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.
Research The Baltic Defence College hosts roundtable seminars and major conferences annually, including a Cyber Conference and a Conference on Russian Power Projection. The college's academic faculty also engage in personal research, generating a range of different articles, books and commentaries each year.
Commandants NationalityRankNameTerm Brigadier general 1999–2004 Brigadier general 2004–2007 Brigadier general Gundars Ābols 2007–2010 Brigadier general Meelis Kiili 2010–2012 Major general 2012–2016 Major general Andis Dilāns 2016–2020 Brigadier general Ilmar Tamm 2020–2023 Brigadier general Alvydas Šiuparis 2023-present
Deans
The dean between 2004 and 2008 was Tomas Jermalavicius – a Lithuanian researcher of strategic resiliency.
Further reading James Corum, Art Johanson: 20th Anniversary History Book (pdf, 15 MB)
See also Estonian National Defence College List of universities in Estonia NATO Defense College European Security and Defence College NATO School
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