Security Studies
Partnerships and Soft Power in Space
“Partnerships and Soft Power in Space” is the title of a paper written by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Al Oehlers for Security Nexus. This article emphasizes the importance in examining the role of allies and international partners in the newly-formed U.S. Space Force and Space Command’s...
PASS 16-15 Graduates
By Christine June GCMC Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Nov. 17, 2016) – Armed with the knowledge of the “big picture” of the world’s security challenges and whole-of-government approaches, 106 security professionals from 51 countries graduated from the George C. Marshall...
Perceptions of Indigenous Security Practitioners on China’s Geostrategic Activities in the Pacific
“Perceptions of Indigenous Security Practitioners on China’s Geostrategic Activities in the Pacific” is a new research paper authored by Dr. Deon Canyon for Security Nexus. Excerpt: “Increasing regional activity by China and the increased United States focus on Oceania are already...
Perceptions of U.S. Posture in Papua New Guinea
“Perceptions of U.S. Posture in Papua New Guinea” is the title of a paper written by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Deon Canyon and Michael Kabuni forSecurity Nexus. This article compares the effects of U.S. posture on the relationship with Papua New Guinea, to that of the People’s Republic of China...
Perl Delivers Remarks on Asymmetric Warfare at Budapest Conference
Raphael Perl, executive director of the Partnership for Peace Consortium, shared his perspectives on asymmetric warfare at the conference, “Asymmetric Warfare, Conflict of the Past, the Present and the Future.” The conference was held at Stefania Palace in Budapest, Hungary on November 9-10,...
Perry Center announces new publication on Caribbean security and defense matters
August 26, 2016 The Perry Center is excited to announce its latest book, an edited series of essays titled, “Contemporary Security and Defense Issues in the Caribbean.” Contributing authors include students and professors from the Caribbean Security and Defense Course in 2015. The 200-...
Perry Center Awards Honors Dr. Linda Castro Gainza and Peru's CAEN
Each year, the William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies recognizes organizations and individuals who have made notable contributions to promote mutually supportive approaches to common security issues in the Western Hemisphere. On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 the Perry Center...
Perry Center Co-Hosts Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Seminar in Panama
February 5-7, 2020, the Perry Center co-hosted a three-day Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Seminar with the Panamanian Ministry of Public Security, the National Aeronaval Service of Panama, and the United States Embassy in Panama. Vice Minister of Public Security Ivor Pittí Hernández...
Perry Center Conducts Academic Exchanges and Alumni Event in Dominican Republic
Last week, Perry Center Director LTG (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim, Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo, and Educational Outreach Specialist Kara O’Ryan traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to conduct a series of official visits and academic exchanges with institutional...
Perry Center Explores Solutions to Complex Threats in New Academic Course
July 15, 2016 More than 30 students from 10 Latin American countries are attending a new academic course at the William J. Perry Center on how to handle complex security threats. The course, Defense Policy and Complex Threats (DPCT), is directed by Dr. Luis Bitencourt and Professor...
Perry Center facilitates Central American dialogue on human rights in complex security environments
Perry Center Professor of Practice William Godnick and Adjunct Professor Juan Carlos Gomez, with the support of the Inter American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH), facilitated a dialogue among 36 military, police, civilian government and civil society officials from 9 Central American and...
Perry Center Hosts Hemispheric Forum on Cuba's Continuing Regional Influence
On Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies hosted the Hemispheric Forum "Cuba's Continuing Regional Influence". The event featured subject matter experts from academia, Cuban dissidents, and US policymakers as they explored the question of how the...
Perry Center Presents at FIU Hemispheric Conference on Security in the Changing Geopolitical Landscape
On March 9, 2017 Florida International University Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center and the U.S. Army War College hosted a Hemispheric Conference on Security in the Changing Geopolitical Landscape in Miami, FL with over 100...
PfP Annual Conference Geneva 2013
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PfPC Annual Conferences
NO Dates City Country Theme Downloads 1 October 1998 Zurich Switzerland Networking Security Institutions in the Information Age and the Way Ahead Proceedings...
PfPC Background Paper- “Big Data” and Emerging Security Challenges: Issues Facing Decision Makers
This background paper examines policy issues associated with emerging security challenges arising from the impact of big data on areas of societal importance and offers considerations for response. There is no single accepted definition for big data. However, the term generally represents...
PfPC Leads Seminar on Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Skopje
By Partnership for Peace Consortium SKOPJE, Macedonia (Nov. 9, 2017) – The Republic of Macedonia, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the United States Embassy in Macedonia co-hosted the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s (PfPC) Combating Terrorism Working...
PfPC's Emerging Security Challenges Working Group is underway in Malta, discussing hybrid warfare and hybrid conflict
The Partnership for Peace Consortium's (PfPC)Emerging Security Challenges Working Groupmet in Malta, generously hosted by the University of Malta's Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC). The group discussed hybrid warfare and hybrid conflicts, which focuses on the changing...
Planning for Military Involvement in an Indo-Pacific Pandemic Vaccination Program
The newpaper written by Sebastian Kevany, University of California, San Francisco; Deon Canyon, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii; Robert Ostergard, U.S. Navy (Retired); Michael Baker, U.S. Navy (Retired); Sheena Eagan, East Carolina University and Jacob Baker,...
PLTCE Language Course Helps Diplomats ‘Say the Right Thing at the Right Time’
By Christine June Public Affairs George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Aug. 22, 2018) – Everyday, Sofiko Balanchivadze writes and analyses executive documents and news on bilateral issues for eight partner nations for the Minister of...
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The European Union and Developments in Crisis Management Operations and Peacekeeping
This article addresses the developments involved in the creation of a framework for the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). The author examines the tools available under the Second Pillar of the EU, including the publication of a European Security Strategy supported by an attendant...
The Rise of the Gendarmes? What Really Happend in Holland
This article discusses the phenomenon of gendarme forces as intermediaries between regular, civilian police forces and the military. The author examines the role and function of these forces; how they relate to military and civilian authorities and cooperative partners; their (dis)similarities with...
International Cooperation of Intelligence Agencies against Transnational Terrorist Targets
This essay examines how the structure of threats has changed in the post-Cold War world, and the shift in attitudes toward cooperation throughout the international intelligence community. It gives a brief overview of intelligence processes and collection disciplines, and offers a more in-depth...
Libya After Qadhafi: Reshaping the Political and Security Systems
The fall of Muammar al-Qadhafi in October 2011 marked the end of the Libyan uprising, led to the close of NATO’s intervention “Operation Unified Protector” (OUP), and ushered in a delicate political transformation which failed to come to a quick and decisive end with the first round of...
The Concreteness of Asymmetric War: Fragments of Experience
IntroductionAsymmetric warfare takes its name from the pitting of a weaker opponent against a stronger one, and from the use of war-fighting techniques that are vastly different from traditional military tactics. It is the use of these untraditional methods that enables the weaker side stand up to...
Strategic Communication with the Islamic World
IntroductionNation-states (particularly non-Muslim states) will face daunting challenges in the struggle against terrorists who use Islam as a justification for their actions. This form of terrorism is multidimensional and global, and it is likely that this struggle will span several generations....
Key Challenges and Threats to National Security: The Polish Perspective
Introduction In the early twenty-first century, threats to the security of Poland have been substantially reassessed, and are still evolving. Currently, the threat of a conflict emerging that could lead to war on a global scale is less likely to take place. However, new sources of potential...
The Redeployment of Chechnya-Based Troops to Dagestan: Background, Motives, and Repercussions
IntroductionChechnya and Dagestan are two key autonomous republics in the North Caucasus. These two republics have the largest populations among the autonomous republics in the region, and have a strong tradition of (political) Islam and extensive experience with religion-driven insurgency flavored...
Beyond Counterinsurgency: Why the Concept is Failing
IntroductionThe changing face of modern warfare is revealed nowhere more clearly than in asymmetric surroundings where traditional approaches do not succeed anymore. Military forces are encountering numerous opponents who no longer consist largely of identifiable combatants, but rather are...
How Smart is Smart Defense? A Review of NATO’s Smart Defense Proposal
Introduction Since 2008, the world has experienced a severe economic crisis, one that has led to many austerity measures, including deep cuts in defense spending in many countries. As NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has argued, maintaining a capable and effective NATO Alliance...
Disputes in the Arctic: Threats and Opportunities
Introduction For centuries, the Arctic was a “sacred place” for humanity. This frozen void was a magnet for adventurers and explorers, for everybody who wanted to challenge both themselves and nature. In nineteenth century, the “top of the world” became a field of competition for major...