Education and Training
NESA Center Faculty Participate in a Roundtable Discussion at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Armenia
On 20 March 2024, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies faculty comprising of Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas, Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, Professor Richard Wiersema, and Associate Dean Charles Marks participated in a roundtable discussion at the Institute of Oriental Studies in...
NESA Center Hosts Army War College Strategic Staff Ride Seminar
On 16 May 2023, the Near East South Asia Center hostedDr. John Nagland twelve academic year 22–23 Army War College students from Carlisle Barracks for discussions on contemporary Iranian strategy and U.S. Middle East policy under the Biden Administration.Dr. Mahsa Rouhi, from theInstitute for...
NESA Center Seminar Builds Iraqi Senior Leadership Capabilities
From 7–18 August 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a delegation of 32 senior Iraqi military officers and government officials for a two-weekIraqi General Officer Capstone Seminarin Washington, D.C. The Seminar, modeled on the U.S. Capstone Program, was...
NESA Center Subject Matter Expert Lecture Series at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College
From 21–23 January 2024, the NESA Center Professional Military Education (PME) Team enabled the delivery of three subject matter expert (SME) lectures to students and faculty at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC) outside Amman, Jordan. Over the course of three days,...
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...
NESA-IISS China-India Workshop in Singapore
In partnership with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the NESA Center for Strategic Studies participated in their first-ever track 1.5 workshopon Sino-Indian relations from 26–27 April 2023 in Singapore. NESA Center Dean Dr. Roger Kangas and faculty members Jeffrey...
NESA-USAFRICOM “North Africa Senior Leaders Workshop”
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), conducted a“North Africa Senior Leaders Workshop”from 7–14 September 2022 in Washington, DC, ending the 2022 NESA-AFRICOM Workshop Series. The focus of the Workshop was on the...
New counterinsurgency (COIN) curriculum to serve as vital defense education tool in modern era
Potsdam, Germany (Jan. 28, 2016) – As part of a multinational effort to better educate national leaders on the nature of counterinsurgency (COIN), the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) is nearing completion of a COIN Curriculum, envisioned to find its way into classrooms of national...
New Counterinsurgency (COIN) curriculum will be available to defense educators in 2017
Paris, France (Jun.24, 2016) – As part of a multinational effort to enhance defense education and provide leaders in partner nations with world class course materials, the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) is nearing completion of a Counterinsurgency (COIN) Curriculum envisioned to find...
New Lessons Learned Handbook to be created based on Ukrainian soldiers' experiences in military operations
Kiev, Ukraine (28 October, 2015) - Real-world lessons from military operations in Eastern Ukraine are an important driver of the military education system in Ukraine. This was the topic of a conference held 26-28 October at the National Defense University of Ukraine, organized under the...
New NSO eLearning Platform!
If you are scheduled to attend a course at NATO School Oberammergau you will receive instructions to access the NEW NSO eLearning Platform from your Course Director. NATO School Oberammergau has discontinued use of the GlobalNET Platform! Contact ADL Help:DL.Help@natoschool.nato.int
NSO GRADUATES WIN NATO E-LEARNING SHOWCASE DURING ACT FORUM
The showcase of the 13th Annual e-Learning Forum, hosted by Joint Advanced Distributed Learning, Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in September 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia, was won by NATO School Oberammergau (NSO) M7-126 alumni. During the showcase, ADL teams from several...
Omani Chief of Staff Sultan Armed Forces Program
On 21 September 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies conducted a one-day program in Washington, D.C., with eight military officers from the Omani Chief of Staff Sultan Armed Forces. The day began with introductions and a welcome from NESA Center Acting Director COL David...
Omani Diplomatic Institute Seminar
From 16 to 18 August 2021, experts from the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies arranged a three-day virtual seminar with 23 distinguished Omani diplomats to exchange their perspectives of the ongoing opportunities and challenges in the Middle East writ large. The...
Pacific Trident III: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the U.S. Alliance System Under Gray Zone Operations
“Pacific Trident III: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the U.S. Alliance System Under Gray Zone Operations” is the latest paper by DKI APCSS Associate Professor John Hemmings. The paper looks at how tabletop exercises (TTX) are used to train participants on crisis management. The TTX,...
Partner nations meet to discuss strategies for implementing new e-learning technology
Riga, Latvia (May 17, 2016) -- The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working Group, sponsored by the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) met from 25 - 27 April 2016 in Riga, Latvia. The Latvian National Defence Academy hosted over 40 Advanced Distributed Learning experts from 15...
Partner nations pledge to integrate computer-based learning practices into Defense Education Enhancement Programs
Bucharest, Romania (April 24, 2015) - Computer-based learning has revolutionized the education community and the Partnership for Peace Consortium'sAdvanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working Groupis helping to further usher online learning technologies into partner nations' defense education...
Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) annual Senior Advisory Council meeting held in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark,June04, 2019.Denmark,arotating MemberofSenior Advisory Council(SAC) since2018,hosted this year’smeeting at the Royal Danish Defense College.The SAC,the governingbody of the PfPC,providesstrategic level advice and directiontothe organization and to itsWorking and Study...
Partnership for Peace Consortium 17th Annual Conference - 21st Century Conflict: Opportunities for Cooperation
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (June 11, 2015) – The Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) is holding their 17thAnnual Conference in Vienna, Austria, from 1-3 July. In light of ongoing turmoil in Ukraine and elsewhere, some 120 experts from around the globe are gathering to help make sense...