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The Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach during his address to Course Members

16 Feb. 2021

Inauguration Day of Senior Course 138 and NATO Regional Cooperation Course 25

On 16 February, the NATO Defense College inaugurated two of its courses, Senior Course (SC) 138 and NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC) 25 with guest of honour Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, joining the ceremony virtually from Brussels. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach is also Chair of the Academic Advisory Board for the College.

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Roman Banya 2021: The two Russian Flanks

08 Feb. 2021 NDC Policy Brief 03: "NATO’s eastern flank: retooling the US-Baltic security link"
01 Feb. 2021 NDC Research Paper 16: "Russia in NATO’s South: Expansionist Strategy or Defensive Posture? "
25 Jan. 2021 NDC Policy Brief 02: "Operation Althea and the virtues of the Berlin Plus Agreement"
14 Jan. 2021 NDC Policy Brief 01: "Deterrence by detection: using surveillance to pre-empt opportunistic aggression "
17 Dec. 2020 NDC Research Paper 15: "“NATO-Mation”: Strategies for Leading in the Age of Artificial Intelligence "
09 Dec. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 23: "“NATO 2030. United for a new era”: a Digest "
07 Dec. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 22: "Russian Grand Strategy and the COVID crisis"
02 Dec. 2020 Russian Studies 04: "“Russian Views of Iran”"
30 Nov. 2020 NDC Research Paper 14: "Lessons from the Enhanced Forward Presence, 2017-2020"
24 Nov. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 21: "The pandemic and the military: towards total defence? "
18 Nov. 2020 NDC Research Paper 13: "Russia’s energy policy. Dependence, networks and special relationships "
12 Nov. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 20: "China in the COVID world: continued challenges for a rising power"
03 Nov. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 19: "The interstate conflict potential of the information domain"
27 Oct. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 18: "COVID-19 and the defence policies of European states"
22 Oct. 2020 NDC Policy Brief 17: "Catalyst or crisis? COVID-19 and European Security "

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31 Aug. 2020 NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC)
14 Jan. 2021 Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors' Course (GFOAC)
09 Apr. 2019 Senior Executive Regional Conference (SERC)
13 Nov. 2018 Modular Short Courses (MSCs)
14 Jan. 2021 Integrated Partner Orientation Course (IPOC)

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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

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Mar 8

Modular Short Course 138-2 "International Organisations"
Apr 12

Modular Short Course 138-3 "NATO: Present and Future"
Apr 12

Integrated Partners Orientation Course 2021-1 "NATO: Present and Future"

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