NATO and UNMAS Staff Talks
The C-IED COE participated in the NATO and United Nations Staff Talks at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on the 13th of February 2019. The two groups discussed cooperation on five main topics. 1. Cooperation between NATO with regards to the UN IED Threat Mitigation Team of Experts (ToE). 2. The UN UNMAS IED Threat Mitigation Technology Roadmap. 3. Cooperation between NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) on new technologies and scientific research. 4. The MILENG Route Clearance E-learning project. 5. The C-IED COE Common C-IED Training Model (CCTM). The outcome of the meeting resulted in continued support, efforts and discussions on the future relationship between NATO and the United Nations and how best to support each other with regards to the five main topics, and with three specific items as it relates to the CIED COE. The United Nations has informally requested the CIED COE conduct a Research Project on Magnetically Attached IEDs, the continued support of the UN lectures and their addition into the Common C-IED Training Model, and a proposal from ESCD to incorporate them into the CIED Technology Workshop. However, additional discussions and coordination is required to determine the specific details and requirements for each of the topics.