Ankara, Turkey (October 19, 2015) – As participants were preparing for a NATO Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) conference held from 13-15 October in Ankara, they could not have imagined the tragic ter Read More
DIILS traveled to Lebanon in April 2019, to discuss with members of the Lebanese military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
DIILS traveled to Uganda in May 2019, to discuss with members of the Ugandan military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
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
DIILS partners with the Jordanian Armed Forces Military Justice Directorate to provide operational legal advisor training. The July 2019 training and exchange focused on shared challenges Jordanian and American military legal advisors face. Read More
“While a peaceful cyberspace provides us with many opportunities, the potential for malicious cyber activities by state and non-state actors to create instability and mistrust in international relations is increasing,” according to a statement released by the chair Read More
CAPT Ian Wexler, the Director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), presents Command Coins and Letters of Appreciation to staff members of Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command New England for their support to DIILS during the COVID-19 global Read More
From GCMC |
by Kathryn Sheridan Newton |10 Nov 2016
November 9, 2016 - Raphael Perl, executive director of the Partnership for Peace Consortium, shared his perspectives on asymmetric warfare at a conference sponsored by the Hungarian Minister of Defense in Budapest, Hungary. Read More
DIILS conducted Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping seminar with Beninese Armed Forces in July 2007. The Beninese Armed forces have significant peacekeeping experience and the seminar was a truly collaborative experience for the DIILS team to have the input of their experience Read More
“China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States of the Northern Pacific” was published September 2022 by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).  Read More
For International Women's Month - we're celebrating it with a special edition of Security Nexus - Australia’s First Female Commando: A Tale of Resilience Read More
On 18-20 May 2021, DIILS conducted advanced-level Human Rights and Law of Armed Conflict seminar in connection with personnel from a variety of infantry, artillery and special operations units, of the State Security Service of Georgia. Read More
CFE-DM's Disaster Management Reference Handbooks provide a baseline of information regarding countries most prone to disasters. The handbooks offer readers Read More