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Mr Hunger providing his Welcome Address

01 Jun. 2023

Senior Course 142 Field Study 3: first stop in Switzerland

The third Field Study trip for SC142 officially started on Monday, 29 May 2023 in Bern, Switzerland, where Course Members were warmly welcomed by the Swiss authorities. High-level presentations, a boat tour on the Thun Lake and an outstanding reception organized at Niesen Kulm will remain impressed in the memories of the NDC delegation.

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Plenary discussion with panellists (l to r) Captain (Ret.) Jukka Savolainen, Brigadier General Mark Comer, Prof. Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Colonel (Ret.) Soren Knudsen – moderator, Ambassador Shota Gvineria and Dr Nathalie Tocci

The NATO Defense College hosts the 69th Anciens’ Annual Conference & Seminar

Spanish Minister of Defence Ms Margarita Robles Fernández Visits the NDC

Spanish Minister of Defence Ms Margarita Robles Fernández visits the NDC

12 Apr. 2023 NDC Policy Brief 06: "NATO's Strategic Concept from theory to practice: NATO Mission Iraq"
03 Apr. 2023 NDC Policy Brief 05: "Human security and energy transition in NATO’s South"
21 Mar. 2023 NDC Policy Brief 04: "NATO and strategic competition: time for Allies to step up"
14 Mar. 2023 Russian Studies 01/2023: ""Heroes of the Information Front"?"
17 Feb. 2023 NDC Policy Brief 03: "The Iran nuclear deal: consequences of moribund diplomacy"
13 Feb. 2023 NDC Research Paper 28: "War changes everything: Russia after Ukraine"
31 Jan. 2023 NDC Policy Brief 02: "The US and NATO at a nuclear crossroads"
30 Jan. 2023 NDC Policy Brief 01: "Ukraine, NATO and the Black Sea"
16 Dec. 2022 NDC Research Paper 27: "Nuclear Strategy in the 21st Century: Continuity or Change?"
15 Dec. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 21: "NATO Allies’ geopolitical diversity and the cohesion of the Alliance"
07 Dec. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 20: "The Cuban Missile Crisis, the Russia-Ukraine war and nuclear risks"
01 Dec. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 19: "Towards a deeper NATO-Japan cooperation"
24 Nov. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 18: "Finland and Sweden in NATO: the potential of new security providers"
21 Oct. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 17: "Drone warfare: an evolution in military affairs"
05 Oct. 2022 NDC Research Paper 26: "France in NATO - An evolving Gaullian agenda"

24 Oct. 2022 Senior Course
28 Nov. 2022 NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC)
02 Feb. 2023 Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors' Course (GFOAC)
01 Feb. 2022 Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors' Course for Partners, GFOAC-P (former SERC)
13 Nov. 2018 Modular Short Courses (MSCs)
02 Feb. 2023 Modular Short Course Partner Integrated (MSC-PI)

24 Sep. 2020 Announcing the 67th Annual Anciens' Conference & Seminar
17 Jul. 2020 We did it!
16 Jul. 2020 SC 136 Graduation Ceremony and NDC Change of Command
13 Feb. 2020 A glimpse of Senior Course 135 Graduation Ceremony
31 Jan. 2020 SC 135 Graduation Ceremony address
04 Dec. 2019 NDC behind the scenes – a close-up of the 66th Anciens’ Seminar Conference
18 Oct. 2019 Keynote address by Professor Jamie SHEA at the 66th Anciens' Seminar
07 Nov. 2017 Military Education: a fundamental dimension of NATO Partnerships
05 Oct. 2017 Implications of the transformation of the Middle-Eastern System for NATO
28 Sep. 2017 The importance of partnerships for NATO

25 Nov. 2022 The 52nd NATO Defense College Academic Advisory Board meeting
NATO
02 May. 2022 "La Russia fa da 15 anni questo gioco di minaccia dei più deboli. Vuol rompere il fronte occidentale"
Andrea GILLI
30 Apr. 2022 "I russi perdono circa un battaglione al giorno: il Donbas è una regione grande come la Basilicata"
Andrea GILLI
11 Feb. 2022 NATO in a New Era: Global Shifts, Global Challenges.
Thierry TARDY
21 Jan. 2022 51st NATO Defense College Academic Advisory Board meeting
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
05 Jan. 2022 COMPTES RENDUS DE LA COMMISSION DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES, DE LA DEFENSE ET DES FORCES ARMEES
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
25 Dec. 2021 Delivering Strategic Thinking Education
Stephen J. MARIANO
18 Oct. 2021 50th Conference of Commandants
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
19 Nov. 2020 Interview to Lieutenant-General Olivier Rittimann On NATO’s Response To Covid19 (Podcast)
LGEN Olivier RITTIMANN
09 Apr. 2019 What priorities for NATO?
Thierry TARDY

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Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course (GFOAC) 2023/1 Rome
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Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors' Course - Partners (GFOAC-P) 2023-1 Rome
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Senior Course 142 Study Project Presentations

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