Centres of Excellence (COEs) are international military organisations that train and educate leaders and specialists from NATO member and partner countries. They assist in doctrine development, identify lessons learned, improve interoperability and capabilities, and test and validate concepts through experimentation. They offer recognised expertise and experience that is of benefit to the ...
Brussels, NATO HQ, 5 May 2025 – The Joint Intelligence and Security Division (JISD) held its annual meeting with experts gathering from NATO’s intelligence and security-related Centres of Excellence (COEs) and the NATO Intelligence Enterprise (NIE). The annual meeting focusses on areas of common interests and best practices in order to further the intelligence capabilities of the Alliance ...
The COEs’ role as hubs of innovation and expertise contributes to ensuring that we out-think and out-pace our adversaries. The COEs continue to be significant parts of the overall effort to ensure that intelligence remains a core enabler of NATO’s political-military decision making and that security is robustly and consistently applied.
On 12 May 2022, the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence Major General Jürgen Brötz hosted the third Annual Conference with the intelligence and security related Centres of Excellence (COEs). The fourteen centres met with NATO’s intelligence and security community, discussing ongoing work strands and future opportunities for cooperation. The meeting took place in person at ...
Today, (24 June 2021), Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence Major General Jürgen Brötz hosted the second annual meeting between intelligence and security related Centres of Excellence (COEs) and NATO’s intelligence and security community. They discussed strengthening cooperation, with a focus on education and training opportunities. The online meeting contributed to the ...