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Noticias created on 11/16/2015 - 12:31 by in ACSS
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M. Gerald Lefler, directeur des affaires communautaires et des anciens auditeurs, accompagné par spécialiste des affaires communautaires M. Claude Toze, le professeur Dr Ben Nickels et notre représentant français le Colonel Loïc Mizon, se sont rendus à Dakar la semaine dernière pour tenir un... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/08/2015 - 13:54 by in ACSS
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This month, we talk with Kate Almquist Knopf, who heads the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the US National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC. In our interview, Ms Knopf 1) describes ACSS’ mission and areas of activity; 2) highlights the African trends and developments that the... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/06/2015 - 10:55 by in ACSS
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Mme Laurence Aïda Ammour nous a récemment parlé de la lutte contre l’extremisme violente en Afrique lors du Séminaire pour hauts responsables 2015. Nous vous invitons à regarder cette vidéo et partager vos opinions.Nous allons continuer à présenter certaines de nos vidéos ici sur Globalnet mais... Read more...
Noticias created on 09/21/2015 - 09:23 by in DIILS
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DIILS recently completed an Operational Law and Human Rights seminar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was attended by 28 officers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), and focused on the impact of human rights law on domestic military operations. Using case studies and lessons learned from... Read more...
Noticias created on 09/01/2015 - 15:24 by in DIILS
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A DIILS team conducted an important bridge-building legal engagement in a remote training area close to the village of Bare, in the Somali region (Kilil) of Ethiopia. The Human Rights seminar focused on the law of armed conflict (LOAC) in international and non-international armed conflict, as... Read more...
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Noticias created on 08/05/2015 - 14:59 by in ACSS
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The Africa Center for Strategic Studies along with colleagues from the Department of Defense attended yesterday’s YALI Mandela Fellowship Expo to represent DoD. We had the opportunity to have thought-provoking conversations with the YALI fellows about how security is tied into their important work... Read more...
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Noticias created on 06/12/2015 - 12:11 by in ACSS
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While the natural resource curse is typically considered an economic phenomenon, access to abundant natural resource revenues also has profound effects on governance and the politicization of the security sector. Given the opaque nature of many of the transactions involved, relatively little is... Read more...
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Noticias created on 02/20/2015 - 15:48 by in DIILS
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The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) conducted a two-day seminar on human rights and the law of armed conflict in Niger, as mandated by DoD Instruction 5111.19 (Global Train and Equip Program) and Section 2282 of the 2015 NDAA. The DIILS team of U.S. Army and Air Force... Read more...
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Noticias created on 12/29/2014 - 09:59 by in DIILS
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KINSHASA – A graduation ceremony for 56 members of the Congolese armed forces(FARDC) served as the most recent reminder of DIILS long-standing military justiceengagement program with the FARDC. This successful partnership involved a DIILSteam of Navy Reservists and Congolese magistrates... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/27/2014 - 09:12 by in DIILS
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Country: Bahamas (Defense Staff)Attended: “Conducting Peacekeeping and Military Operations in Accordance with the Rule of Law” (PKRL), Fall 2005.Comment: While studying at the United States Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/23/2014 - 16:12 by in DIILS
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BAMAKO, MALI -- 32 Malian military officers, ministry of defense civilians, national police, and NGOs participated in a DIILS engagement on law of armed conflict and human rights from 8-11 September 2014. The engagement also included observers from the European Union Training Mission in Mali... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/21/2014 - 12:04 by in ACSS
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While youth are demographically dominant on the African continent most see themselves as an excluded minority. This self-identification as a marginalized, rejected, and, in some cases, feared group, can create feelings of neglect and ridicule which, if not addressed appropriately, could be...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/08/2014 - 11:25 by in DIILS
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NEWPORT, RI -- Seven Egyptian military officers participated in a DIILS engagement on border security and refugee rights in Newport, RI and Boston, MA from 25-29 August 2014. Participants included one military judge, one naval officer and five army officers, all of whom are responsible for... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/06/2014 - 11:27 by in ACSS
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Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Boko Haram, while all different, each display three common characteristics that aid in understanding terrorist actors in Africa. The observation was made by Dr. Benjamin Nickels, Associate Professor of Transnational Threats and Counter-...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 10/06/2014 - 11:19 by in ACSS
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Speaking at the start of a four-day seminar titled, “Africa’s Contemporary Security Challenges” hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), Dr. Paul Williams, an Associate Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Security Policy Studies Program at George...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 09/26/2014 - 09:14 by in DIILS
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PHNOM PENH - The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) conducted two military-to-military subject matter expert exchanges with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces from 4 to 15 August. The first workshop focused on the law governing military operations, while the second...... Read more...
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Noticias created on 09/05/2014 - 09:04 by in DIILS
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BEIRUT, Lebanon - DIILS recently conducted a Section 1206 human rights seminar in Lebanon on the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law for members of the Lebanese Armed Forces. This Congressionally-mandated seminar focused on emerging legal issues and the... Read more...
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Noticias created on 08/29/2014 - 15:10 by in DIILS
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The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) has developed a new course, focused on building the capacity of the Congolese military justice system. The new Basic Magistrate Course is a collaboration between DIILS and senior Congolese magistrates, the United Nations, the U.S... Read more...
Noticias created on 08/07/2014 - 17:21 by in DIILS
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NEWPORT, RI, 1 Aug 2014. Colonel Steven B. Weir, JA, United States Army, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), in a change of command ceremony officiated by Vice Admiral Joseph W. Rixey, Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/18/2014 - 15:08 by in ACSS
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LILONGWE, Malawi — The concept of the responsibility to protect and retailoring conflict prevention policies to address new security challenges will be essential to effectively conduct peace support operations, according to participants in a three-day workshop organized by the Africa Center for... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/17/2014 - 15:58 by in DIILS
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The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) hosted officialsfrom the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces for a CONUS seminar on the legalaspects of cyber operations. Conducted under the auspices of the CombatingTerrorism Fellowship Program, the seminar addressed the legal aspects... Read more...
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Noticias created on 07/10/2014 - 15:34 by in DIILS
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The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) hosted amilitary-to-military subject matter expert exchange with the Sri LankanMinistry of Defense and Urban Development in Colombo, from 23 to 27 June.The workshop focused on the legal factors associated with border securityand cyber... Read more...
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Noticias created on 06/19/2014 - 12:40 by in DIILS
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From 12-16 May, 2014, the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) conducted aHuman Rights and Law of Armed Conflict engagement with the Lebanese Armed Forces in Beirut,Lebanon. This engagement, part of ongoing U.S. engagement with Lebanon, is designed toenhance Lebanese armed... Read more...
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Noticias created on 05/28/2014 - 15:39 by in DIILS
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MLDP participants meet U.S. Senator Whitehouse outsidehis Capitol Hill office.
International military students participating in the DIILS Military Law Development Program (MLDP) visited the offices of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) during their class visit to Washington, DC, 20... Read more...
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Noticias created on 05/22/2014 - 07:55 by in DIILS
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The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) conducted a Regional Maritime Domain Awareness Legal Seminar in the Republic of Kiribati from 5-9 May 2014. The program was located on the Tarawa atoll at the Marine Training Center and co-hosted by the Kiribati Ministry of Foreign... Read more...