Time for a European Civilian Reserve

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This paper will argue that to create the necessary civilian capabilities in crisis situations for both common and unilateral use, the UK and like-minded allies should consider establishing a European civilian reserve - a reserve corps of 2,000 civilian specialists - with European citizens on stand-by for deployment.

This paper will argue that to create the necessary civilian capabilities in crisis situations for both common and unilateral use, the UK and like-minded allies should consider establishing a European civilian reserve - a reserve corps of 2,000 civilian specialists - with European citizens on stand-by for deployment.

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