in Denmark. The courses took place at the barracks of the Army Intelligence Center in Varde a town in the southern part [...]
» Read more - 12 December 2017
Make Sense: Staff Member Jos Hekking in Norfolk
It is unique for a NATO Centre of Excellence to have a full staff member abroad in the United States. The Allied Command Transformation (ACT) located in Norfolk/ Virginia promotes and leads many initiatives designed to transform NATO’s military st[...]
» Read more - 30 November 2017
Sharing knowledge and experience
Sharing knowledge and experience through participation and visualization during the United Nations Civil-Military Coordination live eCourse (UN-CMCoord live eCourse). 16 participants from Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sudan [...]
» Read more - 16 May 2017
Interview with Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen
Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, the President of the cultural heritage protection organization Blue Shield International, will be a key note speaker at the 10th Anniversary of the CCOE on October 10th this year. Here are some key excerpts from his ex[...]
» Read more - 17 August 2015
UN OCHA Working and Webinar Visit
“I am impressed with the work and professionalism at the CCOE”, says UN OCHA’s Josef Reiterer, Chief of CMCS. In the world of Civil-Military Interaction, there is certainly no other organization like the Civil-Military Coordination Section of U[...]
» Read more - 29 May 2015
Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence and The Hague Security Delta to join forces.
Deputy Mayor of the HagueCivil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) and The Hague Security Delta (HSD) to join forces. In accordance with its Vision 2020, developing the CCOE as “the preferred network campus to connect people, to shar[...]
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