National representatives

Representatives of the member institutions constitute the Council as the highest authority governing the Society. Their stakeholders are the Rectors and Commandants of the member institutions.  The Council consists of: 

Pierre Jolicoeur
Professor
Pierre.Jolicoeur@rmc.ca

Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities

Rene Moelker
Professor, Netherlands Defence Academy
r.moelker.01@nlda.nl

Netherlands National Defence Academy

Kristian Søby Kristensen
Doctor, Director Institute of Strategy and War Studies
FAK-ISK-CH@mil.dk

Royal Danish Defence College

Hannu Kari
Vice Rector
hannu.kari@mil.fi

Finnish National Defence Academy

Markus Gauster
Doctor, Senior Researcher, National Defence Academy, Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management, (IFK)
markus.gauster@bmlv.gv.at
Anders McD Sookermany
asookermany@ifs.mil.no

Norwegian Defence University College

Kjell Engelbrecht
Professor of Political Science, Swedish Defence University
Kjell.Engelbrekt@fhs.se

Swedish Defence University

Ryszard Szpyra
Professor
r.szpyra@gmail.com

Polish National Defence University

Andreas Rüdisüli
Lieutenant Colonel

Scientific Staff, Military Academy (MILAC) at ETH Zurich

Joana Isabel Brás
Lieutenant Colonel
bras.jiacc@ium.pt

Military University Institute of Portugal

David Last
Secretary to ISMS, 2017-2020, 2020-2023, 2023-2026
last-d@rmc.ca

Associate Professor
Royal Military College of Canada

Tiia-Triin Truusa
Manager of Academic and Outreach Activities at the Baltic Defence College
tiia-triin.truusa@ut.ee

Participants of the ISMS Council Meeting in Oslo 2017