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NATO Defense College

The NATO Defense College is the Alliance's flagship academic institution. It is here that senior officers and officials can prepare for NATO appointments of increasing responsibility and for the challenging multinational security environment facing NATO in the 21st century.

We are keenly aware of this responsibility to the Alliance and the nations of the Partnership for Peace and Mediterranean Dialogue. We endeavour to offer an array of academic courses, research projects and Outreach programmes to meet their needs.

Our core business is our Senior Course and associated shorter courses tailored to specific audiences. We concentrate on the high-level political-military issues that confront both civilian and military leadership at the Alliance and national level. We strive to promote debate, to seek consensus, and to master the skills needed to succeed in a multinational environment.

It is our aspiration to be regarded as the first choice for nations in the educational development of their senior officers and officials destined for NATO and NATO-related appointments.

Dr. Samuel GRIER
United States, NDC DEAN

Working Papers

Title: Towards cooperation or confrontation? Security in the High North
Authors: Sven G. HoltSmark
Date: February 2009

Title: Obstacles to FYROM's membership of NATO: a tougher agenda than expected
Authors: Zoran Kosanic
Date: February 2009

Title: The keys to understanding the Israel–Russia
Authors: Pierre Razoux
Date: November 2008

Title: Reinventing NATO´s Public Diplomacy
Authors: Stefanie BABST
Date: November 2008

Title: Barack Obama's foreign policy what can NATO expect from the next U.S. President?
Authors: Patrick KELLER
Date: November 2008

Title: What NATO can learn from "the surge" in Iraq
Authors: Christopher M. SCHNAUBELT
Date: October 2008

Title: NATO and the challenge of non-lethal weapons
Authors: Cees M. Coops
Date: September 2008

Title: HASTEN SLOWLY: NATO's Effects Based and Comprehensive Approach to Operations
Authors: Brooke Smith-Windsor
Date: July 2008

Title: After the Summit: Long-Term Consequences for NATO
Authors: Karl-Heinz Kamp
Date: June 2008

Title: Energy Security: NATO’s Limited, Complementary Role
Authors: Andrew Monaghan
Date: May 2008

Title: The NATO Mediterranean Dialogue at a crossroads
Authors: Pierre Razoux
Date: April 2008

Title: An interview with General James L. Jones, USMC, Retired, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), 2003-2006
Authors: David S. Yost
Date: January 2008

Title: NATO and 21st Century War
Authors: Samuel Grier
Date: October 2007

Title: Cultural Challenges in Military Operations
Authors: Cees M. Coops, Tibor Szvircsev Tresch
Date: October 2007

Title: L'operation Active Endeavour et son impact sur le Dialogue méditerranéen de l'OTAN
Authors: Rachid El Houdaïgui
Date: June 2007

Title: NATO and the Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Authors: Joseph F. Pilat, David S. Yost
Date: May 2007

Title: Divergences entre Israël et les pays européens de l'OTAN sur la sécurité durable de l'Etat d'Israël
Authors: Ilan Greilsammer
Date: January 2007

Title: Sécurité et stabilité dans le Sahel africain
Authors: Medi Taje
Date: December 2006

Title: Russia's Quest for Strategic Identity
Authors: Stanislav Secrieru
Date: November 2006

Title: Defense Reform and the Russian Navy
Authors: Yuri Krupnov
Date: October 2006

Title: A Roadmap for Ukraine’s Integration into Transatlantic Structures
Authors: Oksana Kozlovska
Date: June 2006

Title: NATO-EU Cooperation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Authors: Alec Aalto, Christopher Alexander, Mihai Carp, Bernard Carreau, Jean Dufourcq, Karen Guttieri, Zalmai Haquani, Birgitte Juul, Eikka Kosonen, Chris Morffew, Natalino Ronziti, David Yost, Richard Zink
Date: May 2006

Title: Le Maghreb stratégique
Authors: Fouad Ammor, Laurence Ammour, Ferdaous Ben Sassi, Mohamed Ould Haless, Mehid Taje
Date: April 2006

Title: Integrative Processes in the South Caucasus and their Security Implications
Authors: Leila Alieva
Date: March 2006

Title: Promoting Sustainable Security
Authors: Laure Borgomano-Loup (ed), Jean Dufourcq (ed)
Date: February 2006

Title: The Role of the Wider Black Sea Area in a Future European Security Space, Volume 2
Authors: Jean Dufourcq (ed), Lionel Ponsard (ed)
Date: December 2005

Title: The Role of the Wider Black Sea Area in a Future European Security Space, Volume 1
Authors: Jean Dufourcq (ed), Lionel Ponsard (ed)
Date: December 2005

Title: Security Strategies and their Implications for NATO's Strategic Concept
Authors: Jean Dufourcq (ed), Carlo Masala (ed)
Date: November 2005

Title: When Suicide Bombing Reaches the Tipping Point
Authors: Sam Grier
Date: October 2005

Title: Deactivating War: How Societies Demobilise after Armed Conflict
Authors: Natalia Springer
Date: (Date Not Available)