The CeMiSS is the organization which, under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence, organises research on subjects of strategic nature. Founded in 1987 by a decree of the Ministry of Defence, CeMiSS carries out its work with the help of experts in the field both military and civilian, Italian and from other countries.

Year	2002
ISBN	88391-13-4
Progr. CeMISS	1.22
Pages	168
Price	14,46
Availability	Good

Towards a european security
and defence policy.

A joint research CeMiSS-CDS

The Helsinki European Council of December 1999 has agreed a "headline goal", that the EU "...must be able, by 2003, to deploy within 60 days and sustain for at least one year military forces of up to 60,000 persons". This initial goal was followed by further steps in the Brussels "Capabilities Commitment" Conference, where EU Governments made offers amounting to more than 100,000 troops, 400 aircraft and 100 ships.
At the end of 2001, the "Capabilities Improvement Conference" stated that almost two-thirds of all identified capabilities requirements would be fullfilled by the target date, while other 40 areas needed more improvements.
The aim of the joint CeMiSS - CDS research is to identify the actual successes and shortfalls in the construction of European Security and Defence Policy. The Interim Report of the joint research, drafted by June 2001, was specifically aimed to investigate seven main issues, related to the progress toward the ESDP.
In the Final Report, concluded in December 2001 and further updated by March 2002, a set of possible future scenarios were drafted, with the analysis of trends in some of the main areas.

The Centre for Defence Studies was established in 1990 at King's College London with a grant from the British Ministry of Defence. It has been supported in particular by the expertise of the Department of War Studies at King's College, and the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Its primary mission is to engage in research at the highest level, to further the frontiers of security analysis by interdisciplinary investigations, and to distribute research and expertise through formal academic channels, governments and media.

Professor Michael Clarke was the Director of the Centre for Defence Studies from 1990 to 2001 and is now the Director of the International Policy Institute at King's College London. He is responsible for research direction of the International Policy Institute and for strategic leadership of its programmes. He is a Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Defence Committee since 1997. He is the author of British External Policy-making in the 1990s (1992), and The Military in Global Politics (2002).