Jean d’Andurain, Coordinator for Defence Education in NATO’s Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, addresses NATO and PfPC defense education colleagues

NATO and Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) outline efforts to build, modernize and reform defense institutions in partner countries

Vienna, Austria (July 6, 2015) - From 28-30 June at the Austrian National Defence Academy in Vienna, Austria, NATO and Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) officials convened the fourth annual NATO Clearing House to review efforts of the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP).  The Clearing House brought together 58 participants from 23 countries and 42 institutions to coordinate support to existing and future defense education programs.

Proud, graduating students at the Moldovan Military Academy

Republic of Moldova achieves significant milestone towards NATO aspirations Featured

Chisinau, Moldova (June 29, 2015) – On 27 June, a graduating class of new officers from the Moldovan Military Academy ushered in a significant milestone in Moldova’s cooperation with NATO and partners. The graduation signaled the achievement of capacity for the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) in Moldova, a first of its kind event, as this is the first degree-granting course for new officers developed under the DEEP program.

Partnership for Peace Consortium 17th Annual Conference - 21st Century Conflict: Opportunities for Cooperation

Partnership for Peace Consortium 17th Annual Conference - 21st Century Conflict: Opportunities for Cooperation Featured

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (June 11, 2015) – The Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) is holding their 17th Annual Conference in Vienna, Austria, from 1-3 July. In light of ongoing turmoil in Ukraine and elsewhere, some 120 experts from around the globe are gathering to help make sense of the world’s turbulent times and provide constructive recommendations on how to reduce conflict through cooperation.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Moldova, Viorel Cibotaru, on right, with the PfPC's Sean Costigan

NATO and non-NATO members unite in authoring Cyber Security Curriculum

Chisinau, Moldova (May 4, 2015) – Whether you are a government agency, a commercial enterprise, or an individual, one thing is for certain: a dedicated cyber criminal has the potential to wreak havoc on the computer networks that bind the world together. With this sobering reality in mind, the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) is developing a Cyber Security Curriculum to help better defend against determined cyber adversaries.

Mr. Cem Kumsal, Education and Training Technologies Manager, NATO Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Virginia, facilitates discussion on computer-based learning technologies

Partner nations pledge to integrate computer-based learning practices into Defense Education Enhancement Programs

Bucharest, Romania (April 24, 2015) - Computer-based learning has revolutionized the education community and the Partnership for Peace Consortium's Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working Group is helping to further usher online learning technologies into partner nations' defense education programs.

Participants from the 11th Regional Stability in the South Caucasus Workshop

Partnership for Peace Consortium conducts South Caucasus regional stability exercise Featured

Kiev, Ukraine (Mar 30, 2015) – The Regional Stability in the South Caucasus (RSSC) Working Group convened an international panel of experts from 26-28 March in Kiev. The meeting was organized under the framework of the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) in collaboration with the Austrian Defense Academy and was the 11th in a series of workshops aimed at promoting regional stability in the South Caucasus.

Uzbek soldiers gather outside the US Command and General Staff College

Partnership for Peace Consortium and Uzbekistan Armed Forces Academy cooperating on defense education

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Mar 12, 2015) – With US and NATO forces drawing down in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other countries in the region may find themselves playing larger roles in regional security. It is with this realization in mind that Uzbekistan is cooperating with the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) on defense education assistance through the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP).

From left to right: Sanad Ali Al-Nuaimi, MGen, Commander of the Strategic Studies Center, Qatar, Armed Forces; Dr. Raphael Perl, Executive Director of the Paertnership for Peace Consortium; Zamel Sayyaf Al-Shahrani, General, Strategic Studies Center, Qatar Armed Forces

PfPC and the Qatar Armed Forces Strategic Studies Center Form New Partnership Featured

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 26, 2014) – The Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) and the Qatar Armed Forces Security Studies Center (SSC) recognize that the international security landscape is vastly different from that of the immediate post Cold War period.   On February 26 the two organizations put this acknowledgement into action and formed a new strategic partnership to mutually address contemporary security challenges.

Kazakhstani defense education staff with DEEP experts

Kazakhstan Leading the Way in Defense Education

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Jan 27, 2015) – If you walk the halls of Kazakhstan’s National Defense University (NDU) you will see a defense education institution amidst a remarkable transformation. The transformation is through the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP), a close collaboration among Kazakhstan, NATO, and the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC).

Pictured in photo from left to right: Col Jean Perez, France Ministry of Defence; Andre Rakoto, PfPC Conflict Studies Working Group Chairperson, French Ministry of Defence; David Des Roches, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies

Counterinsurgency Curriculum Development Launched by Partnership for Peace Consortium

Tallinn, Estonia (Jan. 15, 2015) – In the wake of this month’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the development of a new Counterinsurgency (COIN) Curriculum is underway through a joint effort between The Partnership for Peace Consortium’s (PfPC) Conflict Studies Working Group and the Baltic Defence College. Upon completion, the curriculum will be available to NATO and coalition partners.

Sergeant Oleksandr Kosynski, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Ukrainian Armed Forces, participates in discussions with Ukrainian soldiers and Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) experts

Partnership for Peace Consortium and NATO Partners Initiate Defense Education Cooperation in Ukraine Featured

Kiev, Ukraine (Dec 19, 2014) – NATO and partners have enjoyed close security cooperation ties with Ukraine for over two decades, but only recently has such cooperation taken on a new sense of urgency. As war continues in Ukraine’s Donbass region, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has requested NATO’s and the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s (PfPC) assistance in reforming Ukrainian Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) education.

Aiko Holvikivi, from the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF), addreses Security Sector Reform Working Group participants

The Partnership for Peace Consortium Initiates New Program to Teach Gender Studies to Military Institutions

Stockholm, Sweden (Dec 19, 2014) – Women, Peace, and Security is a topic of great importance to the international security community and consequently the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) launched a new program to teach gender studies to military institutions.

Participants at the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Regional Security in the South Caucasus Study Group discuss the way forward for regional conflict resolution Nov. 7 at the Austrian National Defense Academy in Reichenau, Austria. (Courtesy photo by Benedikt Hensellek)

PfPC Provides Neutral Forum for South Caucasus Conflict Resolution Featured

The Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Regional Security in the South Caucasus Study Group convened a multinational forum on Austria’s neutral ground, providing a constructive atmosphere for open dialogue.

PfPC's Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working Group Seeks Innovative Solutions to Defense Education Enhancement

PfPC's Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working Group seeks enhancements to ADL capabilities, improving NATO e-learning platforms as well as new initiatives.

Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Swedish National Defense College Visits the PfPC

Today we had a very productive meeting with Brigadier General Bengt Axelsson, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Swedish National Defense College, and also Sweden's representative on the PfPC's Senior Advisory Council (SAC). We pledged to pursue future cooperation between PfPC and Sweden in a number of working groups, to include Combating Terrorism,...

PfPC's Emerging Security Challenges Working Group is underway in Malta, discussing hybrid warfare and hybrid conflict

The Partnership for Peace Consortium's (PfPC) Emerging Security Challenges Working Group met in Malta, generously hosted by the University of Malta's Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC). The group discussed hybrid warfare and hybrid conflicts, which focuses on the changing dynamics of warfare and conflict in the 21st century, as seen in the behavior of states and non-state actors alike.

PfPC's Regional Stability in South East Europe Study Group Publishes Policy Recommendations

PfPC's Regional Stability in South East Europe Study Group (RSSEE SG) publishes policy recommendations, reflecting the group's discussions during the 29th RSSEE workshop on „Bosnia and Herzegovina and Beyond: The Role of Civil Society in Supporting Democratization and Euro-Atlantic Integration in South East Europe” convened by the PfPC...