Security Studies
Moldovan Alumni Stage Eighth Security Cooperation Roundtable
Over 60 Marshall Center alumni and other Moldovan officials attended the Moldovan George C. Marshall Association’s 8th Annual Roundtable on 20 November 2012. This year’s event focused on Lessons Learned from Partner Nations in Eastern Europe about Euroatlantic Integration. The event was held...
Mongolian Parliamentarians and “Third Neighbors” Meet at Marshall Center
By James E. Brooks, George C. Marshall Center Public Affairs Director A delegation of five parliamentarians and seven senior government officials from Mongolia spent three days at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies discussing their roles and responsibilities in a...
Monthly reminder to check Podcasts, Publications, and our Communities of Interest
Aloha Alumni 'Ohana and Treasured Guests, This is Daniel, your friendly neighborhood Portal Manager. As we make the swing into the final days of the month, I want to remind you all that this Portal is here to give you access to what we are doing with your fellow alumni and the region as a...
Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut Receives the 2021 ‘Alumni of the Year’ award
Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut, received the 2021 DKI APCSS Alumni of the Year award for completing his Fellows Project titled, “Expansion of Emergency Operations in Nepal.” DKI APCSS recognized Raut’s contributions as an alumnus who significantly improved the peace and security within his...
Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut Receives the 2021 ‘Alumni of the Year’ Award
Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut, received the 2021 DKI APCSS Alumni of the Year award for completing his Fellows Project titled, “Expansion of Emergency Operations in Nepal.” DKI APCSS recognized Raut’s contributions as an alumnus who significantly improved the peace and security within his...
Narco-States: Africa's Next Menace
Op-Ed Contributor Narco-States: Africa's Next Menace By DAVIN O'REGAN Since emerging as Africa’s first narco-state in the mid 2000s, Guinea Bissau’s slide toward instability has been swift and precipitous. The homicide rate has spiked by 25 percent and is now...
National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates Washington Study Visit
The National Defense College (NDC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sent a student delegation to the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies for two days of classroom instruction as part of their Washington Study Visit on 8–9 March 2023. Previously, the group visited the...
Nations discuss regional stability in South Caucasus
REICHENAU, Austria - The topic "Regional Stability in the South Caucasus: De-conflicting Protracted Conflicts: The Role of the EU and NATO" brought together more than thirty distinguished security experts with academic, military, political and civil society backgrounds from fifteen...
NESA Center and Armenian National Defense Research University Strategic Dialogue
From 27–31 March 2023, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center’s Academic Dean, Dr. Roger Kangas led a team consisting of Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, Associate Dean Charles Marks, and Professor Richard Wiersema to Yerevan, Armenia, in order to conduct a strategic dialogue with leadership, faculty...
NESA Center Seminar on Academia, Media, & National Security in Pakistan
On Tuesday, 13 September 2022, to better understand the relationship between media and security, as well as ways academia can play a role, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in collaboration with the Islamabad-based, think tank Jinnah Institute, convened a day-long...
NESA Center Strategic Studies Network MENA Workshop
The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies held a Strategic Studies Network (SSN) meeting in Manama, Bahrain, from 14–16 March 2023. Twelve representatives of civil society from the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region participated in a roundtable discussion. NESA Center...
NESA Center Supports Establishing SANDU
08 February 2022 – For the first time since the ‘pandemic public health and travel restrictions’ began, the Strategic Implementation Office (SIO) metin personto review the Target Operating Model (TOM) submission, which they prepared for the Saudi Ministry of Defense. The SIO is the combined...
NESA IOR Digital Series with Pierre Morcos
09 February 2022 – This iteration of the NESA IOR Digital Series, led by NESA Center Professor Jeffrey Payne, featured remarks by Pierre Morcos, who is currently a visiting fellow in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Mr....
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-AFRICOM Transnational Threats: Criminal Insurgency Online Round Table
On 26 October 2022, Professor Anne Moisan conducted the“NESA-AFRICOM Transnational Threats: Criminal Insurgency”Online Round Table, the last in the series of in-person and online sessions stretching through 2022. This specific session was Part II/II with NESA-AFRICOM Alumni from the 13–23 June...
NESA-AFRICOM-WJPC "Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop"
The William J. Perry Center for Strategic Studies (WJPC) in partnership with the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and U.S.Africa Command (USAFRICOM) conducted a Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop from 19-21 July 2016 in Casablanca, Morocco....
NESA-IISS South Asian Security Forum in Bahrain
25 to 27 March 2022 – The NESA Center and its partner, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), co-hosted the sixth annual South Asian Strategic Forum in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This unique Track 1.5 dialogue brought together 40 participants from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan,...
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 Director for Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Named
HONOLULU –The Department of Defense has approved the selection of retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Peter A. Gumataotao to be the director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), a Department of Defense organization dedicated to advancing security cooperation...
New Maritime Program Director Announced
DIILS is pleased to announce that Ms. Carolyn Leonard-Cho was recently promoted as our Maritime Program Director. Prior to the promotion, Ms. Leonard-Cho worked as an Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) Attorney since August 2019. As Maritime Program Director, Ms. Leonard-Choserves as a...
Pages
U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan: Best Practices and Recommended Improvements
This article discusses the US provincial reconstruction team (PRT) mission and organization, best practices and challenges. The author argues that the US PRTs are successful and offers some recommendations to improve on PRT effectiveness in the counterinsurgency environment of Afghanistan.
Kosovo and Balkan Stability
This article outlines the possibilities for Kosovo's future status and puts it in the wider context of the Balkan's changing political landscape. The author briefly examines the EU accession possibilities, Russia's position in the region and outlines possible future scenarios.
Energy Security and Geopolitics
This article highlights the concept of energy security within a broad geopolitical concept. The author reviews energy consumption patterns and statistics and outlines the main actors that play a significant role in the production and transportation of oil and gas. A case study of Bulgaria shows how...
Proliferation Security Initiative: A New Formula for WMD Counter-Proliferation Efforts?
This article outlines the origins, history and basic concepts of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) launched by US President George W Bush in 2003. The author also identifies the practical and operational limits of the Initiative and recognizes legal challenges to it as well as those...
Self-Interest and Cooperation: The Emergence of Multilateral Interdependence in Post-Conflict Eras
This article revisits the interdependence debate in international relations theory. One of the aims of this paper is to analyze under what conditions international cooperation and interdependence can emerge. The author criticizes the work of Dougherty, Pfaltzgraff, and Barbieri, and argues that...
Why Did Poland Choose The F-16?
This paper provides a comprehensive synthesis of the Polish military’s fighter aircraft selection process and answers to the question why Poland chose the F-16. The author analyzes the domestic politics and institutional setting associated with the F-16 decision process and provides a capability...
Montenegro and the NATO Partnership for Peace Program
This article analyzes the security politics of Montenegro within the framework of the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program. The author outlines the history and rationale of the program, its areas of cooperation, mechanisms and measurements to implement the plan. He examines the specific...
The Principle of Distinction and Weapon Systems on the Contemporary Battlefield
This article examines the challenges faced by technologically advantaged forces on the asymmetrical battlefield vis-à-vis the legal principle of distinction. Paradoxically, the technological edge that advanced armed forces enjoy over their enemies may present problems in terms of ensuring...
Solving Transnistria: Any Optimists Left?
This article examines the situation in Transnistria, the breakaway republic on the border between Moldova and Ukraine. It introduces the cause of the conflict, reviews attempts to find a negotiated solution and examines the proposals of the Russian envoy Kozak. Subsequently, it looks at the...
The European Union`s Energy Security Challenges
This article examines some of Europe’s critical energy security challenges and EU efforts to coordinate a common European energy strategy. The author explains how energy policy, still mostly decided on a national basis, is gradually seen in a wider European context and how it is slowly being...
Managing Defense Transformation in Small and Medium-Sized NATO Countries
This paper analyzes the dimensions of defense transformation in small and medium-sized countries from the perspectives of willingness and affordability. It outlines the transformation efforts in different European countries with a focus on their military capabilities, examines its economic...
Outside the European Economic and Monetary Union: Consequences for the United Kingdom
This article examines the consequences for the UK of staying outside the European Economic and Monetary Union. The author lists the economic gains, such as the possibility of an independent national UK economic and monetary policy, and the negative economic consequences, like no elimination of...
Public Diplomacy`s Next Challenge
This article argues that US public diplomacy against international terrorism has largely failed. It states that what is most needed is a strong infusion of fresh ideas. US spokesmen should re-open the argument about terrorism's rank immorality; amplify the voices of Muslim critics of terrorism;...
The Renaissance of Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency: Examining 21Century Insurgencies and Gov Responses
This article argues that a prominent feature of insurgencies in the 21st century is their Islamist orientation. The author examines how insurgencies in this century differ from the preceding one in their methodologies, and primarily their motivations, arguing that many contemporary insurgencies are...
The Expanding Security Agenda: Challenges for Transition States
This article analyzes human trafficking, a modern-day equivalent of slavery, within Eastern Europe. The author examines the patterns of trafficking in the region, determines links between corruption and trafficking and identifies possible networks for countertrafficking activities in the region.
Building Defense Institutions: The Broader Context Today
This chapter outlines the broader context of defense institution building with regard to the EU and NATO. The author argues that the achievements, a multi-pillar Europeanism on the part of the EU, and out-of-area expeditionary operations on the part of NATO, are not as comprehensive, either as...
Defense Institution Building in Ukraine
This chapter traces the historical development of Ukraine's defense institution building. The author examines how, starting in late 1991 when there were virtually no national defense institutions, Ukraine developed until 2008 a defense establishment, which in many respects is seen as being quite...
Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption Risk in Defense Establishments
This chapter presents approaches to strengthening integrity and reducing corruption risk in defense establishments. The authors outline the threat of corruption in the defense sector and describe the global nongovernmental organization Transparency International, which is involved in leading the...