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Executive Seminar: Strategic Competition and Regional Cooperation
From 4–15 December 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted the Executive Seminar (ES): “Strategic Competition and Regional Cooperation.” Throughout the two-week virtual event, the NESA Center hosted representatives from all over the world to discuss different...
NESA-AFRICOM 2023 Workshop Series and NESA Center Women, Peace, and Security E-Book Release
From 29 April – 6 May 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, held three back-to-back workshop series in Bangkok, Thailand, for senior government and civilian security experts and a “whole of society” approach from 24...
NESA-AFRICOM Countering Violent Extremism: The Evolution of Radicalization and Responses Workshop
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), conducted the “NESA-AFRICOM Countering Violent Extremism: The Evolution of Radicalization and Responses Workshop” from 1–5 August 2022 in Casablanca, Morocco. In examining...
Alumni Publication: "Empowerment and Challenges: New Media and New Spaces for Women in Times of Conflict" by Mai Aglan
On 13 March 2023, The Humanist Magazine published NESA Center alumna Mai Aglan's article "Empowerment and Challenges: New Media and New Spaces for Women in Times of Conflict" (in Arabic). The article seeks to answer a number of questions about the nature of the role played by social media...
Alumni Publication: "Why Government Must Champion Digital Literacy" by Charani Patabendige
On 26 July 2023, Ceylon Today published NESA Center alumna Charani Patabendige's latest Op-Ed "Why Government Must Champion Digital Literacy." "Governments have a crucial role to play in promoting digital literacy, particularly in countries like Sri Lanka facing financial and...
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...
Alumni Publication: "Human Security Perspectives on Hate Speech" by Charani Patabendige
On 29 September 2023, Modern Diplomacy published NESA Center alumna Charani Patabendige's latest article "Human Security Perspectives on Hate Speech." "Regardless of its nature, severity, or impact, hate speech is harmful and acts as a barrier to the well-being of our society...
CSAG Information Paper: "ISIS Strategic Communication is Derailed"
Subject: ISIS Strategic Communication is Derailed. Purpose: An analysis of whether ISIS has changed its strategic communication (SC) messaging by purposefully decreasing its presence in mass media and social media, as a strategy, or whether ISIS has just adapted its SC approach to current...
NESA Center Alum Lt Col Thokozani Chazema Co-Authors 4 Research Publications on Security in Malawi
NESA Center alum Lt Col Thokozani Chazema has co-authored four research publications in 2023 on security in Malawi. View the publications below. Chazema, Thokozani; Tembo, Mavuto; Mphande, Chrispin Solomon; Kerr, Robert; Nundwe, Vincent; Kumwenda, David. "Aetiology of the...
Alumni Publication: "Online Safety Bill & Operation Justice: Sri Lankan Democracy under Attack" by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
On 6 February 2024, the Institute for Security and Development Policy published NESA Center alum Asanga Abeyagoonasekera's Op-Ed, "Online Safety Bill & Operation Justice: Sri Lankan Democracy under Attack." "Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Security has become the ‘Ministry...