ACTIVITIES OF THE TRANSNATIONAL THREATS DEPARTMENT As a follow up event in October, TNTD, in close cooperation with the Government of Spain, conducted the “Workshop on Border Security and Counter Cross-Border Criminal Activity in the Mediterranean Region” in Avila, Spain. This expert level workshop involved practitioners from countries in the Mediterranean region as well as international experts from IOM, INTERPOL, Europol, FRONTEX, UNCCT, and UNODC. The workshop was comprised of four thematic sessions: irregular migration; illicit cross-border trafficking with a particular focus on THB and cultural property; the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon; and tracing illicit financial flows emanating from transnational organized crime. Test Center in Denmark invited several UAV manufacturers to inform participants about new developments in the area of UAV production, legislation and payload solutions to meet challenges in UAV deployment and utilization. Throughout the course of the year, TNTD/BSMU conducted several Training Workshops on Examination and Detection at the Border for border, police, and customs officers in Croatia (in co-operation with RACVIAC), Mongolia (in co-operation with the Law Enforcement University of the Ministry of Justice of Mongolia), and Turkmenistan (upon request of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat). In December, TNTD/BSMU, in co-operation with the BMSC, conducted the second meeting of the Training Support Network (TSN), which aims to link specialized national border guard/police and customs training institutions with the TNTD/BSMU and OSCE/BMSC. The meeting aimed to examine training tools and mechanisms, including modern technology tools and applications, in the area of border security and management, current emerging security threats, and how national and regional specialized training institutions could contribute to enhancing national services’ capacities to address such challenges. Throughout 2015, TNTD/BSMU continued providing expert support to FRONTEX for the development of the “Common Core Curriculum - Border Guard Basic Training”, particularly with respect to the Interoperability Assessment Programme within the EU and beyond. In October, TNTD/BSMU organized the workshop on the “Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Border Security and Management” in Odense, Denmark, for the OSCE BSM NFP Network. The workshop provided participants with a unique opportunity to learn about the broad array of applications of UAVs and related systems in border security and management. 35 national experts, NFPs, and representatives from OSCE field operations, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, and other units of the OSCE Secretariat attended the event. National experts from pS already using UAVs in border security and management and in other law enforcement applications shared their lessons learned and ways to overcome challenges in UAV systems operation and deployment. In addition, the UAS Throughout 2015, TNTD/BSMU consistently supported diverse capacity-building training events within the OSCE/ BMSC in Dushanbe by providing thematic input and serving as instructors. In particular, the Unit supported the Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership (BSMSL) Classroom Study Programme, Module III, titled “Current and Emerging Trends in Border Security Management”, which took place in Finland in June. TNTD/BSMU continued to support the OSCE Office in Tajikistan (OiT) in implementing the “Patrol Programming and Leadership” project for Tajik Border Troops, which entered its third phase in August. Throughout the two previous phases, starting in 2012, more than 230 Afghan police and 270 Tajik Border Troops officers received training under the Basic Patrol Leadership Training and advanced Patrol Management, Field Medical, Winter, and Training of Trainers Courses. The third phase envisages the training of 240 Tajik, 140 Afghan, and 40 Kyrgyz Officers by July 2017. Revised and updated training curricula on leadership and management, operational planning, winter search and rescue, and training of trainers has been developed and will be implemented accordingly. Focus is given to development and usage of local training capacity, in order to ensure sustainability upon the project’s closure. TNTD/BSMU – Police-Related Activities 2015 ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 14% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 86% 29