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• NDC Policy Brief 19-22: Towards a deeper NATO-Japan cooperation, by Marc Ozawa *

From Monday 21 to Friday 25 November 2022, the NATO Defense College (NDC) hosted the second bi-annual Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors’ Course (GFOAC 2022-2), entitled “NATO and the New Strategic Concept”.

The Academic Advisory Board of the NATO Defense College (NDC) convened its 52nd annual meeting at NDC in Rome on 24 and 25 November 2022.

• NDC Policy Brief 18-22: Finland and Sweden in NATO: the potential of new security providers, by Hanna Ojanen*

Paris, France – On 18 November 2022, the NDC and the Institut de Recherche stratégique de l’Ecole militaire (IRSEM) co-hosted their annual Joint Conference, focused on ‘Perceptions of the Strategic Landscape and Technological Implications’.

Rome, Italy – On 17 November 2022, the NDC and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) co-organized a joint event on “NATO and the Challenges of Cyber Defense”.

New York City was the final stop on Field Study 2 for Senior Course 141. On 10 and 11 November 2022, Course Members were taken on a visit to the United Nations Headquarters and the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

On 14 November 2022, Lieutenant-General Carlo Lamanna, Italian Commandant for Training, Specialization and Army Doctrine, visited the NATO Defense College (NDC). The aim of this visit was to gain a deeper understanding of the activities of the College.

Copenhagen, Denmark – On 11 November 2022, the NDC co-hosted a conference on ‘NATO’s new strategic concept in light of the Russian aggression against Ukraine’ alongside the Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS) and the Center for War Studies of the University of Southern Denmark.

On 8 and 9 November 2022 Senior Course 141 visited Washington, D.C. as part of the Field Study 2 programme.