The International Society of Military Sciences
The Austrian National Defence Academy, The Royal Military College of Canada, the Royal Danish Defence College, The Finnish National Defence University, the Netherlands Defence Academy, the Norwegian Education Command, the Swedish National Defence College, and the Baltic Defence College established in October 2008 a society intended to further research and academic education in military arts and sciences in the broadest sense.
The purpose this organisation is to build a network for the creation, development, exchange and diffusion of research and knowledge about war, conflict management and peace support efforts. The society will establish an annual conference, and one or more workshops per year.
Activities include communications and publications to support a research network within topics such as: war studies; military history; military technology; command and control, leadership and basic comptence; law ðics; security, defence policy and stratregy; armed forces and society; and defence economics and management. Participation in conferences and workshops by (outside) researchers, academics and military personnel are welcomed at any time. Conferences are also open for other interested people.
Background information
International military-scientific cooperation through the ISMS (Pdf, new window)
Call for Papers/ Participation: Baltic Defence College 2012 Workshop on Current Issues in European Security
On 11-12 June 2012 the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia, will host a two day academic workshop on the subject of Current Issues in European Security. We are organizing several panels for presentations that will cover a variety of European Security Issues to include: the European security environment, likely threats to European Security 2012-2022, the future of NATO and EU security arrangements, Insights from the Libya Operation 2011, the future of the European defense technology industry.
We welcome papers and participation from individual academics and institutions. We especially invite papers and panel proposals from academics in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.
We can support speakers per providing accommodation while at the workshop. If you are interested in presenting a paper please contact Dr. James Corum (Dean of the Baltic Defence College) at james.corum@bdcol.ee or Lt. Col. Dr. Mika Kertunnen (Chair of the Department of Management and Officership, Baltic Defence College) at mika.kertunnen@bdcol.ee
We anticipate publishing selected papers of the workshop.
If you wish to present a paper please send a proposal and abstract to Dr. Corum and Lt. Col. Kertunnen before 1 April 2012.
BALTDEFCOL hosts a Major International Conference
On November 8-10 the Baltic Defence College hosted a major international conference of the International Society of Military Sciences. (ISMS)
More than 100 academics, most of them from military staff colleges that are partnered with the Baltic Defence College, came to Tartu to the Dorpat Conference Center where they presented papers and held panel discussions on a wide variety of security policy issues. More than 80 papers were presented by a group of defence academics from all over Europe, North America and the Baltic countries. Faculty members from Tartu University, the University of Latvia and the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian national military academies all participated. It was truly a Baltic and international event.
The Conference keynote speeches were given by the Lithuanian Air Force Commander Major General Edvartas Mažeikis and Dr. Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian Minister of Education and Research. The closing summary was made by Professor Žaneta Ozoliņa of the University of Latvia. The conference was able to bring together top defense academics, especially from the Baltic and European regions, to discuss issues of current concern.
The ISMS was founded three years ago as a partnership of eight schools of higher military education. The ISMS schools are: The Royal Danish Defence College, the Netherlands National Defence Academy, the Swedish National Defence College, The Norwegian Defence University College, the Finnish National Defence University, the Austrian National Defence Academy, the Royal Military College of Canada and the Baltic Defence College. The ISMS is dedicated to supporting research in all aspects of security studies among the faculty and students of the eight schools. The ISMS is organized into working groups that deal with such areas such as armed forces and society, military history, war studies, military technology. The ISMS is also a growing organization, with the Polish national Defence University and the Belgian Staff College being voted into the ISMS in the November meeting.
The Baltic Defence College has held the leadership in the ISMS for the last year and the ISMS Conference is one of the largest international events to ever be hosted by the Baltic Defence College. The Baltic Defence College received considerable support from its partner Baltic universities and institutions to host the event.
The 2011 ISMS Conference will be held in Tartu, Estonia
You are invited to attend the ISMS annual Conference in Tartu, Estonia on 9-10 November 2011.
The Conference will be hosted by the Baltic Defence College.
The theme of the Conference wil be "Adapting to Modern Security Challenges"
All participants will stay at the Dorpat Hotel. For further information and registration see:
