The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college, 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.

Research

The Baltic Defence College hosts roundtable seminars and major conferences annually, including a Cyber Conference and a Conference on Russian Power Projection. The college's academic faculty also engage in personal research, generating a range of different articles, books and commentaries each year.

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

Deans

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

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Further reading

• James Corum, Art Johanson: 20th Anniversary History Book (pdf, 15 MB)

See also

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