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Visiting delegation attending the NDC briefing

05 Jul. 2022

Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Delegation Visits the NDC

On 5 July 2022, the NATO Defense College (NDC) welcomed a delegation from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) composed of 23 delegates and led by Colonel Michael Hardin, Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at VMI. The aim of the visit was to introduce the visitors to the NDC’s main activities and mission.

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Group photo of Senior Course 140 with the Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN

Senior Course 140 visit to ESRIN

NDC Policy Brief 12

How Russia fights

28 Jun. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 12: "How Russia fights"
20 Jun. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 11: "Rethinking NATO engagement in the Western Balkans"
16 Jun. 2022 NDC Research Paper 24: "Strategic Shifts and NATO’s new Strategic Concept"
27 May. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 10: "Protecting NATO’s security community"
26 May. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 09: "Is Russia a threat in emerging and disruptive technologies?"
16 May. 2022 Russian Studies 04: "The Problems of the Applied Theory of War"
13 May. 2022 NDC Research Paper 23: "War in Europe: preliminary lessons"
28 Apr. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 08: "The war in Ukraine and the future of Russia-China relations"
14 Apr. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 07: "Cool change ahead? NATO's Strategic Concept and the High North"
31 Mar. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 06: "The “dos and don’ts” of strategy making "
28 Mar. 2022 Russian Studies 03: "Escalation and Deescalation of Crises, Armed Conflicts, and Wars"
24 Mar. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 05: "Lessons from NATO's intervention in Afghanistan "
01 Mar. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 04: "The rise of China and NATO’s new Strategic Concept"
16 Feb. 2022 NDC Policy Brief 03: "NATO and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda "
15 Feb. 2022 Russian Studies 02: "Russian “Principles of Victory in Combat” and MCDP-1 Warfighting"

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31 Jan. 2020 SC 135 Graduation Ceremony address
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Senior Course 141 English Refresher Course (Optional)
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NATO Regional Cooperation Course 28 English Refresher Course (Optional)

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