On 12 July 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA Center) hosted approximately 90 students and faculty from the Air Command and Staff College. The group was briefed at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. by NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat on security challenges in the Middle East and NESA Center Professor Ambassador Ali Jalali on security challenges in Afghanistan. Following lunch, Africa Center for Strategic Studies (Africa Center) Professor Dr. Anouar Boukhars led a discussion on security challenges in Africa and William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Professor Dr. William (“Bill”) H. Godnick spoke on security challenges in Latin and South America.

Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat speaking to the Air Command and Staff College students on 12 July 2023.

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