NATO SFA COE joined the NATO Intelligence Enterprise second annual meeting
NATO SFA COE
joined the second annual meeting of the Intelligence and Security related
Centres of Excellence (COEs) organized by the Joint Intelligence and
Security Division of the NATO International Staff with the NATO Intelligence Enterprise
(NIE) to deepen the cooperation among those entities and to reinvigorate and
further strengthen the link between the NIE and relevant COEs.
The event
consisted of two parts:
-
a plenary session at which all COEs were
invited to prepare a brief introduction on the COEs and how their work relates
to Intelligence and Security;
-
a discussion session in break-out rooms
to discuss two guiding questions:
·
How do COEs support the NIE through
Education & Training? What is their expertise in relation to Intelligence
and Security? Can they offer tailored training and education?
· Are there Education & Training
activities related to Intelligence and Security for which COEs require support?
The NATO SFA COE representative
pointed out that the NATO SFA COE is focussed on Intelligence and Security
related issues such as analysis, linkages and assessment, which are training
modules of the “SFA Operators course”. Furthermore, the importance of the human
environment surrounding the role of SFA Operators (advisors, mentors and
trainers) was stressed; the SFA Operators effectively act as “social sensors”
concerning the situation on the field in the assisted nation.
The meeting was a great occasion not
only to highlight the work of NATO SFA COE within Intelligence and Security,
but also to show its importance within the NATO community by sharing expertise
and training solutions.