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NDC ACADEMIC BRIEF FOR THE “ 5th Meeting of the Security Sector Reform WG” of PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes Rome 7 - 8 April 2003. MISSION. “To contribute to the effectiveness and cohesion of the Alliance by developing and conducting:
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NDC ACADEMIC BRIEF FOR THE“5th Meeting of the Security Sector Reform WG” of PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies InstitutesRome7 - 8 April 2003
MISSION “To contribute to the effectiveness and cohesion of the Alliance by developing and conducting: • Strategic level courses on politico-military issues, designed to better prepare selected officers and officials for important NATO and NATO-related appointments; • Other programmes in support of NATO initiatives and interests”. MC 123/7
SUPPORT ELEMENTS BUDFIN ORGANISATION COMMANDANT*** DEAN** DIRECTOR of MANAGEMENT** DAPP* DAO* CURRICULUM PLANNING Br POLICY/COOPERATION Br RESEARCH Br LIBRARY FAs i/c COMMITTEES LINGUISTIC SERVICES FIELD STUDIES Br ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES Br
NATION NAVY ARMY AIRFORCE CIVILIAN BELGIUM 1 CANADA 1 CZECH REP. 1 1 DENMARK 1 FRANCE 1 GERMANY 1 1 GREECE 1 HUNGARY 1 ITALY 1 NETHERLANDS 2 NORWAY 1 POLAND 1 PORTUGAL 1 SPAIN 1 TURKEY 1 1 1 U.K. 1 U.S. 1 2 THE FACULTY ADVISORS
GFOC IPOC NAROC COURSES 1950-2002 Total SC
SENIOR COURSE • 2 per year - 5 1/2 months duration • Colonels or Lieutenant-Colonels and civilian equivalents • Quotes - 74 (max) NATO + 10 PfP • SENIOR COURSE 102 (24FEB03 – 24JUL03) • Total Course Members 83 (NATO - 68; PfP - 15) • 31 Countries (17 NATO countries + 14 PfP Countries) • Males 75 + 8 Females • Military 62 (28 A, 17 F, 1 M, 16 N); Civilians 21 (incl. 6 Diplomats) • PfP Countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, FYROM, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
HOW WE OPERATE • NDC does not provide specific training instead it provides learning opportunities • We apply Chatham House rules - always • We give total academic freedom to our lecturers and the opportunity to our course members to challenge lecturers and to present personal views • We present personal views and not national positions • Unique role of faculty advisers
RESEARCH ACTIVITY THREE INITIATIVES: 1.SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS Increase the number of seminars/workshops from three to six in 2003 and up to nine in 2004 2.FELLOWSHIPS Modify the scope and increase the number of fellowships from four to six/seven in 2003 and up to eight/ten in 2004 3.PUBLICATIONS Given ‘One’ and ‘Two’ above, we intend to double our publications from seven/eight per year to potentially fifteen/sixteen in 2003 and nineteen/twenty-one in 2004
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES • Increase support for NATO-Russia Council approved projects • Intensify Fellowship programme • Add Med. Dialogue and Russian course members to the Senior Course in 2003 • Extend partnering with other Academic and Security Research Institutes • Widen the attendance in the Conference of Commandants • Sustain our level of active participation in the Consortium • Offer continuous further education to a wider audience through short courses, ADL, and web site links
PfP CONSORTIUM STUDY/WORKING GROUPS • Secretariat WG • Advanced Distribute Learning • Combating Terrorism • Crisis Management in Central Asia • Crisis Management in Southeast Europe • Crisis Management in Southern Caucasus • Curriculum Development • European Security and Defense Identity The Future of NATO • Impact of Information Technology on NationalSecurity • Military History • Security Sector Reform .
STRATEGIC GUIDANCE • Develop its role as a major centre of education, study and research on transatlantic security issues • Foster forward and creative thinking on the key issues facing the Alliance • Enhance its educational function by engaging with external institutions • Diversify target audiences to reach more civilian officials