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How to do strategic foresight ✍️🤔

Foresight is on the rise but:
- Foresight is not about predicting or knowing the future;
- Foresight is not a body of expert knowledge;
- Foresight is not an end in itself;
- Strategic foresight goes beyond pure foresight practices and is about integrating foresight into the policy-making process.

Learn more by reading the latest NDC Research Division Insight, Strategy Series, by Miguel Peco-Yeste

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📢 Kicking off Senior Course 145 and NRCC 32!

On September 3rd, we proudly inaugurated Senior Course 145 and NRCC 32, welcoming 114 participants from 39 nations. 🌍 This diverse group of military and civilian leaders will dive deep into NATO's evolving strategic landscape over the coming months.

The ceremony featured a keynote address by the Spanish Ambassador to Italy, His Excellency Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios, who highlighted the vital need to protect the core values of the NATO Washington Treaty—democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law—in today's complex world.
As NDC Commandant LGEN Max A.L.T. Nielsen reminding us that "the future is not something that happens to us; it is something that we shape." Let's shape it together. 💪

Stay tuned as we embark on this journey of learning, collaboration, and strategic insight!

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📣 WE ARE HIRING!

➡️ Section Head (Budget and Fiscal), NATO Grade G17 (A3)

📅 Deadline for applications 29 September 2024 @ 23:59 Hrs.

Apply here -->🔗 https://www.ndc.nato.int/about/organization.php?icode=75

🌘 Sidé, urgent message to patrol Spacecraft Nielsen: Watch out! Several men armed with coilguns identified. Highest threat level!

📖For the full NATO 2099 graphic novel visit the link: https://www.ndc.nato.int/nato2099/index.php

“First of all, let me thank you for your responsiveness. Although the journey to the moon is no walk in the park, you have all accepted our invitation. You are gathered here today for economic, diplomatic, but above all, security reasons. For the last forty years, all the nations around this table have been operating alongside each other in space and now on the moon. Despite our diverging interests, we have been able to nurture peace through diplomacy.” 🗣

📕 Read NATO 2099: https://www.ndc.nato.int/nato2099/

❄️ "December 2054. Antarctica. By then no vessel was able to hide. All areas, however remote, were the scene of disorderly fighting. Satellite coverage made all domains transparent and technology enabled a few valiant and well-equipped men to fight state forces on almost equal terms".

📘Read the full NATO 2099 graphic novel: https://www.ndc.nato.int/nato2099/index.php

Countdown to the future: Only four days until NATO 2099! Discover how NATO tackles emerging global threats and strengthens its unbreakable bond in the decades to come. The future is now — Are we prepared to face it together? 🌐

🎓 Congratulations to Our New Graduates! 🎓

Today, we proudly celebrated the graduation of Senior Course 144 at the NATO Defense College. For 5½ months, 79 Course Members from 34 nations came together to delve into the complexities of our global security environment. Through collaboration and shared insights, they forged collective solutions to common challenges.

As they step forward with a deeper understanding of the world and an eye on the future, we celebrate not just the end of a chapter but the exciting beginning of a new journey.

Here's to the remarkable achievements and bright futures of Senior Course 144! 🌟

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🎓 As Senior Course 144 (SC 144) wraps up their academic journey, it's time to showcase their Committee Study Projects (CSP)!

These projects are the result of months of dedicated teamwork, strategic thinking, and consensus-building on key NATO topics like crisis prevention, cooperative security, and the future of warfare.

🔗Discover more about the projects: https://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1955

That's a wrap❗

The Assessing Deterrence Conference concluded at NATO Defense College, 🇮🇹.

Experts from across the Alliance analysed NATO’s deterrence posture. Discussions were held on understanding Russia’s strategic culture, their way of war, and interpreting the signals they send. With the inputs of the experts, we are able to construct a mutual understanding of both Russia’s and NATO’s behaviour.

We're honoured to welcome MGEN Ulf Haeussler, Director of the International Military Staff (IMS) Operations and Planning Division, to the NATO Defense College!

As the Officer of Primary Responsibility for the NDC at NATO IMS, MGEN Haeussler’s visit allowed for fruitful discussions with the NDC leadership and Division Heads, and gave him a deeper understanding of the NDC organization, capabilities and challenges.

As we look towards the future together, this important occasion is one significant step further in our ongoing commitment to adding value to NATO.

This week, we welcomed a delegation of 23 students from the National Defence University of Türkiye – Joint War College at the NATO Defense College. 🇹🇷

Türkiye is a highly valued NATO Ally and an important contributor to the College, regularly sending Course Members to attend NDC Courses.

During their visit, the delegation gained firsthand insights from briefings, as well as from our current Course Members and their fellow compatriots who are attending the Senior Course. The delegation explored the College's educational activities and learned how these programmes prepare future leaders of Allied and partner countries for roles in NATO, NATO-related, and multinational environments.

Moreover, the visit paved the way for potential cooperation between the College and the National Defence University of Türkiye, with the head of delegation Director BGEN Kartal. 🤝

We have successfully completed another edition of the GFOAC-P Sahel, together with our Mauritanian Partners G5 Sahel Defense College (G5SDC)!

This high-level seminar brought together senior officers and officials from the broader Sahel region. With a focus on NATO's role in the current security environment, it offered a unique platform for exchanging diverse perspectives and tackling common challenges.

The event fostered deeper understanding and cooperation within the Sahel region and with NATO, promoting shared values and intellectual interoperability. 🤝🌍

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📢Kick-off of the Assessing Deterrence Conference

In collaboration with George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, and RSI U.S. European Command (EUCOM), the NATO Defense College and Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) are charting a new path towards evaluating and enhancing NATO’s deterrence posture. Join us as we work together to make the Alliance stronger.

The NDC Commandant, LGEN Max A.L.T. Nielsen, and Commander JFC-Brunssum, GEN Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, opened the three-day conference and set the stage for NATO-wide collaboration on developing cutting-edge methodology to enhance effectiveness of the hashtag posture.🌍🤝

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🗓️Leading subject matter experts convene on 1-3 July in to develop a novel approach to

Bridging theory and practice to enhance NATO’s cohesion and effectiveness, and demonstrating

This collaboration brings together NATO Defense College, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, and RSI U.S. European Command (EUCOM) to produce impactful - research

💭How can the international community contribute to more stability and security in ?

On 24 and 25 June, Senior Course 144 participated in the Africa Seminar to examine the security landscape of the continent.

Through a regional approach, this Seminar allowed participants to:
🔹 dive deeper into the ongoing crises in and the region
🔹 explore sources of instability in Sub-Saharan Africa
🔹 reflect on the role of regional and international players such as and the 🇪🇺🌐

More insights from the Seminar:
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