{"id":13218,"date":"2021-04-16T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/msc-138-3-and-ipoc\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:32:20","slug":"msc-138-3-and-ipoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/msc-138-3-and-ipoc\/","title":{"rendered":"MSC 138-3 and IPOC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSC138-3_IPOC_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"Modular Short Course 138-3 and Integrated Partner Orientation Course \" \/><figcaption>Modular Short Course 138-3 and Integrated Partner Orientation Course <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The Modular Short Course (MSC) and the Integrated Partner Orientation Course (IPOC) took place remotely from 12 to 16 April, in connection with Study Period D of Senior Course 138. The Courses, focusing on \u2018NATO Present &#038; Future\u2019, are designed to analyse the current and future role, nature, and complexity of key international organizations, including their policies and activities, and how these relate to NATO and the changing global and regional security environment. The issues presented to MSC 138-3 and IPOC aim to facilitate a greater understanding of these organizations and their dynamics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The session opened with introductory remarks by the NDC\u2019s Commandant, LGEN Olivier Rittimann. In the following days, lectures centered on \u2018How NATO Works\u2019 and \u2018NATO Partnership Opportunities &#038; Challenges\u2019. A presentation on \u2018Strategic Thinking\u2019 was given by the Dean Dr. Stephen J. Mariano. Day 4 focused on \u2018NATO Defence &#038; Deterrence of the Euro-Atlantic Area\u2019, with a final presentation on \u2018NATO Projecting Stability &#038; Crisis Management\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">\n<p><em>NDC Public Affairs Office<br \/>\n(Prepared by Mr Jose Moron Marchena, ESP C)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modular Short Course 138-3 and Integrated Partner Orientation Course The Modular Short Course (MSC) and the Integrated Partner<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_badge":[],"class_list":["post-13218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"modified_by":null,"author_meta":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","trp-custom-language-flag":"","morenews-featured":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":0,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/span>"]}},"relative_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 5 ans il y a","modified":"Mis \u00e0 jour 6 mois il y a"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le avril 16, 2021","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le avril 16, 2021 15:25","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026 09:32"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13218"},{"taxonomy":"post_badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_badge?post=13218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}