BROOKE SMITH-WINDSOR

You had a positive role in promoting the spirit of perseverance and belonging to the teamwork spirit to serve our wise leadership, our beloved nation, and its loyal people. – NDC Master's Graduate

• Oversee the curricula content, delivery and accreditation of all UAE National Defence College training and education programs: PhD, Master's and Postgraduate Diploma in Security and Strategic Studies, Professional Military Education (PME) Defence Course Certificate.
• Manage a multinational cadre of 25 professors and UAE senior officer instructors (Colonels and above).
• Chair senior executive committees to provide daily oversight and future direction for the College.
• Overseeing the milestone transition to 100 percent Arabic language programming in response to Presidential decree.
• Devised and implemented one of the first Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (GAIT) applications policy in a UAE Higher Education Institution.
• Led the scenario development, planning and training for the Supreme Council for National Security's whole-of-government national security exercise (NATEX) involving over15 ministries and entities from across the federal government (Exercise Specification, Exercise Planning Instruction, Lead-In Scenario, Master Scenario Events List - MSEL, Controller, Evaluator and Participant Guides).
• Co-developed and teach with the former Prime Minister of Georgia, the NDC's flagship Senior Executive Course in Strategic Leadership, Strategy and National Security Decision Making for the federal government.
• Routinely brief (90 min plus) large audiences (100 plus) as well as facilitate and motivate small groups.
• Teach the graduate level courses in National Security Decision Making, Negotiations, Diplomatic Instrument of National Power, National Security, Public Policy.
• Supervise senior military and civilian officials' Master's theses in National Security Policy.

Brooke’s breadth of understanding of defence affairs and his extensive network combined with his proactive, diplomatic and collegial attitude allowed him to make an immediate and positive impact in the team and on our work. – Alexandra Hall, RAND Europe Headquarters

• Led the Defence, Security and Infrastructure Group at RAND's European Headquarters in the delivery of competitively-bid, evidence-based policy research for a wide range of EU and national governmental clients.
• Oversaw the Group’s program of work, budget and final quality assurance of research products for public sector clients.
• Developed the Red Team strategy game at Allied Command Transformation (Norfolk, USA) and NATO Headquarters (Brussels) to stress test the draft NATO Military Strategy, directly facilitating the simulation with the member states' national military representatives (3 Star General and Flag Officers).

I write to commend the efforts undertaken by Dr. Brooke Smith-Windsor in facilitating unprecedented Alliance outreach to Brazil. The visit challenged orthodoxy and conventional approaches to Alliance outreach, breaking new ground in global engagement. – Lieutenant General Arne Bård Dalhaug, Norwegian Army

• Responsible for the management of a team of multinational public policy researchers and host nation support staff, including service on Executive oversight committees.
• Compiled the annual Research Division business plan approved by NATO member states' Ambassadors (North Atlantic Council).
• Led policy research projects on cooperative security, crisis management and maritime strategy with a range of partner governments, international organizations and think tanks: African Union (Ethiopia), Australia, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), European Union, Ghana, Iraq, Japan, Kosovo, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea.
• War-gamed the Periodic Mission Review (PMR) of NATO's counter-terrorism Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Presented an inaugural lecture on strategic decision making at the opening of the Al Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies (Baghdad) at the request of Iraq's National Security Advisor.
• Provided testimony to the UK House of Commons Defence Sub-Committee on Arctic Security and to the Canadian Defence Minister’s Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Canada’s 2017 Defence Policy Review.
• One of two NATO officials selected to attend the National Defense University Beijing.
• Recognized for meritorious service to NATO.

Deserving high praise for his outstanding performance and exceptional commitment to duty, he consistently and confidently performed his executive duties with the utmost professionalism, enthusiasm, and diplomatic acumen, often working exceptionally long hours to ensure objectives were met if not exceeded. – Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp, NATO Research Division

• Responsible for protocol, business plan, operating budget and human resource management of the resident Canadian community of senior military officers and civilian officials at the NATO Defence College.
• Leveraged diplomatic position to establish NATO's Research Division, to advance the United Nations-Joint Declaration 2008, the development of NATO’s 2011 Alliance Maritime Strategy, and NATO’s Arctic strategic posture.
• Developed and conducted inter-agency crisis management training (‘comprehensive approach’) for Generals and senior civilian staff detailed to the International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan) mission, Operation Unified Protector (Libya) mission, and NATO commands.
• Served as a Political Advisor (POLAD) on the NATO Training Mission – Iraq (Baghdad) during US combat operations, and as POLAD to the member states' military representatives (3 Star General and Flag Officers) in compiling their official strategic military advice to the Secretary-General for the 2010 NATO Strategic Concept.

A few moments ago, the Prime Minister wrapped up his press conference where he laid out the intended path forward to rebuild the Canadian Forces. You should be very proud of your own unique contributions to what you helped to bring into reality. In so many ways our future and history came from your ideas and desktops. – Commodore Kelly Williams, Defence Ministry

• Coordinated military advice for the newly elected Prime Minister and Federal Ministers that secured an additional $12 billion to acquire and sustain new capabilities, including strategic and tactical airlift, medium to heavy lift helicopters, logistics trucks, tanks, and Arctic offshore patrol vessels.
• Led a diverse team of defense scientists, economists and military officers from all services to align force development with the transformational vision for the Canadian Forces employing the widely recognized maxim ‘Vision to Mission.’
• Conceptualized and facilitated the transformation symposium of the highest-ranking Canadian Generals and Admirals to gain a common understanding of the state of change and conditions for ongoing success.
• Chief editor of the Transformation Situation Report Card that explained the status of organizational change to the more than 120 000 uniformed and civilian personnel across the country.

His thorough research and analytical skills resulted in a particularly noteworthy contribution that will prove to have a lasting influence on the future direction of the Canadian Forces as well as the institutionalizing of Capability Based Planning as the foundation for future force development. - Brigadier General Daniel Gosselin, Defence Ministry

• One of three civilian advisors assigned to the Chief of Defence (4 Star General) to transform the Canadian military into a respected combat hardened multipurpose expeditionary joint force following decades of capability and budgetary decline.
• Co-authored the Guiding Principles of Joint Identity, Command Centricity, Operational Focus, Mission Command, Integrated Defence Team, and Clear Authorities, Responsibilities and Accountabilities.
• Developed the Concept of Operations for domestic, continental and expeditionary scenarios, including Canada’s leadership of a multinational force in NATO Afghanistan operations.
• Prepared briefings for the Prime Minister and Federal Ministers that resulted in an initial $13 billion in new funding to rebuild the armed forces.

Dr. Smith-Windsor’s objectivity and more neutral stakeholder role in the Information Management Strategic Review allowed him to observe flaws in logic or argumentation that were not always apparent to others. – Colonel Guy Thibault, Defence Ministry

• Directed the 'System of Systems' Analysis team during the US Joint Forces Command live and virtual Multinational Experiment 3 designed to stress test Effects Based Operations within a Coalition Task Force Headquarters.
• Served at sea and ashore as the Political Advisor (POLAD) to successive Commanders US Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic (3 Star Admirals) during Combined Joint Task Force crisis response live and virtual training spanning diplomatic negotiation, combat, humanitarian relief, and non-combatant evacuation.
• Served as the Ministry’s ‘honest broker’ for the Information Management Strategic Review of policies, processes, roles and responsibilities, resource allocations, service delivery and governance across the Defence Ministry.
• Co-authored the New Defence Concept and the Joint Operating Concept addressing Command and Control, Intelligence, Conduct of Operations, Sustainment and Force Generation in a post 9/11 environment.

The experience and expert knowledge that you shared with us during our training allowed me to sharpen my own skills in the preparation and execution of military negotiations whilst also providing a platform to validate my staff's procedures. - Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson, United States Navy

• Principal civilian policy analyst on the team of naval officers that wrote the Navy’s 20 year strategy.
• Represented and negotiated on behalf of the Navy in inter-agency working groups on Canada’s Oceans Strategy, Arctic Security Policy, and the federal Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness.
• Drafted the Navy’s input into numerous memoranda to Federal Cabinet Committees charged with drafting legislation.
• Served as Political Advisor to Commander US Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic during peace support operations exercises and training.