On 1-2 June 2006, Baltic Defence College hosted the first Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABC/D), entitled “Road to Transformation Summit” and organised by the ministries of defence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as well as the BALTDEFCOL. The conference focused on the issues pertaining to military transformation and the agenda of NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia.
We are pleased to present the proceedings of the conference to broader audiences. Organisers are grateful to all the contributors, participants and support staff of the conference for their inputs and role which they played in making this event a great success. We are looking forward to seeing you all in the next ABC/D in autumn 2007.
Inside the publication:
First session: TRANSFORMATION OF NATO
Operations as a Tool for Transformation
Renatas Norkus, Undersecretary of the Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania
NATO, Common Funding and Peace Support Operations: A comparative perspective
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Kees Homan, Senior Researcher, ‘Clingendael’ Institute, the Netherlands
Second Session: TRANSFORMATION OF MIND
Transformation Myths: Confronting the paradoxes of change
Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II, Director of Research, Institute of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College
Understanding NATO Military Transformation
Maj. Gen. Frank Hye, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) Representative in Europe
Military Education as a Vehicle for Transformation
Dr. Peter Foot, Director of Academics, Canadian Forces College
Third Session: ROAD TO RIGA SUMMIT
A View from Berlin
Col. Hans-Werner Wiermann, Deputy Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany
A View from NATO Partner Country and Holder of the EU Presidency in the Second Half of 2006
Jukka Knuuti, Defence Advisor, Ministry of Defence of Finland
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