NATO Defense College Foundation

The NATO Defense College Foundation, the only existing think-tank bearing the name of the Alliance, was established in Rome in 2011. It grew out from a common intuition of the President Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo and the NATO Defense College top decision-makers who understood the value of a non-profit NGO that could work beyond usual and institutional outreach, training, communication and scientific research activities. Our mission is to promote the culture of stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area and in NATO partner nations. Our aim is to meet the highest standards in contributing to public debate and future deliberations on strategic, security and geopolitical issues. We foster dialogue through education, research and outreach to the challenges that we are confronting. Our scientific research consists of several activities: Strategic Trends, Food for thought, International conferences, High-level seminars, advisory panels.