DIILS conducted a virtual institution capacity building (ICB) engagement with the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian Ministry of Defense in February. This was DIILS’s first formal ICB engagement with Bulgaria, and marks the beginning of an ICB program intended to support Read More
DIILS adjunct instructor explains a key concept about Rules of Engagement to a Mexican Naval Officer during a Maritime Law and Security training course in Mexico. Read More
DIILS recently conducted a 3-day virtual maritime ICB engagement with the Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG). It was the first formal meeting with DIILS since a pre-COVID visit in December 2019 which introduced the BCG to the DIILS mission, function, and methods. Joine Read More
In July, 2017, DIILS and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense Legal Bureau co-hosted a four-day Legal Aspects of Maritime Law Enforcement Exchange Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop included presentations by U.S. Read More
A DIILS team met in Jakarta, Indonesia with Babinkum, the legal arm of the Indonesian Armed Forces, to discuss future partnership opportunities. Read More
DIILS recently completed a highly successful mobile program for members of the armed services of Uruguay. The DIILS seminar addressed concerns of the multiple legal issues involved conducting different types of military operations. Read More
From 21–25 August 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted an inaugural seminar focused on identifying security challenges in the MENA region and exploring potential opportunities for cooperation. Read More
DIILS team recently partnered with a contingent from the Moldovan Armed Forces that will soon deploy to Kosovo in support of the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) peace-support mission. Read More
DIILS traveled to Mexico City, Mexico to partner with members of the Mexican military and engage in discussions on Human Rights in Domestic Operations and Defense Support to Civilian Authorities. Read More
DIILS traveled to Mexico City, Mexico to partner with members of the Mexican military and engage in discussions on Human Rights in Domestic Operations and Defense Support to Civilian Authorities. Read More
DIILS partnered with the Saudi Arabia War Course to discuss legal issues regarding targeting in air operations. The DIILS team consisted of three USAF judge advocate air targeting experts and the CENTCOM Staff Judge Advocate. Read More
Tbilisi - Deputy Minister Nukri Gelashvili, and legal leaders from the Georgian Ministry of Defense partnered with DIILS attorneys on a review of a pending revision to the Georgian Defense Code. Read More
A DIILS team partnered with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force to conduct operational law training. The program focused on utilizing a legal advisor in the military planning process. Read More
International affairs organisation Women In International Security (WIIS) has established a new affiliate office in New Zealand — based at Massey’s Wellington campus. Read More
Tashkent - A DIILS seminar at the Military Academy addressed the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense, Southeast Asian maritime nations, and key regional allies participated in the first in a new series of multilateral engagements Aug. 15 to 19 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Read More
The text of this statement was released by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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