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The Association

Who we are

Discover the mission, structure and team of the Association for the Promotion of Security and Defence Culture.

01 Our organisation

A citizens' initiative committed to security and defence culture

The Association for the Promotion of Security and Defence Culture – ACSD was founded as a private, non-profit citizens' initiative with the firm aim of actively contributing to greater public awareness of the risks and challenges that our country and Europe face in matters of security and defence.

We are a non-partisan, cultural and non-governmental organisation, committed to democratic values and to building strategic thinking that is sound, well-informed and rooted in Spanish society.

Read our Statutes

Our objectives

  1. To promote Security and Defence Culture in Spain through outreach, educational and training activities aimed at the general public.
  2. To work with public and private, national and international institutions to drive initiatives that strengthen collective awareness.
  3. To foster democratic values from a strategic and geopolitical perspective, paying particular attention to changes in the international environment.
  4. To generate critical and strategic thinking aimed at defending the fundamental principles of Freedom, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
  5. To study and share Spanish military history as a key tool for understanding the present and building the future.

02 Governance

Board of Directors

The Association's governing, management and representative body.

  • ChairmanMr Carlos Rubén Fernández
  • 1st Vice-ChairmanMr Mario José Moya
  • 2nd Vice-ChairMs Asela Luisa Pintado
  • Secretary General and TreasurerMs María Mercedes González
  • Board MemberMr Miguel Ángel García

03 Advice

Advisory Board

Distinguished military and civilian figures who provide strategic advice.

  • Lt Gen Pablo Salas
  • Lt Gen Ramón Pardo de Santayana
  • Maj Gen Lucas Muñoz Bronchales
  • Colonel Francisco Javier Saldaña
  • Javier Estévez
  • Javier Sada
  • Íñigo Susaeta

04 Network

Our partners

Organisations and institutions that support our mission.

    05 Support

    Our sponsors

    Companies and organisations that sponsor ACSD events.

    Would you like to sponsor an ACSD event? Write to us