Captain Efstathios Kyriakidis is the Branch Chief Operations Coordination in the EU Military Staff (EUMS) and Deputy Director of the EU Maritime Area of Interest Coordination Cell (MAICC) and whose career spans over four decades. We discuss aspects of the future crises and managing peace by the EU through:

· the contribution of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in Ukraine,

· considering the CSDP extensionfrom conflict prevention to a security actor,

· the "EU Strategic Compass" as (i) the platform for the EU's future role in global security, (ii) the implementation tool to transform the EU military Strategy

· the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) ensuring future Maritime Areas security, the international collaboration and partnership at Sea,

· the EU's role in the Indo-Pacific region,

· the level of independent control of the EU military missions by the EU Military Staff regarding NATO.

Music: "Fortitude" by Lance Conrad

Source: Storyblocks

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