Training and security - from the index of the Handbook

Question stream 1 - for those who are already at it inside the system - at headquarters or in the field, inside or outside the EU structures

This question stream will focus on difficulties and possibilities facing those who are already working in fields relevant to EU and security.

My comments will derive from the Handbook on EU and Security plus experiences from training programs where I have participated as an instructor – mentor in the last years.

 Zooming out in order to  situate your own work is increasingly difficult as security issues under discussion proliferate into more and more different dimensions.

In this context it is not only an issue what could be done but perhaps even more what  is possible to achieve in a situation of stress and lack of  staff resources.

Starting to use the embedded Brain software to see the links!

Zoom out in order to zoom int

How can I find out more which issues of relevance of security where I need to know more using the EU Comprehensive approach?

Who are my friends - who can help me inside and outside the system?

Exploring the links between organisational cultures in the EU (geographic services, thematic, multilateral, crisis response  

Seeing the problems and defining my goals 

How can I apply a helicopter perspective to my work benefitting from evaluations, forward studies, using see-the links tools, open source intelligence etc.