Sunday 22 October 2017
Organized by the Ministry of Defence, and under the patronage of His Excellency Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, the Minister of State for Defence Affairs, the National Defence Course 2017-2018 attended a conference entitled (Leaders of the 21st Century Wars) on Tuesday, October 22, 2017 at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research. The conference was attended by prominent local and international leaders, thinkers and specialists. The conference aimed to consolidate the vision of the Ministry of Defence and to keep pace with its mission to ensure the defence and protection of the UAE, by understanding the strategic environment, developing future-oriented defence policies and strategies, and identifying strategic priorities for the development and use of national capacities in cooperation with other national stakeholders and international allies.