artificial intelligence
2023 NESA-AFRICOM Changing Nature of Security, Capacity, and Institutions Workshop
From 11–16 June 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, the “NESA-AFRICOM Changing Nature of Security, Capacity, and Institutions Workshop” in Casablanca, Morocco. Security discussions on capacity building and the...
Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar
From 6 to 10 June, the NESA Center conducted a five-day seminar titled “Arab-Israeli Conflict: Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar” to assess ways to establish peace and security cooperation between Israel and Jordan. The seminar was designed to offer a...
NESA Center Conducts Executive Seminar on Technology and Security
From 25 July to 5 August 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar that focused on how the security sector is informed by technological advances. The event’s topics included Autonomous/Unmanned Systems, Space, Cybersecurity, Artificial...
The 8th Great Power Competition Conference: “The Future and Ethics of Uncrewed and Autonomous Warfare”
From 27–28 September 2023, the Global and National Security Institute (GNSI) at the University of South Florida (USF), in collaboration with the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, held the 8th Great Power Competition (GPC8) Conference titled “The...
Alumni Publication: "New technologies will allow Indo-Pacific states to build ‘sovereign maritime domain awareness’" by David Brewster
On 3 August 2023, The Strategist published NESA Center alumnus David Brewster's Op-Ed "New technologies will allow Indo-Pacific states to build ‘sovereign maritime domain awareness.’" "A multi-faceted technological revolution is bringing MDA [maritime domain awareness] within reach of even...
The Rise of Generative AI and the Coming Era of Social Media Manipulation 3.0
The RAND Corporation recently published a research report titled "The Rise of Generative AI and the Coming Era of Social Media Manipulation 3.0: Next-Generation Chinese Astroturfing and Coping with Ubiquitous AI." The authors argue that U.S. adversaries can use generative AI for social...
Congressional Research Service Report: "The AI Executive Order and Its Potential Implications for DOD"
On 12 December 2023, the Congressional Research Service published the Insight report, "The AI Executive Order and Its Potential Implications for DOD." Overview: On October 20, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy...
Alumni Publication: "Dangers of disinformation" by Eman Ragab
On 16 January 2024, alAhram Weekly published NESA Center alumna Eman Ragab's latest article on the dangers of disinformation. "A new report is drawing attention to the dangers of misinformation and disinformation to societies worldwide," writes Ragab. Read the full article...
Report: 7 Global Risks to Watch in 2024
On 22 January 2024, Agora Strategy published the report, "From Ballots and Bullets to Bytes: 7 Global Risks to Watch in 2024," which NESA Center alumna Antonia Dimou contributed to. According to the report, the 7 global risks to watch in 2024 are: 1) Elections weakening democracy; 2) Wars...