Baltic Defence College

Baltic Defence College

Balti Kaitsekolledž Baltijas Aizsardzības koledža Baltijos gynybos koledžas
Emblem
Motto	Ad securitatem patriarum (Latin: For the fatherlands’ security)
Type	Military college
Established	25 February 1999; 26 years ago (1999-02-25)
Academic staff	Approx. 50[ citation needed ]
Students	Approx. 80[ citation needed ]
Location	Tartu , Estonia 58°22′24″N26°43′21″E / 58.37333°N 26.72250°E / 58.37333; 26.72250
Affiliations	ISMS; IAMP
Website	www.baltdefcol.org

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

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

Nationality	Rank	Name	Term
Denmark	Brigadier general	Michael H. Clemmesen  [ da ]	1999–2004
Lithuania	Brigadier general	Algis Vaičeliūnas  [ lt ]	2004–2007
Latvia	Brigadier general	Gundars Ābols	2007–2010
Estonia	Brigadier general	Meelis Kiili	2010–2012
Lithuania	Major general	Vitalijus Vaikšnoras  [ lt ]	2012–2016
Latvia	Major general	Andis Dilāns	2016–2020
Estonia	Brigadier general	Ilmar Tamm	2020–2023
Lithuania	Brigadier general	Alvydas Šiuparis	2023-present

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Deans

A distant view on the Baltic Defence College building (upper right corner).

The dean between 2004 and 2008 was Tomas Jermalavicius – a Lithuanian researcher of strategic resiliency. ^[7]

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Further reading

• James Corum, Art Johanson: 20th Anniversary History Book Archived 2023-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (pdf, 15 MB)

See also

• Estonian National Defence College
• List of universities in Estonia
• NATO Defense College
• European Security and Defence College
• NATO School

References

1. Baltic Defence College. "Facts about the courses". Baltic Defence College. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
2. Baltic Defence College. "International Conference on Russian 'Power Projection'". Russian 'Power Projection' in the Twenty-first Century. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
3. Baltic Defence College. "Faculty Publications". Baltic Defence College. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
4. "History of the Baltic Defence College". Baltic Defence College. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
5. "Brigadier General Ilmar Tamm". Baltic Defence College. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
6. "Change of Command, and Graduation of Higher Command Studies Course 2024, and Joint Command and General Staff Course 2022-2023". Baltic Defence College. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
7. Jermalavicius, Tomas. "Institutional Page". International Centre for Defence Studies. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.