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CMDR COE Strengthens Expert Dialogue with Japan through Delegation’s Working VisitThe Director of the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE), COL Orlin Nikolov, PhD, together with the Head of Operational Labs, COL Kostadin Lazarov, conducted a working visit to Japan aimed at strengthening professional dialogue, exchanging experience, and exploring opportunities for practical cooperation in crisis management, disaster response, civil preparedness, and resilience. » read more

CMDR COE and ESDC Strengthen Disaster Relief Expertise in the CSDP ContextThe Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence hosted the Disaster Relief in the Common Security and Defence Policy Context Course this week.

The course was conducted under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College and organised in cooperation with the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute, the National College of Internal Affairs of Romania, and the “G. S. Rakovski” National Defence College. » read more

Civil-Military Cooperation Workshop in Support of NATO Deterrence and Defence – CMDR COE again as centre of gravity for important discussionsThe Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence hosted the Civil-Military Cooperation Workshop: Civil Planning in Support of the DDA Family of Plans on 7 July 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The event brought together representatives of Bulgarian institutions, NATO, United States counterparts, EUCOM, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Office of Defense Cooperation Sofia, and the Tennessee National Guard. The workshop focused on an issue of direct strategic relevance: how civil planning can better support Allied deterrence and defence. » read more

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