On October 7-8, 2024, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante chaired the inaugural plenary meeting of the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) in Honolulu, HI. Read More
On 8 October 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's latest article, "Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Adhere to CEDAW?" Read More
The Ministry of Defense Advisors (MoDA) program was developed as a result of operational requirements in Afghanistan and Iraq. Defense capacity building efforts in these countries focused heavily on improving the tactical proficiency of security forces, but often neglected ministerial capacity building.
