Education and Training
Malaysian Armed Forces Director General of Defence Training Meets with the NESA Center about Professional Military Education
Brigadier General Fadzillah bt Adbullah, RMAF, Director General of Malaysian Armed Forces Defence Training, and a delegation of five Malaysian military training staff officers representing the various branches of the Malaysian Ministry of Defence visited National Defense University (NDU) and...
Maldives Roundtable at the NESA Center
On 28 July2023,Near EastSouth Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic StudiesActingDirector COL DavidLamm, USA (Ret.)and Academic Dean Dr.RogerKangas welcomed Ambassador Ghafoor Mohamed, Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States, andZeenaDidi, Counsellor at the Embassy of the Maldives to the...
Marshall Center Alumni Programs Offers 20 Scholarships for 2019
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Sept. 13, 2018) – The Marshall Center’s Alumni Programs Office is now accepting applications for the 2019 Alumni Scholars Program. “This program offers...
Marshall Center Course Improves English Skills to Fight Organized Crime
By Christine June GCMC Public Affairs George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Although not her native language, Police Inspector Irena Marelja speaks English every day in her job as inspector for analysis and data processing in Bosnia...
Marshall Center Course Teaches Diplomats Nuances of the English Language
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Erta Dunga’s everyday job is to help her country, the Republic of Albania, build relationships with neighboring countries, to include the Western Balkans and...
Marshall Center Program Engages Experts to Address Challenges, Threats in Cyberspace
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Dec 21, 2018) – It’s a hyper-connected world, where cyberspace provides critical support for the world’s economy, civil infrastructure, public safety and national security. But it’s...
Marshall Center’s Counterterrorism Course Teaches Global Professionals to Fight Terrorists at Home
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 15, 2019) - The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Program on Terrorism and Security Studies has gathered 63 counterterrorism...
Mongolia takes major step forward in defense education and NATO interoperability
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (21 December, 2015) – On 11 December, Mongolia graduated the first class of the Mongolian Staff Officer Course (MSOC), a significant milestone in Mongolia’s defense education cooperation with NATO and partners. The MSOC was developed by the Mongolian National Defense...
Multinational experts advise partner nations on electronic learning technology
Yerevan, Armenia (November 16, 2015) – From 10 - 13 November 2015, 45 experts across 14 countries conducted a workshop to review state-of-the-art electronic learning technologies as part of an ongoing effort to assist partner nations in the implementation of such technologies. In addition, the...
Multinational experts innovating defense education methods in partner countries
Zagreb, Croatia (7 July, 2015) – NATO and the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) recognize that technological innovation is central to defense education modernization. With this aim in mind, a multinational team of 40 experts across 12 countries kicked off an Education Development Working...
NATO and non-NATO members unite in authoring Cyber Security Curriculum
Chisinau, Moldova (May 4, 2015) – Whether you are a government agency, a commercial enterprise, or an individual, one thing is for certain: a dedicated cyber criminal has the potential to wreak havoc on the computer networks that bind the world together. With this sobering reality in mind, the...
NATO Joint Advanced Distributed Learning Online Course Catalog 2019
NATO Joint Advanced Distributed Learning has published the Online Course Catalog 2019 and this isavailable for download on JADL and on GlobalNET here.
NATO Online Course catalog 2020
This catalogue captures the current course list available to NATO, NATO nations and partners. Since this list changes frequently, readers are encouraged to visit the Joint Advanced Distributed Learning (JADL) website at https://jadl.act.nato.int for the most current listings. The courses...
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Negev Forum Regional Security Working Group: “Opportunities for Enhancing Collective Security in the Middle East and North Africa”
On June 5–8, 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Department of State, hosted the first-ever Negev Forum Regional Security Working Group (RSWG) regional security seminar in Washington, DC....
Nepal Ambassador and Defense Attaché Engagement with the NESA Center
On 7 December 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies Acting Director COL David Lamm, USA (Ret.) and Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas hosted Nepal’s Ambassador Sridhar Khatri and Defense Attaché Brigadier Bhuwan Satyal, at NESA Center offices for discussions on...
Nepal NDU Design Committee Dialogue at the NESA Center
From 8–12 April 2024, the Near East South Asia Center’s professional military education team, in collaboration with the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM) and the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation, Kathmandu, hosted six senior members of the Nepal National Defense...
NESA Center and Azerbaijan National Defense University Engagement
On 15 July 2023, a Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies delegation composed of Professor Richard E. Wiersema and Associate Dean Charles B. Marks met withMajor General Arif Hasanov, who isthe Deputy Director of the National Defense University for Science and the Director of...
NESA Center Briefing at ARCENT Commander’s Conference
On 20 April 2023, the United States Army Central Command (ARCENT) conducted a Commander’s Conference at Shaw Airforce Base in South Carolina for all subordinate components and headquarters leadership focused on Security Cooperation. ARCENT invited the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for...
NESA Center Faculty Conduct a Third Annual Strategic Dialogue with the Armenian National Defense Research University
From 18–21 March 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies convened a seminar-based dialogue on national strategic issues led by NESA Center faculty members Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas, Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, Professor Richard Wiersema, and Associate Dean Charles Marks...