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
From 24–25 March 2025, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies held an Israel Indo-Pacific Roundtable Virtual Workshop. The workshop was a continuation of an inaugural workshop launched on 27–28 March 2024, and provided a venue for participants from Israel and across the Indo-Pacific region to discuss shared interests, identify new areas for cooperation, and strengthen their partnerships. Continue reading
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies continues to foster a strong partnership with the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC). Read More
From 7-17 October 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies delivered a faculty development workshop in Washington, D.C., for the Saudi Armed Forces Joint Command and Staff College. Read More
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
On 19 December 2024, the think tank Research on Islam and Muslims in Africa (RIMA) published NESA Center alumnus Hussein Solomon's latest article, "South Africa and the Ostrich Method of Counter-T Read More
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by Charani L. Charithma M. Patabendige |17 Dec 2024
The Armenian Journal of Public Administration published NESA Center alumna Charani LCM Patabendige's latest paper titled "Whistleblowing as a Catalyst for Social Sustainability: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Combat Bribery and Corruption Read More
On 5 December 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's latest article, "China-Pakistan’s ‘All Weather Friendship’ Gets Rebuff From Taliban." 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
NESA Center Professor David Des Roches appeared on a Moroccan TV news channel, MEDI1, segment to discuss Moroccan-American military cooperation, the African Lion 2024 exer Read More
The Middle East Institute interviewed NESA Center Professor David Des Roches and Abdolrasool (Farzam) Divsallar, a Non-Resident Scholar with MEI's Iran Program, about Iran’s April 13 mi Read More
On May 13, 2025, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies welcomed delegations from the Command of Higher Education of the Guatemalan Army (COSEDE) and Mexico’s Center for Advanced Naval Studies (CESNAV). Perry Center Director Paul J. 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.
