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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 Transnational Threats and Growing International Illicit Crime Workshop
From 24–26 June 2025, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), held a focused workshop with 28 participants in Casablanca, Morocco. The 28 senior government and civilian security experts came from 13 countries...

Faculty Publication: "Do not Jettison Traditional Data Sharing in Maritime Domain" by Jeffrey Payne
On 11 April 2024, the Institute for Security and Development Policy published NESA Center Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne's article, "Do not Jettison Traditional Data Sharing in Maritime Domain." "The sea remains troubled by bad actors. Piracy, trafficking, and illegal...
