Activities at NATO‎-Kuwait ICI Regional Center start

17 Sep. 2017 - 20 Sep. 2017
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Last updated: 11 Oct. 2017 14:01

On 17-20 September, the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center began its activities in Kuwait City, with the organisation of a "NATO Week" focusing on cooperation in: NATO political and military issues, the NATO Science for Peace Programme and Security (SPS) Programme, cyber defence, chemical biological radiological and nuclear consequence management, critical infrastructure and energy security, maritime security, crisis management and civil preparedness.

Representatives from NATO's Political Affairs and Security Policy Division‎, Emerging Security Challenges Division, the Operations Division, the International Military Staff, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Joint Force Command Naples and representatives of Kuwait's National Security Bureau, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Interior, National Guard Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from academic and private institutions, exchanged experiences and knowledge on a wide range of topics.

Activities at the Center began with the NATO Week ‎and include activities planned at present until March 2018.

NATO and Kuwait representatives also held expert level meetings aimed at the renewal of the Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme agreed between NATO and Kuwait in 2014.

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- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center 17 Sep. 2017 From the left: Chair: Mr. Fawaz Al-Othman, Manager of the NATO-ICI Regional Centre, Kuwait National Security Bureau; Sheikh Fawaz al Sabah, Acting Head of Information and Security Follow-up Sector, Kuwait National Security Bureau; Mr. Nicola de Santis, Head, Middle East and North Africa Section, NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Col. Vratislav Osvald, Director, Training, Exercises and Education Department, Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence, Vyškov; Lt.Col. Filippo Marzio, NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Centre; Col. Pasquale Varesano, Head of the South Section, Cooperative Security Division, NATO International Military Staff and Sheikh Fawaz al Sabah, Acting Head of Information and Security Follow-up Sector, Kuwait National Security Bureau
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Mr. Nicola de Santis, Head, Middle East and North Africa Section, NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division ; Dr. Deniz Beten, Senior Science for Peace and Security and Partnership Cooperation Advisor, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division, and Mr. Gregory Hogan, Senior Staff, Homeland Protection and Air Traffic Control Division, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Mr. Gregory Hogan Senior Staff, Homeland Protection and Air Traffic Control Division, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, demonstrates next generation incident response
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Dr. Deniz Beten, Senior Science for Peace and Security and Partnership Cooperation Advisor, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division; Ms. Catharina Candolin, Cyber Defence Section, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division; Mr Eric Yingst, Staff Officer, DISA Mission Assurance, Critical Infrastructure Program (CIP); Eng. Laylali AlMansouri, Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Kuwait; Mr Alan Howard, Deputy Director, Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, United States and Mr Siim Alatalu, Head of International Relations, NATO Cyber Defence CoE Estonia
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center 18 Sep. 2017 Dr. Deniz Beten, Senior Science for Peace and Security and Partnership Cooperation Advisor, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division; Ms. Catharina Candolin, Cyber Defence Section, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division; Mr Eric Yingst, Staff Officer, DISA Mission Assurance, Critical Infrastructure Program (CIP); Eng. Laylali AlMansouri, Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Kuwait; Mr Alan Howard, Deputy Director, Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, United States and Mr Siim Alatalu, Head of International Relations, NATO Cyber Defence CoE Estonia
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Lt.Col. Ahmad Nasser, Fire Services Directorate, Kuwait; Dr Eyup Turmus, Science for Peace and Security Advisor & Programme Manager, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division introduces collaborative innovation on CBRN; Col. Vratislav Osvald, Director, Training, Exercises and Education Department, Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence, Vyškov; Mr Dan Cotter, Director of First Responders Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology and Lt.Col. Mohammad AlDalk, National Guard, Kuwait
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Lt.Col. Ahmad Nasser, Fire Services Directorate, Kuwait; Dr Eyup Turmus, Science for Peace and Security Advisor & Programme Manager, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division introduces collaborative innovation on CBRN; Col. Vratislav Osvald, Director, Training, Exercises and Education Department, Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence, Vyškov; Mr Dan Cotter, Director of First Responders Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology and Lt.Col. Mohammad AlDalk, National Guard, Kuwait
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center 19 Sep. 2017 Col. Mohammad Ali Haider, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait; Col. Mohammad AlFarsi, Security Decision Follow-up Committee, Cabinet of Ministers, Kuwait; Mr Michael Rühle, Head of Energy Security Section, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division and Mr Alan Howard, Deputy Director, Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Col. Mohammad Ali Haider, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait; Col. Mohammad AlFarsi, Security Decision Follow-up Committee, Cabinet of Ministers, Kuwait; Mr Michael Rühle, Head of Energy Security Section, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division and Mr Alan Howard, Deputy Director, Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Col. Mohammad Ali Haider, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait; Col. Mohammad AlFarsi, Security Decision Follow-up Committee, Cabinet of Ministers, Kuwait; Mr Michael Rühle, Head of Energy Security Section, NATO Emergency Security Challenges Division and Mr Alan Howard, Deputy Director, Energy Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Col. Salah Al Sallal, Navy, Ministry of Defence, Kuwait; Commander Mubarak Al Sabah, Coast Guard, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait and Mr. Michel Soula, Head, Operations Section A, NATO Operations Division
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Col. Salah Al Sallal, Navy, Ministry of Defence, Kuwait; Commander Mubarak Al Sabah, Coast Guard, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait and Mr. Michel Soula, Head, Operations Section A, NATO Operations Division
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Lt.Col. Mohammad Al Ajmi, National Guard, Kuwait; Dr. Adnan Al Tamimi, Director of the GCC Emergency Management Centre; Mr Khan Jahier, Civil Preparedness Section, NATO Operations Division – Crisis Management in NATO and Enhancing Resilience through Civil Preparedness and Maj. Meshari Al Faras, Fire Services Directorate, Kuwait
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Audience - NATO Week - NATO-ICI Regional Centre, Kuwait
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center 17 Sep. 2017 Audience - NATO Week - NATO-ICI Regional Centre, Kuwait
- NATO Week at the NATO-Kuwait ICI Regional Center 18 Sep. 2017 Group photo - NATO Week - NATO-ICI Regional Centre, Kuwait
- NATO Week at the NATOâ-Kuwait ICI Regional Center Article on NATO week in NATOâ-Kuwait ICI Regional Center

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