Baltic Defence College
| File:Baltic Defence College emblem.png Emblem | |
| Motto | Ad securitatem patriarum (Latin: For the fatherlands’ security) |
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| Type | Military college |
| Established | 25 February 1999 |
Academic staff | Approx. 50[citation needed] |
| Students | Approx. 80[citation needed] |
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| Affiliations | ISMS; IAMP |
| Website | www |
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The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college that was established by the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in 1999. It serves as a centre of strategic and operational research and provides professional military education to intermediate- and senior-level officers and government officials from the founding states, other member states of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, as well as other European countries including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine.[1]
Research
[edit | edit source]The Baltic Defence College hosts roundtable seminars and major conferences annually, including a Cyber Conference and a Conference on Russian Power Projection.[2] The college's academic faculty also engage in personal research, generating a range of different articles, books and commentaries each year.[3]
Commandants
[edit | edit source]| Nationality | Rank | Name | Term |
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| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | Brigadier general | Michael H. Clemmesen | 1999–2004 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Brigadier general | Algis Vaičeliūnas | 2004–2007 |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Brigadier general | Gundars Ābols | 2007–2010 |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Brigadier general | Meelis Kiili | 2010–2012 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Major general | Vitalijus Vaikšnoras | 2012–2016 |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Major general | Andis Dilāns | 2016–2020 |
| File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | Brigadier general | Ilmar Tamm | 2020–2023 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Brigadier general | Alvydas Šiuparis | 2023-present |
Deans
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The dean between 2004 and 2008 was Tomas Jermalavicius – a Lithuanian researcher of strategic resiliency.[7]
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- James Corum, Art Johanson: 20th Anniversary History Book Archived 2023-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (pdf, 15 MB)
See also
[edit | edit source]- Estonian National Defence College
- List of universities in Estonia
- NATO Defense College
- European Security and Defence College
- NATO School
References
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