6 May 2021 – The NESA Center held a roundtable discussion with the Armenian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Varuzhan Nersesyan. H.E. Varuzhan Nersesyan has served as the Ambassador to the United States since November 2018. Read More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 2, 2018) – Vladimir Yastrebchak, former minister of foreign affairs of Transnistria, gave the Transnistrian perspective on Moldova and Transnistria frozen conflict Feb. 1. Read More
38 participants from 19 countries taking part in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course (LCT) visit the U.S. Coast Guard Station Staten Island, New York
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 31 March 2021 - The PfPC Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working group convened a virtual meeting on 31 March 2021 to discuss ongoing projects with 30 experts in this field. The group highlighted how virtual platforms have been lever Read More
DIILS is excited to announce Resident Courses will resume this July. Legal Aspects of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (15 July – 14 August), Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism (19 August – 9 September), and Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations (10 Se Read More
Nepal, a leading contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations throughout the world, recently participated in a DIILS-led program focused on improving the understanding of challenges faced in peacekeeping for key members of its forces. Read More
One of the newest addition to the NATO School Oberammergau course catalog just completed with the first iteration of the NATO Design and Innovation Basic Course. Read More
The Alumni Association in Albania held a roundtable on 13 December, entitled "Open Government and Transparency." The Minister of Defense, Mr. Arben Imami, opened the conference and MC professors Dr. Valbona Zeneli and Professor Joe Vann spoke.
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On 18 August 2022, Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat coordinated a meeting with a Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies leadership and faculty team. Academic Dean Dr. Read More
N'djamena - The Chadian Armed Forces hosted a three day workshop between the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies and members of the Chadian Army and Air Force. Legal experts from the U.S. Read More
“Bangladesh at 50: The Rise of a Bangladesh That Can Say No” is a new Security Nexus article written by DKI APCSS alumna Dr. Lailufar Yasmin, a professor at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read More
06 April 2021– NESA Center faculty met with present members of policing agencies and governmental agencies to discuss community-oriented policing (COP) and its applicability of countering violent extremism (CVE). Read More
Dr. Sungmin Cho, professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, presented research during a program organized by The Korea Society. Read More
The Minsk Group Plus (+) recommendation is included in a list resulting from a November 2018 RSSC SG workshop; ”South Caucasus: Leveraging Political Change in a Context of Strategic Volatility”.
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Lee Gelber, the Dean of NYC tour guides, passed away recently on 18 January 2020. Lee was a mainstay for DIILS New York City historical tours as part of the resident courses Field Studies Program (FSP). Lee has been guiding DIILS tours Read More
Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd has a new article in the Journal for Indo-Pacific Affairs titled: "Myanmar’s U-turn: Implications of the Military Coup on Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific. " The article discusses the current crisis in Myanmar and China’s response to it. Read More
From 08-10 November 2021, Dr. Gawdat Bahgat led the Qatari Diplomatic Institute Virtual Seminar to help foster a shared understanding of the evolving strategic landscape in the Middle East and promote mutual cooperation. Read More