News

• NDC Policy Brief 02-22: Russia’s “total confrontation” on the Eastern flank, by Marc OZAWA *

Dear NATO Defense College Faculty, Researchers, Staff, (permanent, temporary, contractors, and interns), Course Members, Senior Course Anciens, Alumni of NDC’s other excellent courses and friends of NATO from across the globe.

On 20 and 21 January 2022, the Academic Advisory Board (AAB) met at the NATO Defense College for discussions and to provide advice to the NDC leadership.

On 19 and 20 January 2022, Senior Course 139 presented their Committee Study Projects (CSP) to the NDC leadership, Faculty Advisors and peers. This activity is one of the culminative highlights of the academic programme at the NATO Defense College in which the two main learning objectives are to demonstrate strategic thinking on a topic relevant to NATO, and to prove consensus-building skills by answering a CSP research question.

On Monday, 17 January 2022, NDC Commandant, Lieutenant General Olivier Rittimann (FRA A), opened the annual Field Studies Planning Conference, which took place virtually, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• NDC Policy Brief 01-22: NATO and human security, by Mary Kaldor*

On 12 and 13 January 2022, Senior Course 139 took part in an NDC Staff Ride, which included a Briefing Day and a Field Day in Montecassino.

“Burya na Kavkaze” [Storm in the Caucasus]

• NDC Policy Brief 22-21: What role for NATO in the Sahel?, by Chloé Berger *

On Monday 13 December, Senior Course 139 ended its Field Studies with a final stop in Ljubljiana, Slovenia.