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| 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 | , 58°22′24″N26°43′21″E / 58.37333°N 26.72250°E /58.37333; 26.72250 |
| Affiliations | ISMS;IAMP |
| Website | www |
TheBaltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college that was established by the threeBaltic states (Estonia,Latvia andLithuania) in 1999. It serves as a centre of strategic and operational research and providesprofessional military education to intermediate- and senior-level officers and government officials from the founding states, other member states of theEuropean Union (EU) and theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, as well as other European countries includingArmenia,Azerbaijan,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Georgia,Moldova,Montenegro,Serbia andUkraine.[1]
The Baltic Defence College hosts roundtable seminars and major conferences annually, including a Cyber Conference and a Conference onRussianPower Projection.[2] The college's academic faculty also engage in personal research, generating a range of different articles, books and commentaries each year.[3]
| Nationality | Rank | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigadier general | Michael H. Clemmesen [da] | 1999–2004 | |
| Brigadier general | Algis Vaičeliūnas [lt] | 2004–2007 | |
| Brigadier general | Gundars Ābols | 2007–2010 | |
| Brigadier general | Meelis Kiili | 2010–2012 | |
| Major general | Vitalijus Vaikšnoras [lt] | 2012–2016 | |
| Major general | Andis Dilāns | 2016–2020 | |
| Brigadier general | Ilmar Tamm | 2020–2023 | |
| Brigadier general | Alvydas Šiuparis | 2023-present |

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