Defense Resources Management
Defense Resources Management A financial management function which includes providing advice and guidance to the commander, developing command resource requirements, identifying sources of funding, determining cost, acquiring funds, distributing and controlling funds, tracking costs and obligations, cost capturing and reimbursement procedures, providing accounting support, and establishing a management internal control process.
ACSS Dean Recommends Strategic Investment in Africa’s Security at Senior Leaders Seminar
A causal link exists between economic development, governance, and security—or insecurity—in Africa, Dr. Raymond Gilpin, Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) told a group of more than 50 African officials June 19, 2013, at the ACSS Senior Leader Seminar in Arlington, Virginia...
Arab-Israeli Conflict: Israel/Jordan Trust to Enhance Defense and Security Cooperation Seminar
From 9 to 12 August, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted a four-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...
DIILS GRADUATES FIRST RESIDENT COURSE ON LEGAL ASPECTS OF DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES
NEWPORT – 27 participants from 23 partner nations graduated on August 7 2014 from the inaugural offering of DIILS’ resident course on the Legal Aspects of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (LADSCA). This course, developed in coordination with the geographic combatant commands, is designed...
DPCT Resident Phase Begins
On March 27, the Perry Center received 32 students for the first day of the two-week resident phase of the Defense Policy and Complex Threats (DPCT) course. DPCT students represent 13 different countries from throughout the Western Hemisphere and a range of backgrounds in the armed forces and...
Dr. Sungmin Cho Presents at the 22nd Asian Leadership Conference in Seoul, Korea
On July 14, DKI APCSS professor Dr. Sungmin Cho joined a panel of experts to discuss North Korea’s most recent nuclear tests and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war. In his remarks Dr. Cho presentedhis analyses on (1) the Chinese view of North Korea’s military provocations in 2022, (2) the...
Military and Civilian Leaders Join ACSS for Seminar on Managing Security Resources
Military and Civilian Leaders Join ACSS for Seminar on Managing Security Resources By Africa Center for Strategic Studies Updated: 10/20/2011 Resource scarcity during bleak economic times is the best opportunity for countries to become more efficient at conducting the business of...
Perry Center Holds First SDPm Course in Lima, Peru
From November 4 to November 16 2019, the Perry Center held its first ever Mobile Strategy and Defense Policy Course (SDPm). The course took place in Lima, Peru at the installations of the Army War College. 61 students completed the course. The student body primarily consisted of men and...
Perry Center Professor Provides Lecture to CEDEYAC via VTC
October 12, 2018 Perry Center Professor Pat Paterson provided a lecture to CEDEYAC students on Thursday, October 11. His presentation, titled "Política de Defensa y Sistemas Regionales de Defensa y Seguridad," covered a number of important development in security and defense matters in the...
Residential Phase of Cyber and DG Courses Begin at the Perry Center
On Monday, September 16 2019 the residential phase of two Perry Center courses, Defense Governance (DG) and Cyber Policy Development (CYBER) began. Nearly 80 senior military and civilian representatives from a dozen countries in the Western Hemisphere have convened for the next two weeks to...
Residential Phase of SDP Course Begins
October 11, 2018 On Monday, October 15, 2018 the Perry Center’s biggest academic course to date, Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP), began. Over 90 military and civilian officials representing 17 countries in the Western Hemisphere traveled to Washington, DC to begin the 2 week residential...
Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College Defense Resource Management Course
From 5–6 March 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies team, led by Program Manager Matthew Holbert, delivered an intense two-day course on Defense Resource Management (DRM) to a War Course at the Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College (SAFCSC) in Saudi Arabia...
Strategy and Defense Policy Course Comes to a Close
On October 21, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies celebrated the graduation of students in the 2016 Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP) course. Completed by 72 civilian and military officials from 19 countries, SDP gave students the opportunity to ask questions of...
Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS) begins at the Perry Center
On September 26, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies kicked off the Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS) for Washington-based civilian diplomatic personnel. During this intensive one-week seminar, participants from the countries of the Western Hemisphere will...
Contemporary Security and Defense Issues in the Caribbean
Un-Governed and Un-Governable Spaces: Threats to Democracy and National Security in Jamaica George Benson Preventing Violent Extremism in the Caribbean Francesca Caonero and Pernille Rasmussen Citizen Insecurity in Trinidad and Tobago and the Applicability of the Concept of the Mafia...
Requirements for Military Effectiveness: Chile in Comparative Perspective
This paper utilizes a framework we have developed to analyze civil-military relations in terms of both democratic civilian control and effectiveness.As the achievement of effectiveness only makes sense in terms of the roles and missions actually implemented by the security forces in a country, the...