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European Union - Intelligence Structure European Council. The Folke Bernadotte Academy 1 April 2009. EC Intelligence Structure. Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and ESDP European Council (EC) European Union Military Staff (EUMS) Single Intel Analysis Capacity (SIAC)
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European Union - Intelligence StructureEuropean Council The Folke Bernadotte Academy1 April 2009
EC Intelligence Structure Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and ESDP European Council (EC) European Union Military Staff (EUMS) Single Intel Analysis Capacity (SIAC) SIAC – Workflow and exchange of intelligence SIAC – Sources Strengths Weaknesses
European Council Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
The European Council European Council (Summit of the Heads of State and Government) Council of the European Union Committee of the Permanent Representative (COREPER) SG/HR Political and Security Committee (PSC) General Secretariat of the Council (GSC) Policy Unit DG E SITCEN EUMS CIVCOM EUMC
European Union Military Staff (EUMS) DG EUMS DDG/ COS CONCEPT & CAPABILITIES INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE OPERATIONS LOGISTICS CIS CIV/MIL INT POLICY REQUIREMENTS PRODUCTION
Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC) SITCEN EUMS INT DIR Analysis Productions TF AFR TF AFR TF BAL/CIS TF BAL TF CIS TF ME TF ME TF ASIA/LA TF ROW TF CT TF TNI TF CP
Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC) Member State (MS) Civilian Intel Org Member State (MS) Defence Intel Org (DIO) SITCEN (PoC) EUMS INT DIR (PoC) SIAC ANALYSIS
Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC) Task / RFI MS 1-5 weeks Synthesis / Analysis Contribution Contribution 1 week Contribution
SIAC - Sources MS DIO and Civilian Intelligence services SATCEN Diplomatic missions (EUSR activities, Commission representations) ESDP Missions (EULEX, EUMM Georgia) Partners (OSCE, UN) OSINT
Strengths Intel from all MS, combined resources Only Intel support to GSC Strengthens daily work in GSC Accumulates Intel and disseminates to MS Focal point between ESDP-missions and EC
Weaknesses Lacking own sources (SATCEN, ESDP-missions) RFI tool – Slow delivery of Intel, limited tactical use Lack of secure communications to/from theatre (ESDP-missions) SITCEN and EUMS INT DIR, separate chains of command Uneven amount of represented MS in SITCEN and EUMS Culture difference, military (EUMS) and civilian (SITCEN) Operational/source Intel is national, not likely to be shared
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