The 5+5 College Basic (Army) Module of the 5+5 Defence Initiative was held from 5 through 9 February.
Military and civil experts have taught the module 'Orientation on Stabilisation and Reconstruction (S&R)' in English.
The increase of multifaceted and multidimensional risks and threats in recent times, including the complex management of immigration flows that affect the Mediterranean region, has led to choosing this subject for the module.
Insights on common issues affecting security and defence of the Western Mediterranean
Organised and directed by the Centre for Post-Conflict Operations Studies (CSPO) of the Army Training Command and School of Applied Military Studies, Turin, Italy, the module aimed at getting insights on common issues affecting security and defence of the Western Mediterranean. In particular, it focused on how to improve knowledge of stabilization and reconstruction (S&R) operations characterising aspects.
A total of 17 Officers ranked between 2nd Lieutenant and Major from the land forces of France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Algeria had the opportunity to interact with each other under the guidance of CSPO Staff in order to enhance their common knowledge of several issues affecting the Western Mediterranean.
Discussing common interest issues to share proposals and solutions
The participants have attended seminars taught by experts in the security sector, and workshops and round tables to discuss common interest issues, share proposals and solutions in the S&R field, and to identify the common principles and foundations required to implement activities, decisions, plans, education and training programmes for S&R.
All attendees have stressed the importance of these initiatives to widen cultural and professional perspectives and to identify the tools required to tackle common challenges through a stronger collective conscience.
The 5+5 Defence Initiative
The 5+5 Defence Initiative was launched in December 2004 with a view to improving cooperation in the security sector.
The educational activities developed by the 5+5 Defence College, just like this one in Turin, are part of this initiative and are hosted by Partner nations on a rotational basis.
