Europe
Albanian Alumni Hold Workshop to Discuss Fighting Corruption in Albania
On 23 September in Tirana, the Marshall Center, the Albanian Alumni Association and the U.S. Embassy partnered for an Alumni Outreach Networking Event (ONE) on the topic of “Challenges and Perspectives of Fighting Corruption in Albania”. Speakers included Mr. Henry Jardine, U.S....
Alumni Leaders from Southeast Europe Meet in Montenegro, 14-16 May 2012
Alumni leaders from among the 14 member nations of the Marshall Center Alumni Association for Southeast European Security met this week for a first annual workshop following the organization's establishment last year to discuss regional cooperation in the security sector, among other issues...
Alumni Play Key Roles Staging NATO Conference at Ukraine’s National Defense University in Kyiv
Kudos to Ukrainian National Defense University (NDU) faculty Colonel Oleksandr Demenko (EPASS 2007-4) and Dr. Oleh Poshedin (EP 2004-5), as well as Dr. Grygorii Perepelytsia (SES 2003-6), the Director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, for...
Chatham House Workshop on Iran
On Monday, February 21, 2022 the NESA Center, in partnership with Chatham House, held a hybrid round-table discussion on the nuclear negotiation between Iran and global power in Vienna, Austria. The discussion was led by NESA Center Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas and moderated by NESA...
Defense Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia welcomes participants to the ADL workshop.
In her remarks opening the event, Her Excellency Radmila Sekerinska welcomed the participants, and underscored the importance of international cooperation to promote both professional education and how it links to future security. “North Macedonia has strength in its diversity and...
European Think-Tanks Discuss the Future of US-Iran Relations Under the Biden Administration
29 January 2021 – The NESA Center held a virtual meeting with European experts from Chatham House and other European think-tanks to discuss the future of US-Iran relations under the Biden Administration. NESA director and experts provided the U.S. perspective, while the European experts...
Executive Seminar: Conflict Beyond Evolving Warfare
From 31 January to 11 February 2022, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA Center) hosted a virtual Executive Seminar on “Conflict Beyond Evolving Warfare.” Course Director NESA Center Associate Professor David Des Roches welcomed the group and started the seminar,...
Future PASS 19-18 Participants Improve English Language Skills
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Eight participants from six countries are attending the English Language Enhancement Course at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies here...
GCMC Professor Valbona Zeneli Moderates Panel Discussion at Belgrade Security Forum
By George C. Marshall European Center Public Affairs BELGRADE, Serbia (Oct. 12, 2013) - George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies Program Director on Black Sea and Eurasia Dr. Valbona Zeneli moderated an opening panel discussion about Democracy’s Response to Populism and...
GLOBAL TRENDS: National Intelligence Council Report
Global Trends Hompage Excerpt: Welcome to the 7th edition of the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends report. Published every four years since 1997, Global Trends assesses the key trends and uncertainties that will shape the strategic environment for the United States during...
Hungarian Alumni and Marshall Center Conduct Annual Meeting and ONE in Budapest
The Marshall Center Alumni Association of Hungary and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, in close cooperation with both U.S. and German embassies in Budapest, conducted a joint annual meeting and Outreach Networking Event (ONE) on 18 November 2019. For the fifth...
International Military Officers’ Forum
From 1-5 November 2021, the NESA Center hosted foreign military officers assigned to U.S. Central Command in Tampa in Washington D.C. for an International Military Officers’ Forum titled “World Power Competition and Middle East Turmoil.” NESA Center experts, including Professor Dr. Richard...
Lithuanian Alumni Meet to Discuss Future UNSC Chairmanship and Reflect on 10 Years in NATO
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania Juozas Olekas invited the Lithuanian Alumni of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies for a meeting and discussions at the Ministry on January 28, 2014. Two discussions were held on diplomatic and military topics...
Marshall Center Alumni gather in Budapest to discuss "Foreign Fighters"
About 40 Marshall Center alumni met in Budapest on 10 December to attend a networking event. The Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Defense Policy and Planning, Mr. Peter Siklosi (SES 2005-3), and U.S. charge d'affaires Mr. Andre Goodfriend gave welcoming remarks...
Marshall Center Alumni in Greece Hold First Networking Event in Athens in Conjunction With GCMC Seminar on Border Security
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Marshall Center Alumni Numbers Pass the 9,000 Barrier as PASS 12-5 Graduates
Congratulations to the more than 125 new graduates representing 49 nations around the world who graduated today.
Marshall Center Alumni Play Leading Roles Hosting NATO International Week at Ukrainian National Defense University (UNDU)
Our congratulations to graduates COL Oleksandr Demenko and Prof. Oleg Poshedin of the Ukrainian National Defense University for their efforts in organizing “International Week 2012 - NATO: Common Responses to Common Security Challenges”. The event was held in close cooperation...
Marshall Center Educates Security Professionals to Counter International Illicit Threat Networks
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 8, 2019) – International illicit threat networks operate with the intent to cause great harm to people, resulting in mass causalities, said the...
Marshall Center Event Explores Common Vision of Shared Responsibility for Security
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies TUNIS, Tunisia – An outreach team from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies organized an event to enhance a common understanding of shared responsibility for...
Marshall Center Graduate Awarded US Meritorious Service Medal for Service in Afghanistan
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2016 NATO Summit, Warsaw. FALL 2016
The Fall 2016 issue of Connections is dedicated to the NATO Summit that took place in Warsaw, Poland in July 2016. During the Summit, heads of state and government of allied and partner countries discussed key security challenges. This journal issue takes a deep look into two key themes - assuring...
2023 Legatum Prosperity Index
On 27 February 2023, the Legatum Institute published the 16th edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index. The Legatum Prosperity Index is a tool for transformation, offering a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and evolving across the world. Leaders around the world can use it to help set...
Alumni Publication: "China Can’t Have It Both Ways in Europe" by Joshua Eisenman and Ilan Berman
On 30 May 2023, Foreign Policy (FP) published the opinion piece "China Can’t Have It Both Ways in Europe" co-authored by Joshua Eisenman and Ilan Berman, a NESA Center alum and regular speaker for NESA Center programs. The article explores the intricate dynamics between China...
Alumni Publication: "Foreign meddling and competing interests hinder any solution in Libya" by Mustafa Fetouri
On 27 July 2023, Middle East Monitor published NESA Center alum Mustafa Fetouri's Op-Ed "Foreign meddling and competing interests hinder any solution in Libya." "Since the country fell victim to the so called 'Arab Spring' in 2011, it became an open arena for all sorts of external...
Alumni Publication: "Power couple: How Europe and Algeria can move beyond energy cooperation" by Zine Labidine Ghebouli
On 17 July 2023, European Council on Foreign Relations published NESA Center alum Zine Labidine Ghebouli's policy brief "Power couple: How Europe and Algeria can move beyond energy cooperation." Ghebouli explains how Europe and Algeria have an opportunity to build a broader...
Alumni Publication: Europe’s security future by Dr. Eman Ragab
NESA Center alumnus Dr. Eman Ragab considers EU security in the light of the Ukraine war in this piece published by Ahram Online. "In their meeting on 15 November, the EU foreign ministers discussed the EU’s defence and security role and the action plan for developing a European Rapid Deployment...
Alumni Survey Report: Perceptions of the Indo-Pacific – Views from the NESA Region
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Alumni Survey Report: Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has dealt yet another challenge with global economic and humanitarian repercussions. In April 2022, the NESA Center surveyed its global alumni network of almost 12,000 security professionals from more than 150 countries to assess the global impact of the invasion, as...
Arms Control Arrangements under the Aegis of the OSCE: Is There a Better Way to Handle Compliance?
The CSCE-OSCE has strong legacy in conventional arms control both as far as limitations and reductions and constraints on military activities. Although the last two decades since 1999 did not add much to the arms control acquis and there was a “retreat” in arms control with the suspension of the...
Climate Change Threatens Turkey’s Role as a Food Supplier to Europe and the Middle East
On 18 July 2023, The Turkey Analyst published NESA Center regular speaker Professor Michaël Tanchum's article "Climate Change Threatens Turkey’s Role as a Food Supplier to Europe and the Middle East." "The persistence of high food inflation in Turkey belies a deeper problem. Turkish agrifood...
CSAG Strategy Paper: Türkiye's Role in the USCENTCOM AOR
Overview: Türkiye has quite a unique position in many perspectives e.g., geographically, geopolitically and geoeconomically. It lies at the intersection of Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia (and Africa) with ties to all of them; it has a land connection to the CENTCOM AOR, and it controls...
Faculty Publication: US-Iran Relations – The Way Forward by Dr. Gawdat Bahgat
NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat recently published an article in Araa Magazine's February 2023 issue. The February issue focuses on the partnership between the EU and the Gulf. Dr. Bahgat's article focuses on the U.S. perspective on the partnership between the EU and GCC. Read the...
NESA Center Update: October–December 2022
The NESA Center October–December 2022 Update focuses on Near East South Asia Region trends regarding climate change. The update also highlights October through December 2022 NESA Center programs & events, faculty & staff engagements, alumni contributions, and upcoming...
Publication des anciens : Sommet de Davos 2023 (Analyse) par le Dr Arslan Chikhaoui
Au regard des discussions au Forum de Davos, je réaffirme sans ambiguité que le paysage mondial s’achemine vers une cartographie géopolitique et géoéconomique multipolaire qui se dessinera avec ses certitudes et ses incertitudes résumées comme suit : Les Certitudes Une...
Russia and South Caucasus. Russia vs. US/EU through Georgia and Ukraine. SPRING 2015
The Spring 2015 issue of Connections presents several independent opinions on the Russia - South Caucasus relationship and highlights difficulties of integration in the case of South Ossetia and Abkhazia; other contributions examine Russia vs. EU/US through Georgia and Ukraine case...
Russian Aggression In Ukraine And Outcome In South Asia
APCSS alumnus Binoj Basnyat writes, "When the world is being wedged by COVID-19 the war now has added to the predicament. A third of global wheat and barley, over half of world’s sunflower seed oil is produced in Russia and Ukraine." "The Russo-Ukraine War-II has divided South Asia, will...