During the last Study Period of Senior Course 140, focused on Future NATO, Course Members were able to visit the European Space Agency (ESA) Centre for Earth Observation, based in Italy and known as ESRIN, and to gained a better understanding of the agency’s mission
28 Jun. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 12: "How Russia fights"
12 Sep. 2018 Senior Course
07 Sep. 2021 NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC)
13 Nov. 2018 Modular Short Courses (MSCs)
14 Sep. 2021 Modular Short Course Partner Integrated (MSC-PI)
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
28 Sep. 2017 The importance of partnerships for NATO
18 Oct. 2021
50th Conference of Commandants
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
09 Apr. 2019
What priorities for NATO?
Thierry TARDY
The Senior Course is the College's core business. The NDC offers also a variety of short courses for specific audiences, such as the General and Flag Officers and Ambassadors' Course, the Modular Short Courses (MSC) and Integrated Partner Orientation Course (IPOC) and the NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC).
Learn morePresent NDC Research Division publications include papers generated by members of our Division as well as external authors.
Learn moreCivilian candidates can apply only if they meet the required qualifications. Only nationals from the 30 member states can apply for vacancies at NATO.
Learn more The NDC Foundation was established “to promote the culture of stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area and in NATO partner nations …”
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