Security Studies
APOC expands 150 Fellows’ view of Asia-Pacific security environment
Gaining a deeper understanding of regional security issues, 150 professionals completed the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC 16-2) at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies June 24. APOC is a five-day course designed to provide an overview of regional states and...
Arab-Israeli Conflict: Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar
From 9 to 12 August, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted a four-day seminar titled, “Arab-Israeli Conflict: Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar” to assess ways to establish peace and security cooperation between Israel and...
Armenian National Defense Research University Strategy Seminar
From 11–14 April 2022, NESA Center Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas, NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, and NESA Center Professor Richard Wiersema conducted a Strategy Seminar with thirty members of leadership and faculty at the Armenian National Defense Research University (NDRU) in...
Arms Buildup Between Two Koreas Heightens Risk of Conventional and Nuclear War
“Arms Buildup Between Two Koreas Heightens Risk of Conventional and Nuclear War” is a new article written by DKI APCSS Professor Dr. James M. Minnich. The article was published by NK Pro, a professional journal on the topic of North Korea. This in-depth review of military capabilities on...
ASC 18-2 Concludes with 106 New Fellows
One hundred six Fellows graduated from the Advance Security Cooperation Course (ASC) 18-2 Oct. 24, with broader perspectives and a newly developed common understanding of the challenges and opportunities to security in the region and enhanced networks of cooperation. U.S. and international...
Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Practitioner Insights
Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Practitioner Insights Excerpt The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world, with far-reaching social, political and economic consequences. Terrorists and security services alike have been...
Balancing Economic Security: Insights from Alumnus Col. Mendee Jargalsaikhan
Alumnus Col. Mendee Jargalsaikhan is the Deputy Director for Mongolia’s Institute for Strategic Studies of the National Security Council. He is a graduate of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation 23-1 course and the Executive Course 01-2. “The biggest security challenge for Mongolia is...
Bangladesh at 50: The Rise of A Bangladesh That Can Say No
“Bangladesh at 50: The Rise of a Bangladesh That Can Say No” is a newSecurity Nexusarticle written by DKI APCSS alumna Dr.LailufarYasmin,aprofessor at theUniversity of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract:Bangladesh celebrated its 50 years of independence in 2021. Since October 2020, as Bangladesh’s...
Berlin Conference Highlights the Way Ahead for Transatlantic Relations
By German Senior Master Sgt. Mark Winkler and Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies BERLIN (Jan. 22, 2018) – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (Federal Academy for Security Policy)...
BiH alumni hold roundtable on NATO partnership
The BiH alumni association in cooperation with the MOD and the Marshall Center held an alumni roundtable on 29 September in Army House, Sarajevo. More than 60 alumni and guests from the security sector and NGOs attended the 3-hourevent which was entitled, "What is NATOAlliance to NATO Partners...
C5+1 Security Working Group Meets in Dushanbe
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, May 16, 2019 –On Thursday, May 16, Tajikistan co-hosted a meeting of the C5+1 Security Working Group with representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States at the National Library in Dushanbe. Mark Moody, Acting Deputy...
Canada Can Do Much More With Its Five Eyes Allies To Respond To China And Russia’s Global Threats
OTTAWA, ON (September 30, 2021):The international environment is increasingly insecure. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, China and Russia are attempting to reshape the international system and constrain the liberal democratic West. State competition is changing, in a...
Canadian House of Commons recognizes the PfP Consortium!
CANADA (7 December, 2017) - Yesterday 7 December during Members' Statements, the Hon. Wayne Easter rose to get the Canadian House of Commons to recognize the PfP Consortium, after he participated in the Security Sector Reform Working Group workshop we held on Intelligence Reform and Best...
CCM 19-1 concludes with 101 new Alumni!
One hundred and one Fellows from 36 locations completed the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 19-1) held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) from Feb. 7 to March 13. Managing crises involves a host of government and non-government actors,...
CENTCOM Strategic Survey Seminar
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a CENTCOM Strategic Survey Seminar in Tampa, Florida, from 19–21 July 2022. The 3-day seminar was entitled “Evolving U.S. National Security in the Middle East and South Asia.” It was aimed at giving about 35 U.S Central...
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 Center...
China Vs. Democracy: The Greatest Game, A Handbook for Democracy
CHINA VS. DEMOCRACY: THE GREATEST GAME A HANDBOOK FOR DEMOCRACIES by Robin Shepherd It is our privilege to present a publication by the Halifax International Security Forum. Apublication that our esteemed Dr. Saira Yamin was interviewed for. "The year 2020 witnessed a paradigm...
China's Gray Zone Operations in the Yellow Sea
“China’s Gray Zone Operations in the Yellow Sea,” is the title of a paper by Chungjin Jung, forSecurity Nexus. This paper illustrates the increasing effects the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Gray Zone Activities are having on Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and the need for long-term...
China’s Global Covid-19 Assistance is Humanitarian and Geopolitical. That’s Why People are Worried.
Dr. David Dorman shares his Security Nexus perspective on “China’s Global COVID-19 Assistance is Humanitarian and Geopolitical. That’s Why People are Worried.” In this paper, Dorman writes “The main thrust of the Chinese Communist Party’s domestic propaganda work since late January has...
China’s Manipulative Use of Climate Change
“China’s Manipulative Use of Climate Change” is the title of a paper by Dr. Deon Canyon forSecurity Nexus. This article details how China, through the use of irregular warfare tactics and outright deception, continues in their leading role of producing greenhouse gas emissions that exceed the...
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