Security Studies
Lithuanian Alumni Meet to Discuss Future UNSC Chairmanship and Reflect on 10 Years in NATO
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania Juozas Olekas invited the Lithuanian Alumni of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies for a meeting and discussions at the Ministry on January 28, 2014. Two discussions were held on diplomatic and military topics....
Local partnerships highlight Comprehensive Crisis Management Course 17-1
One hundred nine Fellows from 37 locations completed the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 17-1) held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) from Feb. 9 to March 15. Managing disasters or crises involves a host of government and non-government...
Looking Forward: Pandemic, Economic, Vaccine and Social Predictions for ‘Year Two’
“Looking Forward: Pandemic, Economic, Vaccine and Social Predictions for ‘Year Two’” is the title of a paper by Drs. Sebastian Kevany and Deon Canyon forSecurity Nexus. This paper attempts to provide predictions and advice for policymakers as we enter year two of the COVID pandemic. Summary...
Macedonia Alumni Association discuss the implications of NATO-post Wales Summit with regional alumni
The Macedonia Alumni Association in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy and the Marshall Center conducted a regional alumni workshop in Ohrid, Macedonia from 10-14 September. The 3-day workshop entitled “NATO post-Wales: Future of the Alliance and Regional Stability of the Western Balkans”...
Malaysian Armed Forces Director General of Defence Training Meets with the NESA Center about Professional Military Education
Brigadier General Fadzillah bt Adbullah, RMAF, Director General of Malaysian Armed Forces Defence Training, and a delegation of five Malaysian military training staff officers representing the various branches of the Malaysian Ministry of Defence visited National Defense University (NDU) and...
MARSEC Digital Series: Tensions in the Indo-Pacific
On Thursday, 6 April 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a digital chat with 25 NESA Center alumni on “Tensions in the Indo-Pacific.” Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne led the conversation that marks the first of what will be an ongoing set of digital...
Marshall Center alumni from Lithuania discuss new threats to Baltic and Central Europe security
About 40 Lithuanian alumni met in Vilnius on Nov. 19 to attend a networking event. The Lithuanian Minister of Defense and president of the Alumni Association, Dr. Juozas Olekas, gave the welcoming address and the Director of the Marshall Center, LTG (ret.) Keith Dayton (above,...
Marshall Center Alumni in Greece Hold First Networking Event in Athens in Conjunction With GCMC Seminar on Border Security
On 24 September in Athens, Greece, the Marshall Center and U.S. Embassy partnered to host a networking reception at the residence of the U.S. Defense Attache in conjunction with a three-day Marshall Center Seminar on Border Security. Over seventy alumni and guests were welcomed by...
Marshall Center Alumni Networking Event Coincides with Vice President Harris Visit to Poland
Nearly 50 Polish Marshall Center alumni and other participants attended an Alumni Outreach Networking Event in Warsaw, Poland on Mar. 10. The event was held at the residence of U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Mark F. Brzezinski, and was closely coordinated with both U.S. and German embassies in...
Marshall Center Alumni Numbers Pass the 9,000 Barrier as PASS 12-5 Graduates
Congratulations to the more than 125 new graduates representing 49 nations around the world who graduated today.
Marshall Center Alumni Play Leading Roles Hosting NATO International Week at Ukrainian National Defense University (UNDU)
Our congratulations to graduates COL Oleksandr Demenko and Prof. Oleg Poshedin of the Ukrainian National Defense University for their efforts in organizing “International Week 2012 - NATO: Common Responses to Common Security Challenges”. The event was held in close cooperation with the NATO...
Marshall Center Alumni Programs Offers 15 Scholarships for 2020
By Chris Burelli Director, Alumni Programs George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Aug. 29, 2019) – The Marshall Center’s Alumni Programs Office is now accepting applications for the 2020 Alumni Scholars Program. “This competitive...
Marshall Center Alumni Spotlight: Carl McLennan
You can find the latest Alumni Spotlight video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsIgrs7adlE This Marshall Center Alumni Spotlight features New Zealand's Carl McLennan. McLennan is the National Manager, Intelligence in his nation's police force.
Marshall Center bids farewell to Director Keith Dayton
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 28, 2021) – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies farewells U.S. Army Retired Lt. Gen Keith W. Dayton as he departs after 10 years as the Director. Dayton is recognized for his leadership and strategic vision. During his tenure,...
Marshall Center Celebrates 25 Years as a German-American Security Partnership
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (June 1, 2018) – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies celebrates its 25th Anniversary June 5, 2018 – 70 years to the day that our namesake – former U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall – delivered a commencement speech at Harvard...
Marshall Center conducts first High North Security Virtual Online Seminar
On 3 September 2020, the Marshall Center conducted its first Virtual Online Seminar (VOS) on security in the High North. The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated global public life in 2020, but there has been relatively little discussion of its specific impact on the security of NATO’s northern...
Marshall Center conducts first Special Topic Presentation for Alumni
On 9 December 2020, the Marshall Center’s Professor James K. Wither conducted the first lecture in a series entitled Special Topic Presentations for Alumni, hosted by the Marshall Center’s Alumni Programs Office. The goal of these presentations is to provide alumni with an update on a current...
Marshall Center Counterterrorism Course Nurtures Living Network of Combating Terrorism Experts
By Christine June GCMC Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 30, 2017) – Close to 80 terrorist attacks, 520 people dead and about 700 injured, have occurred throughout the world during this month alone. “Terrorist groups like ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, the FARC (...
Marshall Center Develops New Course to Tackle Arctic Security Challenges
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (July 16, 2018) – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies executed its first program to understand the geostrategic importance and key issues of the Arctic. The...
Marshall Center Educates Security Professionals to Counter International Illicit Threat Networks
By Christine June Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (March 8, 2019) – International illicit threat networks operate with the intent to cause great harm to people, resulting in mass causalities, said the Deputy...
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International Cooperation of Intelligence Agencies against Transnational Terrorist Targets
This essay examines how the structure of threats has changed in the post-Cold War world, and the shift in attitudes toward cooperation throughout the international intelligence community. It gives a brief overview of intelligence processes and collection disciplines, and offers a more in-depth...
Introduction to Program-Based Defense Resource Management
This chapter examines the principles and practices of program-based defense resource management. First, it considers the reasons behind the use of programming and then looks at several key topics around two main themes: What is a good program decision and how does it depend on the design of a...
Introduction to the Quarterly Journal for Winter 2006
This introductory paper presents the topics covered in the Winter 2006 issue of the PfP Quarterly Journal. The main theme of the issue is approaches for countering ideological support for terrorism.
Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters
This article reviews important differences in how Islamic State, Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham perceive the role of the foreign fighter and outlines local dilemmas integrating foreign fighters entails for the three movements. It shows how, in addition to boosting fighting capacity, a high...
Islamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Islamic State (IS) movement has opened a new chapter in the Afpak region, changing the landscape of militant movements in the area. This article looks at the patterns of rivalry and collaboration between the Islamic State on one side and Al-Qaeda and Taliban-related movements on the other. It...
Islamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?
The Yemeni state has all but collapsed as the political transition that followed the popular protests in 2011 has been derailed. This has left Yemen without a functioning central government and thus provided a ripe context for the expansion of both al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and...
Islamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?
The article examines Islamic State’s expansion into North Africa and Sahel and the subsequent rivalry between Islamic State and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb − the regional Al Qaeda group. Although IS managed to establish a province in Libya from 2014 through 2016, its presence in North Africa...
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...
Jihad in Russian
While Russia’s military involvement in the war in Syria has received great attention, less focus has been directed at the foreign fighters from Russia and other post-Soviet states who have joined the Islamic State and other Jihadist groups. The emergence of these Jihadists has been a gradual...
Key Agencies and Their Missions
This report serves as a primer on the key federal agencies charged with border security in the US: the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which patrols the border and conducts immigration, customs and agricultural inspections at ports of entry; the Bureau of Immigration and Customs...
Key Challenges and Threats to National Security: The Polish Perspective
Introduction In the early twenty-first century, threats to the security of Poland have been substantially reassessed, and are still evolving. Currently, the threat of a conflict emerging that could lead to war on a global scale is less likely to take place. However, new sources of potential...