The International Society of Military Sciences (ISMS) is an international organization whose stated aim is to build a strong network for the creation, development, exchange and diffusion of research and knowledge about war, conflict management and peace support efforts. The ISMS was founded in October 2008. The
Austrian National Defence Academy
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Royal Military College of Canada
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Royal Danish Defence College
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, the
Finnish National Defence University
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Netherlands Defence Academy
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Norwegian Defence University College
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, the
Swedish National Defence College
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and the
Baltic Defence College
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established this society with the intention to further research and academic education in military arts and sciences in the broadest sense.
Establishing the ISMS
In the summer of 2007 the Faculty of Military Sciences, Netherlands Defence Academy, started working on more international collaboration on an institutional level. Canada, Sweden and Austria were the first military institutes and universities which were approached for collaboration. Soon four other institutes joined in. In November 2011, the
War Studies University in
Warsaw
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and the
Royal Military Academy (Belgium)
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were voted in. The Royal Military Academy of Belgium withdrew their membership before the council meeting in Oslo, May 2017. The latest induction to the ISMS is the
Military University Institute in Portugal that was inducted during the Council meeting in Vienna, November 2019.
Letter of Intent
The formal signing of the ''Letter of Intent'' was on October 22, 2008 in Copenhagen. That day the participating academies also decided to formally present the ISMS in November 2009 during its first annual international conference which was to be held in the
Netherlands
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. The theme of this first conference was “''Security in 2020 in a Multi-Polar World''”.
Letter of Intent
1) The undersigned institutions of Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, and the Baltic Defence College (later referred to as the institutions) agree to establish a society intended to further research and academic education in military arts and sciences in the broadest sense. This association is titled International Society of Military Sciences (hereafter referred to as the Society).
2) The purpose of the Society is to build a network for the creation, development, exchange and diffusion of research and knowledge about war, conflict management and peace support efforts.
3) The Society will establish an annual conference, and one or more workshops per year. Activities include communications and publications to support a research network within topics such as: war studies; military history; military technology; command and control, leadership and basic competence; law and ethics; security and defence policy and strategy; armed forces and society; and defence economics and management. These are detailed in Annex A.
4) The representatives of the member institutions constitute the Council as the highest authority governing the Society. The Council elects a Board governing the Society. The purpose of the Board is to initiate and coordinate the activities of the Society. The institution hosting the annual conference provides the secretariat for the Society for the period of one year.
5) Society members commit themselves to organise and participate in various workshops, conference or working groups, with the understanding that they will endeavour to lead at least one working group or workshop and participate in at least two others. A tentative schedule of upcoming events is attached at Annex B.
6) The Society will be established for the four-year term in October 2008 upon signing of Letter of Intent by the institutions, and it is announced at the First Annual Conference.
7) The first Annual Conference will be held in November 2009. Invitations to participate in the Conference and to join the Society will be distributed widely. The Council will consider applications for new membership by compatible organizations annually. However, participation in conferences and workshops is welcomed at any time.
Organizational Format
The ISMS is an institutional membership organization composed of higher military educational institutions in smaller and medium-sized nations. Membership of the ISMS is open to defence universities and colleges conducting research and teaching at the highest national level. The Charter specifically state that its members must be free to conduct research without political control and interference and they must operate in a political system with firm democratic control over the armed forces. More so, membership is by invitation only.
The governing body of the ISMS is the Council, which is made up of one representative of each member institution. The Chairmanship of the Council is assumed by the ISMS Presidency. The Presidency of the ISMS rotates on an annual basis between the member institutions. It is the role of the Presidency to host the annual ISMS conference. As of the Council-meeting in Oslo November 2017 the ISMS decided to elect a designated Council-member to act as the ISMS Secretary for a period three years. ISMS uses a thematic Working Group division where each working group is led by a Chairperson.
Presidencies and Presidents
The presidency of ISMS has been held by the following:
* 2021-2022:
Military University Institute, Portugal
* 2020-2021:
Royal Military College of Canada
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, Canada
* 2019-2020:
Finnish National Defence University
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, Finland - Professor Dr.
Hannu H. Kari
* 2018-2019:
Austrian National Defence College
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, Vienna - Brigader General Dr.
Wolfgang Peischel
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* 2017-2018:
War Studies University, Poland - Professor
Ryszard Szpyra
* 2016-2017:
Norwegian Defence University College
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, Norway - LtCol. Dr.
Anders McD Sookermany
* 2015-2016:
War Studies University, Poland - Professor
Ryszard Szpyra
* 2014-2015:
Finnish National Defence University
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, Finland - Professor Dr.
Hannu H. Kari
* 2013-2014:
Austrian National Defence College
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, Vienna - Brigader General Dr.
Walter Feichtinger
* 2012-2013:
Royal Danish Defence College
The Royal Danish Defence College ( da, Forsvarsakademiet; FAK) is an independent authority in the Armed Forces under the Armed Forces Commander's Defense Command, which provides training, research, advice and consultancy services in core military ...
, Copenhagen - Dr.
Niels Bo Poulsen
* 2011-2012:
Royal Military College of Canada
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- Professor
Houchang Hassan-Yari
* 2010-2011:
Baltic Defence College
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- Professor
James Corum
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Early life
Corum was educate ...
* 2009-2010:
Swedish National Defence College
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History
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- Professor Dr.
Maja Kirilova-Eriksson
* 2008-2009:
Netherlands Defence Academy
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- Professor
Alexander Bon
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Annual ISMS Conferences
* 2020, October 27–29: The ''twelfth'' annual ISMS conference are to be held by the
National Defence University in Helsinki, Finland. The invites theme for the conference is "Military Sciences versus Open Sciences with the scent of COVID-19 pandemic." (Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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the conference is moved to
Zoom Video Communications
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.
* 2019, November 18–20: The ''eleventh'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Austrian National Defense Academy
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in
Vienna
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, Austria. The invited theme of the conference was "Military Science for the Benefit of Society." The conference program display 97 presentations in three parallel Working Group sessions totaling 21 panels with 94 oral presentations and one poster session with 3 poster presentations. Keynote speakers were Brigader General Dr.
Wolfgang Peischel
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from the
Austrian National Defense Academy
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, LtCol Dr.
Anders McD Sookermany from the
Norwegian Defence University College
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and Professor
Christian Stadler from the
University of Vienna
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.
* 2018, October 18–19: The ''tenth'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
War Studies University in
Warsaw
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, Poland. The conference marked ISMS 10th anniversary and was themed "Military Sciences and Future Security Challenges." The conference program display 85 presentations in four parallel Working Group sessions totaling 26 panels with 82 oral presentations and one poster session with 3 poster presentations.
* 2017, November 15–17: The ''ninth'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Norwegian Defence University College
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
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in Oslo, Norway. The conference was themed "Military Sciences - The Backbone of Military Education?" The conference Book of Abstract display 103 presentations in five oral sessions totaling 23 panels with 86 oral presentations and one poster session with 17 poster presentations. Approximately 150 persons from more than 25 nations across five continents attended the #ISMS17 conference. Keynote speaker was Professor of international politics Dr.
Janne Haaland Matlary
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from the
University of Oslo
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and adjunct professor to the
Norwegian Defence University College
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
.
* 2016, October 12–14: The ''eight'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
War Studies University in
Warsaw
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,
Poland
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. The conference was themed "Influence and War - Fighting for Minds". The conference program show that there were 28 panels divided among 10 working groups with a total of 95 presentations. Keynote speaker was Doctor
Rafal Brzeski a journalist with 40 years of experience specializing in international relations.
* 2015, October 13–15: The ''seventh'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Finnish National Defence University
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in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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. The theme of the conference was "(R)evolution of War". The conference had 66 extended abstracts and 18 full papers and about 170 participants from 21 nations.
* 2014, October 21–23: The ''sixth'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Austrian National Defence Academy
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in
Vienna
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,
Austria
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. The theme for the conference was "Armed Forces for 2020 and beyond – Roles , Tasks , Expectations". The Book of Abstracts show that there were 60 abstracts divided among 9 working groups. Tentative key note speakers will include Lt.-Gen.
Wolfgang Wosolsobe, Director-General, EU Military Staff.
* 2013, November 12–14: The ''fifth'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Royal Danish Defence College
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in
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. The conference was themed "Adapting to Change" and was attended by more than 150 scholars and military practitioners from around the world. The keynote speakers included Dr
Matthew Burrows,
National Intelligence Council
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and principal author of the NIC-report "Global Trends 2030", and the former Minister of Defense from the Republic of Estonia,
Jaak Aaviksoo
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Aaviksoo has been the Estonian Minister of Defence and Minister of Educa ...
.
* 2012, October 23–24: The ''fourth'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Royal Military College of Canada
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in
Kingston, Ontario
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. The ISMS covered all aspects of military and security studies. The theme of the conference was: “Balancing domestic and international security requirement”, focusing in particular on the high north, civil-military relations and budget austerity. Presenters featured researchers, operationally experienced military personnel and policy makers. Both days started with a plenary session, followed by multiple working group sessions and the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with other researchers and participants. The conference program show that there were 24 panels divided among 9 working groups with a total of 85 presentations.
* 2011, November 8–10: The ''third'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Baltic Defence College
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in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
,
Estonia
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. The theme was "Adapting to Modern Security Challenges." Keynote speakers were the Lithuanian Air Force Commander Major General
Edvartas Mažeikis and Dr.
Jaak Aaviksoo
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Aaviksoo has been the Estonian Minister of Defence and Minister of Educa ...
, Estonian Minister of Education and Research. The closing summary was made by Professor
Žaneta Ozoliņa of the
University of Latvia
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The ''QS World University Rankings'' places the university between 801st and 1000th globally, seventh ...
.
*2010, November 10–11: The ''second'' annual ISMS Conference was hosted by the
Swedish National Defence College
The Swedish Defence University ( sv, Försvarshögskolan, FHS) is situated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Östermalm, Stockholm City Centre, next to the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology.
History
Today's Swedish Defence University ...
in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. The theme was the need for further cooperation in defence related research projects. During the conference, scientists and scholars presented and discussed their research on Military Education; State Violence; Challenges facing small states in relation to security and defence; The future of Crisis Management; Gender and violence; and Defence technology – management and development in smaller states.
* 2009, November 25–26: The ''first'' annual ISMS conference was hosted by the
Netherlands Defence Academy
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, at the
Naval Barracks in
Amsterdam
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, the
Netherlands
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. The theme was “Security in 2020 in a Multi-Polar World”. During the conference, scientists and scholars presented and discussed their research on conflict and warfare, ranging from the present conflict in
Afghanistan
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to intelligence, military technology, and personnel management. Keynote speakers were Major-General (ret.)
Patrick Cammaert
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UN Mission to the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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(MONUC), Prof. Dr.
Franz Kernic of the Swedish National Defence College and Dr.
S.J.G. Reyn of the Policy Planning Staff, Dutch Ministry of Defence.
ISMS Working Groups
The ISMS Working Groups are communities of research interest, which disseminate knowledge within the community, and organize seminars at the annual conference.
* WG#1: War Studies
* WG#2: Military History
* WG#3: Military Technology
* WG#4: Leadership, Command and Control and Basic Competences
* WG#5: Law and Ethics
* WG#6: Security and Defence Policy
* WG#7: Armed Forces and Defence Management
* WG#8: Defence Management and Economics
* WG#9: Military Education
* WG#10: Strategy
Academic Work
The Council of the International Society of Military Sciences has formally given its scholarly support to the effort of putting together an OpenAccess Handbook of Military Sciences. The handbooks Editor-in-Chief
Anders McD Sookermany and three of the Section Editors are Council Members of the ISMS:
David M. Last,
Wolfgang Peischel
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and
Niels Bo Poulsen. Several of the identified authors of the approximately 60 chapter book are affiliated with the ISMS either through their military educational institution or have presented papers at the annual ISMS conference.
[Dahlberg R. & Dalgaard-Nielsen A.(2020) The Roles of Military and Civilian Forces in Domestic Security. In: Sookermany A. (eds) ''Handbook of Military Sciences''. Springer, Cham. ]
Sources
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* Group: International Society of Military Sciences
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZürichOfficial twitter account
References
External links
The Official ISMS WebsiteETH ZurichInternational Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP)European Research Group On Military And Society (ERGOMAS)International Military Testing Association (IMTA)
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