Managing Defence in the Wider

Security Context - Moldova

09 – 20 September 2019
 Opening Agenda
• The UK Defence Academy.

• Course - Aim and Objectives.

• Course Conduct.

• Introductions.

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Defence and
Security
Oxford

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International Engagement 2007 - 2019
 Joint Forces Command - 4*

Director General
3*
Defence Academy &
Joint Force Development

Shrivenham HQ Staff
Station
Defence Academy
2* 2* 2* 2*
SJFHQ DCDC
Royal College of Joint Services
Defence Studies Command Cranfield
(London) and Staff College University

King’s
College SERCO
London DSD

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Defence Leadership Centre Joint Services Command Technology School

and Staff College

Business Skills College Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre Defence Engagement School

Royal College of Defence Sixth Form College Nuclear Department

Defence Studies and Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme

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 Defence Academy – Outputs
• Professional Military Education.
• Command & Staff.
• Strategic Thinking.

• Professional Development.
• Corporate leadership, Portfolio, Programme and Project Management
(P3M), etc.

• Functional Training.
• Defence Attaches, Languages, Information Management, etc.

• Pre-Employment & Specialist Training.

• Nuclear (Propulsion), Explosives Ordnance Disposal, etc.

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Defence Leadership Centre
“To make Defence better led and managed”

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 Course Introduction
 This course is about the
development and
sustainment of effective
armed forces.

 Exercise your independent

judgement: no wish to preach.

 Wide agenda: political

philosophy to change
management.

 Test new ideas in a safe

academic environment.

 Chatham House Rule for the

discussion periods.

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 How we are going to work?
• Chatham House Rule.

• “When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham

House Rule, participants are free to use the information
received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the
speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be
revealed.”

• Plenary sessions – presentation and discussions.

• Learning from each other: sharing ideas.

• Seminar group exercises and reports.

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 Course Aims and Objectives
Aim
 To enable future strategic decision makers in security and defence to lead
effectively the process of strategic change in a cross-government context.

Objectives:

 Enable participants to build a shared vision of the key issues in global, regional
and national security
 Enhance the understanding of policy and strategy and their development and
communication;
 Build awareness of the structures and processes through which security can be
legitimately governed and managed so as to provide maximum support for
government policy;
 Introduce principles and techniques for the effective management of the security
sector;
 Explore strategic goals to set Defence priorities and capability requirements.
 Examine procurement options that are affordable and supported through-life.

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Dr. Anicée Van Engeland

• Senior Lecturer in International Security, Cranfield University.

• PhD Politics & Law (Muslim World) (Institut d’Etudes Politiques,
Paris, 2006), LLM (Harvard Law School, 2004), Ma International
Relations (Université Paris II Assas, 2002), MA Iranian Studies
(Université Paris III Sorbonne, 2002), Licence et Maitrise en droit
(Université Paris II Assas, 2001).
• Prior to becoming an academic, Anicée was a human rights
worker and an aid worker.
• She acts as a consultant for several international organisations
and NGOs such as UNDP, ICRC, UNHCR, ILO and IOM. She also
serves as an expert witness to courts in the UK and the USA
• Anicée’s main areas of research and practice are international law
and Islamic law. Her research is aimed at comparing legal
systems and analysing how religion, culture and traditions impact
international law, looking at Islam and Islamic law.

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Lieutenant Colonel Jon Dowd

 Graduated from the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in

1994.
 Trained in desert, jungle, mountain, arctic and maritime
environments and as an anti-tank commander, parachutist and
forward air controller.
 Operational tours included Kuwait, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and
Afghanistan. Within the UK, nuclear security operations and also
resilience operations during the national Fire Service strike.
 Commanded O Squadron, FPGRM (as a Major) and Royal Marines
Reserve Merseyside (as Lt Col).
 Staff appointments in personnel structures, capability integration,
future plans and contingency planning.
 Bachelor of (Civil) Engineering from the University of Bristol.
Studied Norwegian language and undertook his Advanced
Command and Staff Course in Oslo. Chartered Manager (MCMI).
 Recently instructed on the UK Advanced Command and Staff
Course and latterly responsible for ACSC planning, delivery
coherence and continuous improvement.
 Hobbies: mountain biking, motorcycles and telemark skiing.

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And in Week 2 of the Course:

Roger Crook John McCormack

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Please introduce yourselves:
 Name

 Current role and responsibilities

 Brief career summary: (eg key appointments, academic qualifications,

operational experience etc.).

(Next: Admin)

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 Administration
 We have a full timetable: please keep to time.

 Coffee breaks so you can greet friends and get to know new
people.

 We will provide all of the lecture slides on USB sticks so you can
refer to them in the future.

 A delight for us to have this opportunity to be here: we look forward

to the next two weeks.

 We hope to learn from you and your expertise in this region.

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