By Emma Bareihs, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – It is essential to create a strategic plan before attempting to tackle a problem like transnational organized crime, said the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats Thomas Alexander at... Read More
“Wargaming Future National Security Threats Posed by Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases,” is the title of a paper by Dr. Deon Canyon, for Security Nexus. Read More
From 17–20 May 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies in coordination with the Saudi Arabian National Defense University (SANDU) conducted a War College Joint Professional Military Education Seminar titled “Partnering with Coalitio Read More
DIILS program on "Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism" held recently in Lima, Peru was made even more relevant by the extradition of a former Peruvian President from Chile to Peru for alleged misconduct occurring during his tenure in office (1990-2000). Read More
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (November 9, 2016) – A newly published Cybersecurity Curriculum is now available for institutions interested in implementing cybersecurity education programs, in order to better protect their networks from cybersecurity threats. Read More
Lt Col Ernesto Govea Basch, Legal Adviser from the Argentinean Army (HQ Buenos Aires) was appointed as a lecturer on International Humanitarian Law in Asuncion, Paraguay Republic in 2015. Read More
Lopota, Republic of Georgia (April 28, 2016) – With high-profile cyber attacks on major corporations and governments routinely making headlines, perpetrators of such attacks have soberly reminded the world that nearly any network, regardless of perceived security, is vuln Read More
A recent paper by Francis Hualupmomi, Ph.D., published in Security Nexus and titled “System Perspective,” explores vulnerabilities in Papua New Guinea’s national security. Read More
EUCOM International Operations Officer, Major Nathan Kearns (USAF) recently led a DIILS team which included members of the US Coast Guard, a team member from the Greek Navy, and U.S. Read More
In July, 2017, DIILS and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense Legal Bureau co-hosted a four-day Legal Aspects of Maritime Law Enforcement Exchange Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop included presentations by U.S. Read More
Dr. Sam Mullins’ latest article, “COVID-19 and Terrorism in the West: Has Radicalization Really Gone Viral?”, was recently published by the Just Security blog. Co-authored with Michael King, this analytical report looks at the forecasted wave of pandemic-induced terrorism. Read More
Congratulations to Mr. Edmunds Akitis (STACS 2011-2) who learned over the summer that he had earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study for a Masters Degree in Homeland Security -- the first such program of its kind in the world -- at California's San Diego State University.... Read More
“The Post-COVID19 World: Globalization with Different Characteristics” is a new paper co-authored by DKI APCSS professors Dr. Deon Canyon and Dr. Read More
In December, DIILS hosted 24 participants from 18 countries for the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law (LCHR). The three-week course at Naval Station Newport was designed to help participants ascertain how they and their respective countries can enhance the Read More
On 9–10 October 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with the Middle East Institute (MEI), held Track II talks between the United States and Türkiye Read More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Jan 27, 2015) – If you walk the halls of Kazakhstan’s National Defense University (NDU) you will see a defense education institution amidst a remarkable transformation. Read More
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The journey is just beginning for two United States Coast Guard recruits who joined U.S. Army Echo Company to study English at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center. Read More
The new paper written by Sebastian Kevany, University of California, San Francisco; Deon Canyon, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii; Robert Ostergard, U.S. Navy (Retired); Michael Baker, U.S. Read More
NESA Center Executive Officer Sam Marrero moderated a roundtable with His Excellency Yemeni Ambassador Mohammad Al-Hadhrami and NESA Center Faculty on Thursday, 28 July 2022, at 1330–1500 in Washington, DC. Read More