The Marshall Center Alumni Association of Hungary and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, in close cooperation with both U.S. Read More
DIILS conducted an IMET funded Peacekeeping Operational law seminar for the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) at the British led International Military Assistance Training Team (IMATT) facility in Freetown between 18-22 August 2008. Read More
Two senior international officers attending the recent DIILS “Peacekeeping: Latest Developments” course will soon have the opportunity to directly apply what they’ve learned to a real-world peacekeeping mission. Read More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Defense officials from the United States and Germany signed a memorandum of agreement today in Garmisch-Partenkirchen reaffirming the unique German-American partnership at the center. Read More
Richard Sears, the Center’s Dean of Admissions and Business Operations, retired on December 31, 2022. Sears served at the Center for over 20 years and previously for 30 years in the United States Navy. Read More
Spending cuts and budget austerity by African governments in the 1990s and 2000s mean that African militaries and peacekeeping forces are historically inadequately resourced and poorly prepared and equipped for deployment, the Africa Center’s Academic Dean, Dr. Read More
"Military partnerships today are more important than ever before. America’s current national strategy, coupled with global fiscal and political problems, makes it unlikely Americans will deploy unilaterally to address the security challenges of the 21st century. Yet, we... Read More
February 5-7, 2020, the Perry Center co-hosted a three-day Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Seminar with the Panamanian Ministry of Public Security, the National Aeronaval Service of Panama, and the United States Embassy in Panama. Read More
The 21st century has witnessed the emergence of terrorist threats unprecedented in their global reach, distributed nature, and willingness to target civilian populations of any creed. Read More
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Ambassadors, diplomats, and military officers representing 45 African nations participated in a 90-minute roundtable discussion October 23, 2013, with three of the top U.S. Read More
By Nadonya Janca, ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (Jan. 30, 2019) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Alumni Programs hosted an outreach networking event on “Operationalizing Influence in Regional and International Organizations” Jan. 16 at the German Embassy... Read More
Col. (Ret.) Jim Howcroft, prior to retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps after 30 years service as an Intelligence Officer, served in a wide range of Marine Corps tactical and operational Intelligence billets, from Infantry Battalion up to the Marine Expeditionary Force level... Read More
May 2022 – The translators’ team for the Strategic Initiatives Office recently celebrated the submission of a joint project with the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. 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
On 8 August 2008 DIILS graduated 11 students from 8 countries from its Peacekeeping Latest Developments (PKLD) resident course taught at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. Read More
May 29, 2020 – Today is International Day of UN Peacekeeping. The theme for this year is Women in Peacekeeping, in recognition of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution #1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Read More