On February 9-10, the OSCE will hold the High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar (HLMDS), with 200 high-level military officials and experts. The event will explore the impact of security challenges in the OSCE area on military doctrines and armed forces. Commander of U.S. European Command United States Air Force General Tod D. Wolters will keynote. Speakers include OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid.
HCSS Director of Research Tim Sweijs will participate in a panel on Competition, moderated by Lieutenant General Keith W. Dayton (ret.) (Director of the George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies), together with Major-General Etienne Patry (Head of the Joint Center for Concepts, Doctrines and Experimentations at the École Militaire, France) and Major-General Henning-A. Frantzen (Commandant and Principal, Norwegian Defence University College).
The aim of the seminar is to enable dialogue and information exchange among military representatives to foster greater mutual understanding and transparency as well as build trust and confidence. The seminar takes place once every five years.
For more information: OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar
