{"id":8085,"date":"2025-03-07T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsite.ndc.nato.int\/?p=8085"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T06:59:38","slug":"from-the-cold-war-to-current-challenges-the-ndc-conducts-modular-short-course-on-contemporary-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/from-the-cold-war-to-current-challenges-the-ndc-conducts-modular-short-course-on-contemporary-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Cold War to Current Challenges: The NDC Conducts Modular Short Course on Contemporary NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">From 24 February to 7 March 2025, 23 military officers and civilian officials from 12 NATO member states attended the Modular Short Course on Contemporary NATO. This intensive two-week programme provided participants with comprehensive insights into NATO&#8217;s history, organizational structure, and decision-making processes, while examining its evolving role in today\u2019s international security landscape.<\/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-8bced9\">\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\/02\/146-MSC_1-2_2_2.jpg\"><div><img class=\"eb-slider-image\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/146-MSC_1-2_2_2.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-content align-left\"><p class=\"eb-slider-title\">Course Member receives his diploma from Lieutenant General 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\/02\/146-MSC_1-2_1_2.jpg\"><div><img class=\"eb-slider-image\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/146-MSC_1-2_1_2.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-content align-left\"><p class=\"eb-slider-title\"> MSC 146 1 and 2 Course Members participate in a committee work session <\/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\/02\/146-MSC_1-2_3_0.jpg\"><div><img class=\"eb-slider-image\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/146-MSC_1-2_3_0.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"eb-slider-content align-left\"><p class=\"eb-slider-title\"> Course Member receives his diploma <\/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\">The Modular Short Course (MSC) 146 1 and 2 offer military and civilian officials the opportunity to engage with NATO-related study periods without committing to the longer durations of the 22-week Senior Course (SC) or the 10-week NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC) at the NATO Defense College (NDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Participants engaged in insightful lectures and dynamic discussions on the changing global security environment, analysing current threats, challenges, and opportunities facing the Alliance. Key topics included NATO&#8217;s origins during the Cold War and the evolution of the transatlantic relationship, the Alliance\u2019s internal structures and processes, and its core security concepts: conventional and nuclear deterrence and defence, cooperative security and partnerships, and crisis prevention and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">The course provided a platform for participants to exchange knowledge and experiences on critical NATO-related security issues with their peers and leading subject-matter experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">NDC Public Affairs Office<br>(Prepared by Ms Chlo\u00e9 Ketels, FRA C)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 24 February to 7 March 2025, 23 military officers and civilian officials from 12 NATO member 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