{"id":7536,"date":"2025-02-18T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsite.ndc.nato.int\/?p=7536"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:57:16","slug":"nato-defense-college-at-the-munich-security-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/nato-defense-college-at-the-munich-security-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Defense College at the Munich Security Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-f1cae7\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-i7gbd\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-i7gbd\"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-i7gbd\" data-id=\"eb-row-i7gbd\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-w53py\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-w53py\"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-w53py\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">For 61 years, the Munich Security Conference has served as a platform for high-level dialogue between heads of state, ministers, and key figures from international organizations, industry, media, academia and civil society on pressing security and defence matters affecting the global order and transatlantic relations. In this pivotal year, Commandant Lieutenant General Max A.L.T. Nielsen, Research Division Director Dr Florence Gaub, Researcher Dr Olesya Vinhas de Souza represented the NATO Defense College (NDC) in Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-9af6a2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-slider  root-eb-slider-psob6\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-slider-psob6\"><div class=\"eb-slider-wrapper eb-slider-psob6\" data-blockid=\"eb-slider-psob6\" data-version=\"v4\" data-settings=\"eyJhcnJvd3MiOnRydWUsImFkYXB0aXZlSGVpZ2h0Ijp0cnVlLCJhdXRvcGxheSI6ZmFsc2UsImF1dG9wbGF5U3BlZWQiOjMwMDAsImRvdHMiOnRydWUsImZhZGUiOmZhbHNlLCJpbmZpbml0ZSI6dHJ1ZSwicGF1c2VPbkhvdmVyIjp0cnVlLCJzbGlkZXNUb1Nob3ciOjEsInNwZWVkIjo4MDAsInZlcnRpY2FsIjpmYWxzZSwiY3VycmVudFNsaWRlIjowLCJydGwiOmZhbHNlLCJyZXNwb25zaXZlIjpbeyJicmVha3BvaW50IjoxMDI1LCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJzbGlkZXNUb1Nob3ciOjF9fSx7ImJyZWFrcG9pbnQiOjc2Nywic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsic2xpZGVzVG9TaG93IjoxfX1dfQ==\" data-arrownexticon=\"fas fa-chevron-right\" data-arrowprevicon=\"fas fa-chevron-left\" data-lightbox=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-slider-init eb-slider-type-content\"><div class=\"eb-slider-item content-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/146-DeepTechRoundtable_1_2_.jpg\"><div><img class=\"eb-slider-image\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/146-DeepTechRoundtable_1_2_.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-content align-left\"><p class=\"eb-slider-title\">\u201cDefence in Depth (Tech)&#8221; Roundtable <\/p><p class=\"eb-slider-subtitle\">Essential Blocks Slider Subtitle<\/p><div class=\"eb-slider-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"\" class=\"eb-slider-button\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">See More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-item content-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/146-DeepTechRoundtable_2_0.jpg\"><div><img class=\"eb-slider-image\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/146-DeepTechRoundtable_2_0.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-content align-left\"><p class=\"eb-slider-title\"> NDC Commandant, LGEN Max A.L.T. Nielsen <\/p><p class=\"eb-slider-subtitle\">Essential Blocks Slider Subtitle<\/p><div class=\"eb-slider-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"\" class=\"eb-slider-button\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">See More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-item content-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/146-DeepTechRoundtable_3_0.jpg\"><div><img class=\"eb-slider-image\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/146-DeepTechRoundtable_3_0.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-content align-left\"><p class=\"eb-slider-title\">NDC Researcher Dr Olesya Vinhas de Souza <\/p><p class=\"eb-slider-subtitle\">Essential Blocks Slider Subtitle<\/p><div class=\"eb-slider-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"\" class=\"eb-slider-button\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">See More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">From 13 to 16 February, they attended bilateral engagements, roundtable discussions, main-stage addresses and townhall debates. This year, the NDC jointly with the IE Center for the Governance of Change co-hosted the \u201cDefence in Depth (Tech)\u201d roundtable. This initiative reinforced the NDC\u2019s role in promoting transatlantic unity and NATO-EU cooperation by bringing together senior NATO officials, including James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber; Dennis Gyllensporre, Chair of the NATO DIANA Board; and Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky, NATO Innovation Fund Partner. EU representatives included Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Jovita Neliup\u0161ien\u0117, and Ambassador Delphine Pronk, Chair of the EU\u2019s Political and Security Committee. The roundtable was co-organized and moderated by Dr Olesya Vinhas de Souza, NDC Researcher, and Dr Irene Bl\u00e1zquez Navarro, Director of the IE Center for the Governance of Change. Discussions centred on strengthening NATO-EU cooperation to address security challenges posed by deep tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Manuel Mu\u00f1iz, Provost of IE University in Madrid, and LGEN Nielsen opened the discussions. In his remarks, LGEN Nielsen emphasized the importance of NATO-EU-private sector collaboration to maintain NATO\u2019s and the EU\u2019s technological edge. He highlighted the need to understand how emerging technologies impact NATO\u2019s strategic environment, as well as the importance of these debates for the NDC when it comes to ensuring that its Course Members develop a firm grasp of the defence-technology nexus, given the College\u2019s mission to train NATO\u2019s future leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Vinhas de Souza and Dr Bl\u00e1zquez Navarro moderated a thought-stimulating discussion between leading technology investors and developers and NATO and EU officials on accelerating innovation, de-risking investments, shortening adoption cycles and mapping the pathways for deepening future NATO-EU-private sector collaboration on deepTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Florence Gaub, NDC\u2019s leading expert on foresight and the Middle East, moderated a conversation on the future of maritime warfare with Chief of the German Navy Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack and Chief of the Norwegian Navy Rear Admiral Oliver Berdal. The speakers reflected on the vulnerability of critical underwater infrastructure and on hybrid actions and acts of sabotage against Western maritime infrastructure, which have coincided with Russia&#8217;s naval buildup, raising concerns about escalation. Discussions explored how NATO navies can prevent open conflict on the waters and deter adversaries from further escalation, and how maritime warfare will adapt to future challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">On the sidelines, the NDC Commandant held bilateral meetings with General Frederik Vansina, Chief of Defence of Belgium; Javier Colomina, Deputy Assistant Secretary, PASP and NATO\u2019s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood; and Lieutenant General Kai Ronald Rohrschneider, Commander of Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) and Multinational Joint Headquarters (MN JHQ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">In the spirit of strengthening NATO-EU cooperation, Dr Vinhas de Souza had a bilateral meeting with Dr Teija Tiilikainen, Director of the Helsinki-based European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">The overall programme was highly 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