From 21–25 April 2025, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted a Senior Executive Seminar (SES), held in Washington, D.C., featuring 43 participants from 33 countries. The seminar focused on maritime security, developments in adaptable technology for the maritime domain, and how the Indo-Pacific impacts global security calculations. Prof. Jeffrey Payne led the seminar with Dr. Gawdat Bahgat serving as Deputy Course Director. Continue reading
From 9–16 April 2025, Professor Anne Moisan from the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, led the annual Tunisian National Defense Institute (TNDI) National Security Seminar for 52 Ministry of Defense senior government officials from 13 Tunisian agencies, as well as the President’s Office. This is the 14th year in the NESA-AFRICOM partnership with the Tunisian National Defense Institute. Continue reading
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with the College of William & Mary Whole of Government Center of Excellence, conducted the f Read More
From 19–21 August 2024, the University of Tokyo hosted the second “San Diego Process” (SDP) in Tokyo, Japan with representatives of the Quadrilateral states for a discussion of critical and emerging technologies. Read More
On Wednesday, 4 September 2024, three Kingdom of Saudi Arabia officials from the GD Center for Strategic Research and Defense Studies, including the Director, COL (Ret.) Ahmed Alibrahim, met with representatives from the Near East South Read More
From 19–23 August 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a five-day seminar titled "Security Opportunities in the MENA Region" and was held in Washington, D.C. The event included 19 participant Read More
From 22 July – 2 August 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar focused on how the maritime domain and new technologies are shaping the security environment of the Indo-Pacifi Read More
On 9 December 2024, Gulf International Forum published NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat's latest article, "The GCC States Must Turn Down the Temperature in the Middle East." Read More
On 13 November 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's latest article, "India’s Leap of Faith in Afghanistan: Tango with the Taliban." Read More
On 13 November 2024, the Journal of Political Science and International Relations published the paper "Road to Malawi Defence Force International Peacekeeping and Other Expeditionary Deployments: Multiple Players with Multiple Interests." The paper w Read More
On Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST, NESA Center alumna Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza will deliver a lecture on India's Climate Change Preparedness and Energy Transition Pathways via Zoom. Read More
NESA Center Professor Dr. Hassan Abbas was quoted in an Associated Press article published 6 April 2024, titled "Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences." Read More
HONOLULU — Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) Director Suzanne P. Vares-Lum recently completed her first official trip to the Indo-Pacific region since assuming leadership of the Center. She accompanied Adm. Read More
A new Security Nexus paper by Shyam Tekwani, titled “War in South Asia Is a Wake-Up Call: Achieving Peace Through Strength in an Age of Industrial Deterrence,” explores how a Read More
When the Department of Defense recognized the need for an organization to serve and support the challenging region that extends from North Africa, across the Arabian Peninsula and into South Asia, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies was born.
