Security Studies
Marshall Center European Security Seminar Explores Hybrid Threats, Resilience Building
By Christine June GCMC Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Jan. 27, 2017) – For more than two years, the West have been grappling with “hybrid warfare,” which describes and encompasses a variety of shifty means of fighting war. What exactly is hybrid warfare? What exactly...
Marshall Center Event Explores Common Vision of Shared Responsibility for Security
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies TUNIS, Tunisia – An outreach team from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies organized an event to enhance a common understanding of shared responsibility for...
Marshall Center faculty member, Dr. Greg Gleason, publishes article in the Kazakh journal "Kazakhstan in Global Processes"
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Marshall Center Faculty Rekindles Relations with Belarus at Minsk Economic Security Conference
By James E. Brooks, George C. Marshall European Center Public Affairs Director Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GERMANY (June 6, 2017) - Six George C. Marshall European Center faculty travelled to Minsk, Belarus, June 1-2 to share ideas and stimulate discussion at a two-day international...
Marshall Center Faculty Support Ukraine NATO DEEP Program
By GCMC Public Affairs Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GERMANY (June 15, 2017) - Marshall Center Deputy Dean Sven Gareis and professors Pal Dunay and Sebastian von Münchow travelled to Kyiv to share expertise on security sector capacity-building with Ukraine Armed Forces officers and government...
Marshall Center Graduate Elected Speaker of Moldova's Parliament
Our Moldovan Alumni Association is very proud to report that Igor Corman, a 1997 graduate of a 17-week Executive Program at the Marshall Center, was elected speaker of Moldova's Parliament last week. Corman, 43, has served in Parliament since 2009 as Chairman of the Committee for Foreign...
Marshall Center Graduates 15,000th Alumna
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 13 May 2022 Today the Marshall Center celebrated the graduation of our 15,000th alumna, Ms. Andrada Halgas-Blaga from Romania. Andrada joins her 37 classmates from the Seminar on Regional Security (SRS) as our newest group of alumni. Marshall Center Director MG (...
Marshall Center Graduates 93 Professionals Ready to Tackle Today’s Global Threats
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Nov. 16, 2017) – After examining today’s worst global threats to security, 93 professionals from 41 countries are now armed to be ‘agents of change’ when they return home....
Marshall Center Hosts a Special Seminar for Romanian Security Professionals
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 16, 2018) – The George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies’ outreach program for Central and Southeastern Europe hosted a first of its kind seminar for 38 war-college level...
Marshall Center Hosts Command and Control Seminar in Kyiv
By U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Ager College of International and Security Studies George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies KYIV, Ukraine – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, in cooperation with the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine and the...
Marshall Center Hosts Security Policy Seminar for Romanian Parliamentarians
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Nov. 22, 2017) – Romania has the highest growth in defense spending in Eastern Europe after achieving NATO’s goal of two percent of its gross domestic product on its defense budget...
Marshall Center Hosts Security Sector Oversight Seminar in Ukraine
By U.S. Navy Cmdr. Eric Ager College of International and Security Studies George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies KYIV, Ukraine – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, in cooperation with the NATO Professional Development Program, conducted a...
Marshall Center Hosts ‘Next Steps to NATO’ Seminar in North Macedonia
By Emma Bareihs Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies SKOPJE, North Macedonia – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies conducted the “Next Steps toward NATO” special seminar here May 29 and 30. The seminar focused on...
Marshall Center Launches Central European Security Dialogue Strategic Initiative
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is launching a new strategic initiative called the Central European Security Dialogue. The...
Marshall Center Lecturer Gives Counterterrorism Presentation at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
By GCMC Public Affairs JENA, THURINGIA, Germany (Jan. 8, 2018) – Dr. Sebastian von Münchow, lecturer of security studies at the Marshall Center’s College of International and Security Studies, gave a counterterrorism lecture to about 50 students at the Institute for Political Sciences,...
Marshall Center Macedonia Alumni Work toward NATO Accession
By GCMC Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Sept. 5, 2017) – Macedonia’s efforts to join NATO was the focus of a continuing series of alumni workshops with the most recent held in Skopje, Aug. 30. The Skopje workshop, was organized by the George C. Marshall European Center...
Marshall Center Partnerships Play Important Role in Mediterranean North Africa Security
By James E. Brooks, Marshall Center Public Affairs Director Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GERMANY (Oct. 13, 2017) - More than 30 diplomats, academics and military officials from the Mediterranean region gathered in Rome, September 25-28, to examine the shared responsibility nations have for...
Marshall Center Professor Lectures on Human Rights, Civil Liberties to DoDEA High School Students
By GCMC Public Affairs OBERWESEL (Rhine Gorge), Germany (March 6, 2018) – Dr. Sebastian von Münchow, Marshall Center professor, gave a lecture on rights of the individual citizens verses public safety for the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity’s 37th International Student...
Marshall Center Professors Advise Georgia on New National Defense Strategy
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies TBILISI– (Sept. 21, 2019) Dr. Valbona Zeneli, chair of the Strategic Initiatives Department, Professor Joe Vann, program director of the Countering Transnational Organized Crime and Dr. Sebastian von Münchow, director of European...
Marshall Center Program Engages Experts to Address Challenges, Threats in Cyberspace
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Dec 21, 2018) – It’s a hyper-connected world, where cyberspace provides critical support for the world’s economy, civil infrastructure, public safety and national security. But it’s...
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De-legitimizing Religion as a Source of Identity-Based Security Threats in a Global World
This paper discusses the growing connection between religious identities, globalization and terrorism, with a particular emphasis on Islam.The author examines the connection between Islam as a religion and Islam as a threat in the globalized world. Further, he clarifies the differences between the...
Strategic Communication: An Integral Component of Counterinsurgency Operations
This paper argues that insurgents remain a dangerous socio-political threat to the US and its allies and that the worldwide trend of anti-Western rhetoric and the sophistication of al-Qaida’s information war demonstrate that terrorist and insurgent groups are constantly adapting and reorganizing....
Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism in Europe: Muslim Brotherhood and Hizb ut-Tahrir - Allies or Enemies?
This paper argues that the deciding factor in choosing allies in the war on terror cannot be based on tactics - that is, on whether or not a group has chosen to pursue violent methods. Rather, the author states, it must be based on ideology, on whether a group is Islamist or not. He discusses the "...
Reaching Out to Muslim Clerics: Can We Bulid Bridges and Strengthen Moderate Voices in Islam?
This paper focuses on a survey of the problems affecting Muslim communities around the globe and examines solutions that can respond to Islamic needs and concerns. The author links the topic to the problems of radical Islamism and international terrorism displayed on 11 September 2001.
Issues of Interpreting the Koran and Hadith
This paper looks at various interpretations of the Koran and certain themes such as violence, jihad and terrorism. The author argues that Western governments have made the mistake of dealing with Islamist movements as though they are the authentic representatives of Muslim communities and of Islam...
The Role of Interreligious Dialogue in Addressing Ideological Support for Terrorism: Roman Catholic Perspectives
This paper begins with a brief overview of two documents issued by the Second Vatican Council: the Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions regrading the engagement in dialogue between the Catholic Church and non-Christian faiths, and the Declaration on Religious...
Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Communicating Against Terrorist Ideology
This paper presents a communication perspective on strategies for resisting Salafist extremist ideologies such as those advocated by al-Qaida and related groups. The author examines three essential components of the process that spreads extremist ideology to the potential audience - message, agent...
Statistical Analysis/Psychometric Modeling: Understanding and Influencing Societal Vulnerabilities to Terrorism
This paper presents a brief review of the theory of planned behavior that frames the modeling approach. It further discusses the mathematical techniques used to support the scientific approach in psychometric modeling as applied in the private sector. The authors propose how psychometric modeling...
The Terrorist Threat to the World Political System
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of global terrorism. The author argues that a struggle against terrorism can be efficient and successful only if attempts are made to frame another political system based on multinational, multilevel dialogue. As a first step to counter terrorism she advocates the...
U.S./NATO-Russia and Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism:Toward Building a Comprehensive Strategy
This chapter explores the potential for building cooperation between the US, NATO, and Russia to counter the ideological support for terrorism. The author describes the existing platforms of cooperation between the parties and outlines an actionable agenda to engage the ideological appeal of...
American Foreign Policy and Islamic Renewal
This chapter discusses modernist Muslim networks and examines possible US policies to support them in their struggle for a renewal of Islam. The author argues that the US still lacks an integrated and sustainable strategy to confront religious extremism in the Muslim world and that policymakers...
Global Islamism - Understanding and Strategy
This chapter discusses militant Islamic ideology focusing on the works of Egyptian Islamist Sayyid Qutb. The author describes the strategy and goals of global Islamism and develops a strategy to engage it. He concludes that the West and liberal Muslims must enter a moral competition with the...
Combating Extremist Ideologies: Measuring Effectiveness - Considerations for Public Diplomacy
This chapter examines strategies to measure the effectiveness of public diplomacy programs combating extremist ideologies. The author argues that collecting data about a wide range of extremism-related topics provides the basis of evaluating such programs’ success. The chapter concludes that the...
A Work in Progress: The United Kindom's Campaign Against Radicalization
This chapter examines the problem of countering ideological support for terrorism in the UK. The author provides an overview of Islamic extremist ideology and describes the mechanisms of radicalization as well as the motivations and backgrounds of home-grown terrorists. He also assesses UK...
Countering Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia
This chapter describes the state of Islamic radicalism in Central Asia and discusses the counterterrorism strategies of countries in the region. The author provides an overview of the different radical Islamic groups and describes the security situation in two countries. He concludes that that the...
The Potential Role of Women in Contributing to Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism: The Case of Bosnia and Afganistan
This chapter discusses the role of women in countering ideological support for terrorism. The author argues that there is a link between terrorism and issues concerning women’s rights and that when women’s rights are advanced, the ideological structures that provide support for terrorism can be...
"When All Muslims Unite...": Islamism, Identification, and Western Fears of Terrorism in Africa
This chapter examines tendencies of radical Islam on the African continent. The author argues that efforts to stem ideological support for terror-related activity in Africa must be based on preventing or repairing cleavages between states and their Muslim populations by strengthening state capacity...
Countering Terrorism: Multiculturalism in Singapore
This chapter describes Singapore’s multiculturalism and its role in countering terrorism and militant ideology. The authors define Singapore’s system of multiculturalism and the country's efforts in engaging jihadist ideology. The chapter concludes that Singapore’s form of multiculturalism could be...
The Role of Muslims in The Struggle Against Violent Extremist Ideology in Indonesia
This chapter describes the role of Muslims in the struggle against violent extremist ideology, particularly in Indonesia. The author illustrates how Indonesian Muslims play a significant role in rejecting violent extremist ideology. He also proposes ways to eliminate or minimize the spread of...
The Routes of Terrorism and Trafficking from Central Asia to Western Europe
This introductory chapter provides the background to the terror-crime nexus project on the interrelationships between terrorist and criminal groups. It also offers a summary of the articles in this issue.