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Senior Course 121 group photo at the Czech Ministry of Defence, Prague.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

After an extremely fruitful visit to Germany, Senior Course 121 (SC 121) travelled on October 3 to Prague. There, Course Members were welcomed by the Czech Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr Michael
\nHrbata<\/a>, who highlighted the value of the Senior Course as a proven catalyst for mutual understanding, confidence-building and firm friendship.<\/p>\n

Mr Hrbata also reminded the group that next month in Prague the Czech Republic will be hosting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a very important opportunity for representatives of member states\u2019 parliaments to discuss a number of the priorities which feature on the Senior Course syllabus.<\/p>\n

The first briefing of the day was given by Mr Jiř\u00ed Schneider<\/a>, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He explained the political underpinnings of Czech foreign policy and of the newly revised National Security Strategy. The second speaker, Mr Josef Opuštil<\/a>, Director of Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence, introduced Course Members to national defence policy. The information provided was completely up-to-date, since the Czech Government validated its new Defence Strategy just last week. Mr Opuštil described the key elements that inform the Czech perception of current threats and challenges to Europe, and concluded his speech with a summary of the results of the Visegr\u00e1d Group (or V4) cooperation in Central Europe.<\/p>\n

The session ended with a presentation by a panel<\/a> which included three representatives of the Force Planning Division of the Czech Armed Forces: Brigadier General František Mič\u00e1nek<\/a> , Director (Former NDC Faculty Adviser); Colonel Jaroslav
\nSejpka<\/a> , Deputy Director (NDC Ancien); and Colonel Petr Pargač<\/a>, Head of the Force Development and Planning Department. They explained how the Czech Army is structured, the changes it is set to undergo, and how it operates in NATO, EU and UN missions in various theatres around the world. <\/p>\n

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NDC Public Affairs Office<\/p>\n

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More about the Field Study:<\/p>\n

First stop – Luxembourg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Second leg – Paris<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Third part – London<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fourth step – Berlin<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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