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Vox Collegii Magazine Volume XXIV; the Voice of the College Past and Present.

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On the occasion of the end-of-year holidays, I would like to express my warm wishes, also on behalf of all the Staff at the NATO Defense College, to all of you and your families.

Belgrade, Serbia was the final destination of the third Field Study for Senior Course 143. This Field Study incorporates visits to NATO Allies and a partner nation. Following the visit to North Macedonia, the NATO Defense College delegation continued its journey through the Western Balkans, heading to Serbia.

Senior Course 143 travelled to Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia as part of their third Field Study. This was a key opportunity to engage with high-level practitioners, including the President of the Assembly, Members of Parliament, representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, in order to gain insights into the defence and security priorities and challenges faced by this Balkan nation.

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NATO’s “Expert Group on the South” met at the NATO Defense College on 12 December 2023. Since the appointment of the expert group by way of the Secretary General’s initiative at the Vilnius Summit earlier this year, the Group has been entrusted to undergo a comprehensive reflection on existing and future threats, challenges, and opportunities for NATO’s engagement with partner nations, international organizations, and other relevant actors on its southern flank, particularly the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel. The final report and the Expert Group’s recommendations will be presented at the next NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. in July 2024.

Bratislava, Slovakia, was the second stop of the third Field Study of the academic programme of Senior Course 143. The visit took place at the Slovak Ministry of Defence where the NATO Defense College (NDC) Commandant, Lieutenant General Max A.L.T. Nielsen, and Senior Course 143 were welcomed by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, Lieutenant General Ľubomír Svoboda, and Ms Jana Kotorova, Director of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The flagship course of the NATO Defense College, Senior Course 143, travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, as the first stop of the third Field Study of their curriculum, to learn from leading practitioners about the Danish defence and security strategies and how they respond to the complex global security landscape.

The Indo-Pacific Seminar, held at the NATO Defense College from November 29 to December 1, offered a valuable opportunity to gain a strategic overview of key political, economic, and security-related issues in the region. The Seminar equips Course Members with crucial analyses of geopolitical tendencies; an in-depth look at the Chinese strategic agenda; and discussions on emerging security risks and their implications for NATO.

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