Csdp Olympiad 2016 – the Words of the Chairman of the Ig

1 Organization team of the 3rd CSDP OLYMPIAD: Assoc. Prof. Dipl. Eng. Marcel HARAKAĽ , PhD. – Project manager Dipl. Eng. Ladislav BOKA – Director of the 3 rd CSDP OLYMPIAD PhDr. Nataša VALENTOVÁ PhDr. Jana VITOVSKÁ Martina HYKLOVÁ Disclaimer: Any views or opinions presented in this booklet are solely those of the authors. Publication of the Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Editor: PhDr. Jana VITOVSKÁ Language Editor: Martina HYKLOVÁ © The Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik, 4th – 7th October 2016, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia ISBN 978-80-8040-544-1 2 The 3 rd CSDP OLYMPIAD, 4 th – 7th October 2016 Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 3 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE IMPLEMENTATION GROUP ........................................ 5 PREFACE OF THE RECTOR OF THE ARMED FORCES ACADEMY .................................................. 7 1 OPENING CEREMONY SPEECHES ............................................................................ 10 THE WORDS OF THE STATE SEKRETARY ....................................................................... 11 CSDP OLYMPIAD 2016 – THE WORDS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE IG ......................... 13 THE WORDS OF THE RECTOR OF THE ARMED FORCES ACADEMY ............................... 16 2 MESSAGES ............................................................................................................ 18 THE 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD - REFLECTIONS BY DIRK DUBOIS, HEAD OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE COLLEGE ............................................................................... 19 FOUR YEARS ALREADY SINCE THE FIRST OLYMPIAD BY THE MILITARY TRAINING MANAGER OF THE ESDC ............................................................................................... 22 THE WORDS OF THE WINNER OF THE 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD ........................................ 24 THE WORDS OF THE WINNER OF THE PAPER COMPETITION ...................................... 26 THE WORDS OF THE WINNER OF THE COVER PAGE DESIGN COMPETITION ............... 28 ESTONIAN EXPERIENCE WITH 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD .................................................... 30 GREEK AND CYPRIOT EXPERIENCE WITH 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD ................................... 32 HUNGARIAN EXPERIENCE WITH 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD ................................................. 35 BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE WITH 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD................................................... 37 POLISH EXPERIENCE WITH 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD ......................................................... 39 SLOVAK EXPERIENCE WITH 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD ........................................................ 41 3 TEN BEST ESSAYS .................................................................................................. 43 VARNAVA PETROS (CYP) ............................................................................................... 44 HELLER ANNA (DEU) ..................................................................................................... 59 VILLA SÁNCHEZ SERGIO (ESP) ...................................................................................... 80 AGHA-AL ASOUM CINTIA (HUN) ................................................................................. 98 GӦBLYӦS BENCE (HUN) .............................................................................................. 122 CLARKE BRIAN (IRL) ................................................................................................... 136 CLEARY ROSS (IRL) ..................................................................................................... 152 NEVIN MICHAEL JOHN (IRL) ....................................................................................... 167 MEDIZZA MARLIN (ITA) .............................................................................................. 182 MENDES RODRIGUES JOᾷO (PRT) ............................................................................. 194 3 The 3 rd CSDP OLYMPIAD, 4 th – 7th October 2016 Table of Contents RESULTS OF THE ESSAY PRESENTATIONS ................................................................... 211 4 TEAM KNOWLEDGE QUIZ COMPETITION ............................................................ 212 RESULTS OF THE TEAM COMPETITION – KNOWLEDGE QUIZ ................................... 213 WINNER OF THE TEAM KNOWLEDGE QUIZ COMPETITION – TEAM 2 ...................... 213 5 INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ COMPETITION .................................................... 214 RESULTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION – KNOWLEDGE QUIZ .......................... 215 WINNER OF THE 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD ....................................................................... 215 6 COVER PAGE DESIGN COMPETITION.................................................................... 216 WINNER OF THE COVER PAGE DESIGN COMPETITION .............................................. 216 7 CLOSING CEREMONY........................................................................................... 217 SUPPORT .................................................................................................................................. 220 ANNEX 1 – THE 3RD CSDP OLYMPIAD PARTICIPANTS´ PAPER TITLES ...................................... 221 4 The 3 rd CSDP OLYMPIAD, 4 th – 7th October 2016 Foreword by the Chairman of the IG THE 3 RD CSDP OLYMPIAD IN LIPTOVSKÝ MIKULÁŠ – A PERFECT EVENT TO INCREASE EUROPEAN INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES In November 2008 the European Union Ministers of Defence decided in their Council of the European Union Conclusions on the ESDP – during the 2903 rd External Relations Council Meeting – to establish an Implementation Group for the so-called “European Initiative for the exchange of young officers inspired by Erasmus”. The overall goal of this Implementation Group is to harmonize the European Union Basic Officer Education and to increase interoperability, thus to increase Europe’s security. One of the avenues of approach to fulfil the tasks is to organize the so-called “Common Modules”. Such Common Modules are elaborated on EU-level – considered to be important for all future EU-ropean Officers – and all the EU Member States agreed to their contents. One of these Common Modules is the “Common Security and Defence Policy Olympiad” – which takes place every 2 years in that country which holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The CSDP Olympiad is a knowledge competition of EU-ropean Cadets concerning the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union. Perfectly prepared and organized, the 3 rd CSDP Olympiad took place at the Slovakian Armed Forces Academy of General M. R. Štefánik in Liptovský Mikuláš from 4 th - 7th October 2016. In contrary to previous CSDP Olympiads in Paphos in 2012 and in Athens in 2014, for the evaluation of the essays – which the Cadets had to author prior to the residential phase – 5 The 3 rd CSDP OLYMPIAD, 4 th – 7th October 2016 Foreword by the Chairman of the IG some 33 evaluators explained their willing to assess. On behalf of all persons responsible for the Olympiad, I would like to express my gratitude to them for their valuable services. Two persons assessed each essay, if the scores differed to a certain extent; a third evaluator scored the papers – which was a very fair system to identify the best ones. The best essays are included in this book, which is a great approach to get knowledge of Cadets’ valuable work. Also a cover page competition took place prior to the residential phase to encourage Cadets’ creativity. The winner of the internet voting was a Romanian Cadet and the outcome we can see at the book cover. During the residential phase, the Armed Forces Academy of General M. R. Štefánik tried hard to give all the participants a feeling of belonging to a big EU-ropean family – which encouraged the Cadets to give their best during the essay presentation and during the team and individual knowledge competitions, which were won by an Irish and a Spanish Cadet. Congratulation to their great success! However, the main purpose of such events is that Cadets from different EU-ropean countries work together, discuss together, solve problems together and thus, increase their understanding for a “European Security and Defence Culture”. As long as – based on events such as the CSDP Olympiad – Cadets increase their understanding that nowadays threats and challenges can only be managed conjointly and increase their “European thinking” – as long the responsible persons can only be satisfied with the outcomes. The Armed Forces Academy of General M. R. Štefánik in Liptovský Mikuláš organised the 3 rd CSDP Olympiad brilliantly – during the residential phase they built an appropriate EU-ropean house which the Cadets just had to enter. Colonel Harald GELL, PhD, MSc, MSD, MBA Chairman of the Implementation Group 6 The 3rd CSDP OLYMPIAD, 4 th – 7th October 2016 Preface of the Rector of the Armed Forces Academy PREFACE OF THE RECTOR OF THE ARMED FORCES ACADEMY OF GENERAL MILAN RASTISLAV ŠTEFÁNIK The Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union (CSDP) is an inseparable part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. When responding to crisis situations within and outside the European Union (EU) it secures the operational capability using civilian and military means. Under the auspices of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Armed Forces Academy of General Milan

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