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• NDC Policy Brief 04-2023: NATO and strategic competition: time for Allies to step up, by Mark Webber *

On March 16-17, the NDC Research Division hosted its 2nd Annual Future Leaders Conference, in partnership with the College of Europe in Bruges and Natolin.

NATO Regional Cooperation Course 29 joined Senior Course 142 in Belgium for the second half of Field Study 1. On 16 March 2023, both delegations from the NATO Defense College (NDC) visited the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).

On 15 March 2023, the NDC delegation payed a visit to the Belgian Ministry of Defence as the first stop on their Brussels programme.

On Friday 17 March 2023, a delegation from The American University of Rome (AUR) visited the NATO Defense College. The aim of the visit was to provide the students with an overview of the NDC’s activities and mission.

On 12 March 2023, NRCC 29 travelled to Cairo, Egypt as the first destination on their Field Study trip. Course Members gained a deeper perspective on Egypt’s vision regarding security and foreign policy. Moreover, they were given the opportunity to network with Egyptian NDC alumni and Defence Attachés in a gathering hosted by Greece’s Ambassador to Egypt.

Senior Course 142 made a first stop in London to kick start Field Study 1. On 13 March 2023, the delegation was received by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), located on King Charles Street, London, where Course Members were briefed by representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the FCDO.

Russian Studies Series 01/2023

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On 6 March 2023, the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Italy, Malta, Croatia and San Marino, H.E. Ms Michèle Pranchère-Tomassini, was welcomed to the NATO Defense College (NDC) where she was given the opportunity to get acquainted with the organization and to gain a better understanding of its functioning.

The event took place in Tartu, Estonia on March 2-3, 2023. The discussions covered a variety of security issues related to Russia and NATO’s Eastern Flank.