Security Studies
Royal Jordanian National Defense College Collaboration with the NESA Center
From 25–27 October 2022, The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a visit by Brigadier General Azzam Irsheid Alrawahneh, the recently appointed Commandant of the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC). Brigadier General Alrawahneh was accompanied by the...
Royal Jordanian National Defense College: Perspectives on Strategic Leadership Seminar
From 25–27 July 2022, the NESA Center conducted a Perspectives on Strategic Leadership seminar with students and faculty of the Royal Jordanian National Defense College (RJNDC) in Amman, Jordan. The seminar marked the start of the academic year for the 120 students attending the year-long...
Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces Executive Leadership Program
From 23 September until 7 October 2022 the NESA Center, in partnership with Raytheon, conducted the eighteenth iteration of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) Executive Leadership Program. As in other programs, this course brings senior military officers (all on this specific program...
RSBGSA WG meeting, November 5 -8 2010, Reichenau Austria
On invitation of the Austrian MoD, this year’s annual planning workshop of the RSGBSA WG convened in Reichenau, Austria from 5th to 8th November 2010. Twenty experts attended from Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, USA and NATO. After a review of past...
SARS-COV-2 Mutations, Variants, and National Security
“SARS-COV-2 Mutations, Variants, and National Security,” is the title of a paper by Dr. Deon Canyon, Dr. Sebastian Kevany and retired Rear Adm. Michael S. Baker forSecurity Nexus. This article explains how COVID-19 mutations emerge, and how governments would be potentially remiss in turning...
Saudi Arabia National Defense University Executive Seminar
On March 14–25, 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, led by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Terry Wolff, NESA Director, hosted the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC). LTG (Ret.) Wolff welcomed Major General Mohammed J....
Saudi Ministry of Defense Conflict Termination Workshop
From 23–27 October 2022, the NESA Center conducted a mobile training team course of instruction on conflict termination on conflict termination theory, negotiations theory, and case studies for the Saudi Ministry of Defense (MOD). The week-long workshop was held in Riyadh, KSA. The Saudis are...
SEAPOC Concludes with 38 Alumni
Thirty-eight Fellows completed the Senior Executive Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (SEAPOC) 14-2 at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Oct. 9. The course is comprised of senior military members and civilians serving in security-related positions, to include diplomatic or defense...
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro Speaks to the Fellows of CSC 22-2
On Monday, June 13, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro spoke to the Fellows attending Comprehensive Security Cooperation Course 22-2 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. For Del Toro, the chance to engage with the diversity of international Fellows provided...
Security & Energy In The Mediterranean Sea Roundtable
March 22, 2021 – The NESA Center held a roundtable discussion on the Mediterranean Sea. Scholars from universities and think-tanks from Libya, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey were invited. The first panel focused on recent developments in Libya and the interim government’s efforts to...
Security Implications of Mass Returning Migrant Workers Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Security Implications of Mass Returning Migrant Workers Due to COVID-19 Crisis Abstract: The issue of mass returning migrant workers has broad implications for human, national and regional security domains that go well beyond increasing unemployment. This paper reports on the complex web...
Security Insights Author Discusses Foreign Terrorist Fighter Research
LTC (Res) Dr. Daniel H. Heinke, German Armed Forces Reserve, and Director, State Bureau of Investigation, Germany's Bremen Police published his research on Foreign Terrorist Fighters as a Marshall Center Insights Paper. He talks more about his research in this interview. You can find his...
Security issues and regional stability in Africa: the experience of Burkina Faso in conflict mediation, prevention and management.
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Security Leaders Briefed on New U.S. Africa Strategy at Africa Center Seminar
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) opened its annual Senior Leaders Seminar on June 18, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia, during which keynote speaker Amanda J. Dory, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Africa Policy, for the first time in public discussed...
Security, stability highlight PfP Consortium’s 14th conference
TBILISI, Georgia – Promoting security and stability in the South Caucasus and Central Asia was the topic of the Partnership for Peace Consortium 14th annual conference June 19-20 in Tbilisi. Co-organized by the Georgian Ministry of Defense, the conference provided a forum for about...
Senior Executive Seminar: Climate Change and Security
From 14–18 November 2022, the Near East South Asia Center (NESA) hosted a Senior Executive Seminar (SES) titled “Climate Change and Security.” The seminar started with a welcome and introduction from Course Director Dr. Gawdat Bahgat and then a welcome from Acting Director COL David Lamm, USA...
Senior Executive Seminar: Global & Regional Power Competition
From 15-19 November 2021, the Near East South Asia Center (NESA) hosted a virtual Senior Executive Seminar titled “Global and Regional Power Competition.” The seminar started off with welcomes from Course Director Dr. Michael Sharnoff, NESA Center Academic Dean Dr. Roger Kangas, and NESA...
Senior Leaders Gain a ‘Holistic View’ of the Region at TSC 22-2
The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security recently graduated 28 Fellows from the Transnational Security Course (TSC) 22-2, closing out the Center’s slate of course offerings for the 2022 calendar year. Amongst the TSC 22-2 participants, five Fellows represented Pacific Island...
Senior Security Studies Course
(THAILAND) On November 18, 2019, the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Strategic Studies Center of the National Defence Studies Institute began their inaugural Senior Security Studies Course in Bangsaen, Chonburi. The intensive one-week course for senior Thai security sector leaders emphasizes the...
September 2021 presentation on "China: Information and Influence" with Dr. Camilla T.N. Sørensen and Dr. Marc Lanteigne
The September 2021 Arctic Academic eTalks presentation on "China: Information and Influence" with Dr. Camilla T.N. Sørensen and Dr. Marc Lanteigne is happening on Friday September 17th, 2021 at 0800 AK/ 1000 MT/ 1200 EST/ 1800 CET. The Arctic Academic eTalks is an academically-focused...
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The Military Profession, Public Trust, and Public Interest
This paper presents an international comparative survey on trust and interest in the officer’s profession in Europe in the context of the changes following the end of the Cold War and the new types of deployments and in the current evaluations that European elites give of it. The paper is based on...
The Models of Sovereignty in the South Caucasus
Over the last five to six years we have witnessed dramatic changes in the international security environment – changes that have directly influenced developments in the South Caucasus. Among the most significant changes are the world economic crisis, the Arab awakening, and the turbulence and civil...
The Mole and the Mallet: Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the ‘Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East
This article investigates the developments of al-Qaida and The Islamic State in the context of the war on terror. The Iraq war 2003–2010, including the US Counterinsurgency strategy implemented in Iraq in 2007 onwards, together with the political developments in Iraq after the US withdrawal of...
The PfP Consortium "Community of Experts" Approach to International Security Cooperation
This introductory chapter traces the historical development of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP). The author argues that while a major element of change over the first decade of the PfP Consortium's life has been NATO's adaptation to new security realities and the progressive improvement in its...
The PfP Consortium as a Change Management and Integration Tool: Ten Years of Experience
This chapter evaluates whether the goals of the PfP Consortium have been achieved 10 years after its inception. The author argues that, from the beginning, the Consortium has been an effective change management instrument that provided the opportunity for defense academies to work with civilian...
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...
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...
The Prospects of Azerbaijan to Enhance Military Interoperability with NATO
After the end of the Cold War, NATO recognized the importance of extending far beyond its traditional borders in order to maintain peace and stability throughout Europe. The incorporation of new members into the Alliance came to the fore. In the light of this approach, cooperation with partner...
The Redeployment of Chechnya-Based Troops to Dagestan: Background, Motives, and Repercussions
IntroductionChechnya and Dagestan are two key autonomous republics in the North Caucasus. These two republics have the largest populations among the autonomous republics in the region, and have a strong tradition of (political) Islam and extensive experience with religion-driven insurgency flavored...
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 Rise of the Gendarmes? What Really Happend in Holland
This article discusses the phenomenon of gendarme forces as intermediaries between regular, civilian police forces and the military. The author examines the role and function of these forces; how they relate to military and civilian authorities and cooperative partners; their (dis)similarities with...
The Rising Wind: Is the Caucasus Emerging as a Hub for Terrorism, Smuggling and Trafficking
This chapter focuses on the routes of weapon, drug and human trafficking in the Caucasus. It reviews the regional security environment and provides an overview of the major violent non-state actors such as terrorist groups, insurgency movements and organized crime syndicates operating across the...
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...