Russia-Ukraine war
German Higher Officer’s Seminar
On 1 March 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a German Higher Officer’s Seminar in Washington D.C. This seminar continues the proud tradition of hosting Washington Study visits of the German Staff Officer’s Course, the German War Course, and the Higher...
MABAL – Israel National Defense College Washington Program
On 21 June 2022, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies hosted 24 students and faculty from the Israel National Defense College (INDC) at Lincoln Hall on Fort McNair in Washington, DC. NESA Center Director LTG Terry A. Wolff, USA (Ret.) headed a discussion on the Russia-Ukraine...
Qatar Joint Staff College Visit
From 15–20 May 2022, the NESA Center hosted the Washington Visit of Qatar’s Joaan bin Jassim Command and Staff College Senior Officer Program in Washington, DC. The 35 participants included senior military officers and senior leaders from various Qatari government agencies. This program was...
Roundtable Discussion on the Pros & Cons of Ankara’s Balancing Act with the Ukraine-Russia War
In acknowledgment of the one year since Russia began its full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies Executive Officer Sam Marrero moderated a roundtable with Nigar Göksel from Crisis Group Türkiye on Friday, 3 March 2023, on the ‘Pros and...
Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces Executive Leadership Program
From 23 September until 7 October 2022 the NESA Center, in partnership with Raytheon, conducted the eighteenth iteration of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) Executive Leadership Program. As in other programs, this course brings senior military officers (all on this specific program...
Tunisian National Defense Institute National Security Seminar
From 6–15 March 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), held its twelfth annual Tunisian National Defense Institute (NDI) National Security Seminar for 49 senior government officials from 18 Tunisian agencies. ...
Washington Seminar: “Is the U.S. Pulling Out of the Middle East?”
On 21 April 2022, The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies hosted another Washington webinar to explore the security challenges facing the Middle East and South Asia. The U.S. national security strategies, over the past two presidential administrations, have called for more...
Alumni Survey Report: Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has dealt yet another challenge with global economic and humanitarian repercussions. In April 2022, the NESA Center surveyed its global alumni network of almost 12,000 security professionals from more than 150 countries to assess the global impact of the invasion, as...
Alumni Publication: Europe’s security future by Dr. Eman Ragab
NESA Center alumnus Dr. Eman Ragab considers EU security in the light of the Ukraine war in this piece published by Ahram Online. "In their meeting on 15 November, the EU foreign ministers discussed the EU’s defence and security role and the action plan for developing a European Rapid Deployment...
Faculty Publication: Geo-policy and Energy in 2022 by Dr. Gawdat Bahgat
On 3 January 2023, NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat published "Geo-policy and Energy in 2022" in RiEnergia - ambiente e risorse, punto per punto. "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 brought major disruptions to the global energy system and heightened Europe’s...
Russia’s military is less than meets the eye
On 24 May 2023, The Hill published the article "Russia’s military is less than meets the eye" by Ilan Berman, who is the senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C. and a regular speaker for NESA Center programs. "For many years now, officials in Moscow...
Discussion of Possible Russian Destruction of Kakhova Dam in Ukraine War
Speaking on Al Jazeera English, I discuss the possibility of Russia destroying the major dam across the Dniepro river as Russian forces abandon Kherson city and the surrounding areas: https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/odoUdOGfNy?fbclid=...
Russia Has Lost Kherson and Is Disinvited from G20
I discuss Russia's military failure in Kherson city and the decision not to attend the G20 in Indonesia for India's WION news: https://twitter.com/i/status/1591130387333361664
مناقشة الفشل العسكري الروسي في أوكرانيا
بالنسبة إلى سكاي نيوز عربية في أبو ظبي ، أناقش الوضع العسكري الروسي المتدهور في حرب أوكرانيا https://youtu.be/TxTq5tAxaWY For Sky News Arabia in Abu Dhabi, I discuss the deteriorating Russian military situation in the Ukraine war