Security Studies
39th Issue of per Concordiam & Upcoming 2021 Themes
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the publication of the39th issue ofper Concordiam(Volume 10, Issue 3, 2020) with a focus onGreat Power Competition, including China’s influence on Europe and implications for Euro-Atlantic relations and solidarity. Congratulations to all of our alumni...
42nd Issue of per Concordiam
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the publication of the42nd issue ofper Concordiam(Volume 11, Issue 2, 2021) with a focus on“The Pandemic and National Security."Congratulations to all of our alumni contributors, including Ms. Malgorzata Jankowska (Poland, EP 03-1), Dr. Bernhard...
43nd Issue of per Concordiam
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the publication of the43nd issue ofper Concordiam(Volume 11, Issue 3, 2021) with a focus on“The High North”. Congratulations to all of our alumni contributors, including Lt. Col. Ryan B. Ley (United States, GARSS 21-23), Dr. Alexandra Middleton (...
A Biodefense Fusion Center to Improve Disease Surveillance and Early Warnings to Enhance National Security
“A Biodefense Fusion Center to Improve Disease Surveillance and Early Warnings to Enhance National Security,” is the title of a paper by Michael Baker, Jacob Baker, Deon Canyon, and Sebastian Kevany, forSecurity Nexus. This paper discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront...
A Hidden Treasure: DKI APCSS - Dan "Fig" Leaf
Watch Lt. Gen. (Ret) Dan Leaf as he discusses the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on ThinkTech Hawaii.He was recently interviewed by Alice Li Hagan, of the University of Hawaii’s Shidler College of Business and an alumnus of DKI APCSS’ Transnational Security...
A New Ohana: 109 Fellows Complete Advanced Security Cooperation Course
HONOLULU – One hundred nine senior military and civilian government leaders from 32 locations graduated today from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies “Executive Course: Advanced Security Cooperation.” Attending the regional security course were participants from: Australia,...
A New Workshop Aims to Modernize the Indo-Pacific’s Security Architecture
A new workshop, “Adapting Alliances, Partnerships, and Regional Security Architecture,” hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), aims to modernize the security architecture in the Indo-Pacific. From February 6-10, 24 mid-level officials from 13...
Achieving Effective Herd Protection with SARS-CoV-2: A Strategy to Prevent Public Health and Economic Collapse
Excerpt The main intention of lockdown, known in the Philippines as Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), is to reduce the reproductive rate of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to a point near virus elimination, as demonstrated in the lockdown in Wuhan, China, and in other relatively successful...
ACSS Dean Discusses Security Linkages Between Africa, Latin America at Perry Center
Africa Center's Academic Dean, Dr. Raymond Gilpin, discussed emerging security threats across the African continent and implications for regional and global stability at the Strategy Defense Policy course, organized by the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National...
ACSS Director Discusses Center's Vision, Mission, and Upcoming Activities
This month, we talk with Kate Almquist Knopf, who heads the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the US National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC. In our interview, Ms Knopf 1) describes ACSS’ mission and areas of activity; 2) highlights the African trends and developments...
ACSS French Representative Discusses Successful Operations in Ivory Coast During Conference
Washington—Colonel Patrick de Vathaire, Senior French Representative at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, spoke at the National Defense University on Dec. 1, 2011, about how his country successfully ran small military operations in Ivory Coast. His remarks were part of a...
ACSS to Welcome Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) will welcome military officers from 38 African nations who are participating in its Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Program, March 12, 2012 at Virginia’s Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes. One of the Center’...
ACSS Welcomes Delegation from the International War College of Yaounde
As part of a two week visit to the United States, a delegation of faculty and students from Cameroon's International War College visited the Africa Center for a day of discussions on a variety of topics on June 13, 2016. Led by the Commandant of the War College, Major General Esaie NGAMBOU,...
ACSS Welcomes New Assistant Professor for Security Studies
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) is pleased to welcome Mr. Thomas Dempsey, a retired U.S. Army colonel, as Assistant Professor for Security Studies. His expertise includes security sector reform (SSR), peace operations, failed state reconstruction, African area studies,...
ADM Davidson spotlighted in 4th DKI Speaker Series
Admiral Philip S. Davidson, Commander ofU.S. Indo-Pacific Command, shared his thoughts on challenges and opportunities in the region during the Daniel K. Inouye Speaker Series held on Tuesday night at theDaniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Event Images The hybrid...
Admiral Linda Fagan Calls for a ‘Unity of Effort’ to Enforce Maritime Security
Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, paid a visit to the Fellows of theComprehensive Security Course22-3 as the first in a series of distinguished guest speakers. Fagan, an alumnus of the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) course 19-1, was honored as the first...
Advanced Research Workshop: Central Asia Context Factors and the Comprehensive Approach to Regional Security
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Africa Center Co-Sponsors U.S. AFRICOM Academic Symposium in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, based in Washington, D.C., co-hosted the 5th U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 9-12, 2012. The event, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, was also attended by General...
Africa Center Launches African Defense Attaché Seminar in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) opened its African Defense Attaché (ADATT) Seminar“I hope that the week-long gathering will provide you with a better sense of the U.S. government’s organization and policy on security issues,” said Dr. Monde Muyangwa, Dean of...
Africa Center Organizes Meeting with US AFRICOM Chief, Top U.S. Diplomats, and Representatives of 45 African Nations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Ambassadors, diplomats, and military officers representing 45 African nations participated in a 90-minute roundtable discussion October 23, 2013, with three of the top U.S. officials engaged in U.S.-Africa relations, including General David M. Rodriguez, the new...
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Alumni Publication: China’s Challenges in Afghanistan Are Just Beginning by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
NESA Center Alumna Dr.Shanthie Mariet D'Souzaauthored an article published byThe National Intereston 6 February 2023 titled “China’s Challenges in Afghanistan Are Just Beginning." Read the article here The views presented in this article are those of the speaker or author...
Alumni Publication: Moscow Multilateral Security Dialogue: Regional Consensus Elusive on Afghanistan by Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
On 22 February 2023,The Diplomat publishedNESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D’Souza's latest op-ed titled"Moscow Multilateral Security Dialogue: Regional Consensus Elusive on Afghanistan." Read the article here The views presented in this article are those of the speaker or...
Alumni Publication: South Africa’s Greylisting and Terrorist Financing by Hussein Solomon
On 8 March 2023, think tankResearch on Islam and Muslims in Africa (RIMA) publishedNESA Center alumnus Hussein Solomon's latest article titled"South Africa’s Greylisting and Terrorist Financing." Read the article here The views presented in this article are those of the...
Alumni Publication: Taliban Incapacity and the growing threat of Islamic State-Khorasan Province by Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza and Bibhu Prasad Routray
On 10 March 2023,Mantraya publishedthe analysis "Taliban Incapacity and the growing threat of Islamic State-Khorasan Province" co-authored byNESA Center alumna Dr.Shanthie Mariet D'Souzaand Bibhu Prasad Routray.The article discusses the potential threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province...
Alumni Publication: Turning a New Page in India-Germany Relations by Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 08 March 2023,The Diplomat publishedNESA Center alumna Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's article titled"Turning a New Page in India-Germany Relations." Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza is founder & president, Mantraya; visiting faculty at the Naval War College, Goa; and non-resident scholar,...
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...
An Assessment of Operation Safe Place
This paper discusses the findings of two successful cooperative ventures, Operation Ploughshares and Operation Safe Place, whose main objectives were to collect data and exchange information on the scope and dynamics of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) trafficking in Southeastern Europe.
Applying a New Management Model in the Joint Staff: An Executive Summary
This chapter reviews a longer study of an ongoing pilot program to implement a new public management model, the Super-Unified Customer and Cost Evaluation Strategic System (SUCCESS) framework at the US Department of Defense. The SUCCESS model is described and its application to the Joint Staff’s...
Armenia and the South Caucasus: A New Security Environment
This article seeks to examine through a realist international relations’ lens the geopolitics and the security environment of the South Caucasus, and specifically the security challenges Armenia will face over the next five years. As the South Caucasus is cemented by collective security agreements...
Assessing the Status of PAP DIB Implementation
This article outlines some considerations on how the achievements of the partners in the Partnership Action Plan–Defense Institution Building (PAP-DIB) can be assessed. The PAB-DIB was concluded in 2004 as the heads of state and government convened in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) at...
Atlantic Council Global Foresight 2023 Survey Results
TheAtlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security released the results of itsGlobal Foresight 2023 Survey. The survey is the second part of the Scowcroft Center's three-part Global Foresight 2023 report, providing insights from more than 150 foresight experts and foreign policy...
Atlantic Council Report: "Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave: A playbook for countering the authoritarian threat"
On 28 March 2023, theAtlantic Councilreleased the report"Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave: A playbook for countering the authoritarian threat" byHardy Merriman,Patrick Quirk, andAsh Jain. The report is a joint project between the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and...
Ballistic Missile Defense in Poland: Did the Costs Outweigh the Benefits?
The government of Poland has addressed a number of difficult national security issues since the nation regained its independence from Soviet control in 1989. Longstanding border disputes with neighboring countries and the perceived disparate treatment of Polish minorities in these countries are...
Bangladesh in 2022: A Year of Reckoning
Dr. Lailufar Yasminhas written "Bangladesh in 2022: A Year of Reckoning".Click here to read more.