Security Studies
First course on Comprehensive Crisis Management of 2020 concludes
One hundred and seven Fellows from 44 locations completed the Comprehensive Crisis Management course (CCM 20-1) held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) from Jan. 23 – Feb. 26, 2020. CCM is an annual executive education program designed to educate...
Flo Rapozo Paves the Way for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
In recognition of a stellar career in Federal service, Deaf in Government (DIG), a 501(c)(3) organization, has selected Flo Rapozo as a chairperson for the upcoming events: the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity (Honolulu, March 2023), and the Deaf in Government...
For Situational Awareness: Marshall Center’s Loisach Group to Host Event at the Munich Security Conference
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Jan. 31, 2018) – Important for Marshall Center Staff and Faculty to know is that the Marshall Center’s and the Munich Security Conference’s Loisach Group will be hosting a roundtable discussion at the Munich Security Conference 2018. This discussion will be...
Former Marshall Center Course Director Jim Howcroft Publishes Article on Intelligence as Practiced in War
Col. (Ret.) Jim Howcroft, prior to retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps after 30 years service as an Intelligence Officer, served in a wide range of Marine Corps tactical and operational Intelligence billets, from Infantry Battalion up to the Marine Expeditionary Force level as well as founded...
Former Marshall Center Professor publishes book on NATO.
The conclusion of International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) operations in Afghanistan in 2014 closes an importantchapter in the history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO). In this volume, European and US experts examine a range ofperennial issues facing the Alliance, including...
FOURTH INTERVIEW OF PFPC’S NEW EURO-ATLANTIC SPOT SERIES IS OUT NOW!
Euro-Atlantic Spot Serieshas published its fourth episode. This episode features Dr. Olaf Wientzek who serves as the Director of Multinational Dialogue, Geneva (an organization within the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung). Dr. Wientzek discusses the impacts of Pandemics on National Security and the...
From Senegal to Staff Sergeant: Coulibaly Promoted in U.S. Army Ceremony
On March 30, Ouleye Coulibaly (pronounced oo-lay coo-lee-bal-ee) was promoted to Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army in a ceremony held at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. Her promotion was celebrated by more than 50 staff and faculty members, and also included her...
Future Counterterrorism Participants Attend the English Language Enhancement Course
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 31, 2018) – Ten participants from seven countries are attending the English Language Enhancement Course (ELEC) at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies...
Gaming Major Power Rivalry and Climate Disasters Using Systems Tools
“Gaming Major Power Rivalry and Climate Disasters Using Systems Tools” is the title of paper by DKI APCSS’ Dr. Deon Canyon and former visiting scholar Jonathan Chan forSecurity Nexus. This paper documents a methodology for creating crisis-games that are designed to explore possible futures in...
GCMC and CEMA University in Argentina Hold VTC on Counterterrorism
On Tuesday, 11 July 2017, the Marshall Center and the CEMA University in Buenos Aires conducted a VTC as part of a CEMA conference on "Transnational Threats: Narcotics and Terrorism". Marshall Center PTSS Program Director James Howcroft spoke via VTC to the audience in Argentina on...
GCMC Professor Valbona Zeneli Moderates Panel Discussion at Belgrade Security Forum
By George C. Marshall European Center Public Affairs BELGRADE, Serbia (Oct. 12, 2013) - George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies Program Director on Black Sea and Eurasia Dr. Valbona Zeneli moderated an opening panel discussion about Democracy’s Response to Populism and...
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine Parliamentarians Return to Marshall Center to Build Resilient Region
By James E. Brooks, George C. Marshall European Center Public Affairs Director GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Sept. 19, 2017) - Parliamentarians from the nations of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova returned to the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies for a two-day...
German Higher Officer’s Seminar
On 1 March 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a German Higher Officer’s Seminar in Washington D.C. This seminar continues the proud tradition of hosting Washington Study visits of the German Staff Officer’s Course, the German War Course, and the Higher...
German-American Officials Explore Transatlantic ‘Backbone’ at Munich Security Conference
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies MUNICH (Feb. 22, 2018) – Just in the past five years, events like the Annexation of Crimea and political changes in the U.S. and Europe have some officials and members of civil society publicly voicing their...
Global Counterterrorism Workshop Builds the Team, Explores Increasing Role of Women
By Christine June GCMC Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Jan. 12, 2017) – Getting his point across to 69 fellow counterterrorism practitioners from 44 countries, Lt. Col. Sameer Marouf Masri told the real-life account of one of his female security officers, who ran an 18-...
Global Law Enforcement Professionals Strategize Ways to Counter Transnational Organized Crime at Marshall Center
By James E. Brooks, George C. Marshall European Center Public Affairs Director GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Aug. 28, 2017) – Give any one of the 78 law enforcement professionals who graduated from the George C. Marshall European Center’s Countering Transnational Organized Crime course...
Great Power Competition Versus Counterterrorism: A False Dichotomy
DKI APCSS professor Dr. Sam Mullins has a new article online called “Great Power Competition Versus Counterterrorism: A False Dichotomy” published by justsecurity.org. In this article, Dr. Mullins states than in the“more than two years since the United States officially shifted strategic...
Has China’s Economic Development Led to the Democratization of China?
Dr.Sungmin Cho has published a new article titled “Does China’s Case Falsify Modernization Theory? Interim Assessment,” in the Journal of Contemporary China. Using the political science theory of modernization, Dr. Cho revisits the question of whether China’s economic development has...
Have you checked out our Podcasts lately?
If you haven't been on the Podcast section lately, where have you been? You're missing out. We have uploaded presentations that should give you some food for thought. China’s Influence in the Indo-Pacific Region: COVID-19 and its Effects on China The Geopolitics of 5g The Prospect of...
Heads of Defense Academic Programs Discuss the Contemporary Operating Environment at HDUCIM 2013
The ASEAN Regional Forum, Heads of Defense Universities, Colleges and Institutions Meetings (HDUCIM) is a process enabling regional military leaders to engage in discussion of academic matters associated with the training and professional development of regional militaries. The Asia-...
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El ALBA, los Asuntos Militares y la Seguridad Regional
En América Latina, hasta el año 2015 estaba vigente un hondo debate académico y político, respecto de la fractura en dos de la región. Un bloque que colinda con el Atlántico, representado por Brasil, Argentina y Venezuela, desconfiaba de la globalización, otorgaba al Estado un papel de alta...
Embracing the Different Ways Indonesia and Australia View the Region
The Lowy Institute published APCSS alumnusEvan A. Laksmana's latest article, which he says, "It would be a mistake to assume enhanced defence cooperation means the two countries share a strategic outlook." You can read the full article here.
Emerging Security Challenges. SPRING 2016
Advances in sensors, communications, computing, nano- and bio-technologies, along with new strategies and operational concepts, challenge our policy-making capacity. The Spring 2016 issue of Connections presents the Emerging Security Challenges Working Group of the PfP Consortium and reflections of...
Emerging Technologies in the Context of Security
This paper discusses a security strategy adopted by the European Council to address concerted European activity in the field of security and, more specifically, in activities to anticipate and cope more effectively and efficiently with new security threats such as terrorism, proliferation of...
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...
Energy Security and NATO: Any Role for the Alliance?
Since its inception, one of the top priorities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been maintaining the uninterrupted flow of energy resources, as it has always been directly linked to the organization’s operability and the security of its member states. For the Alliance, energy...
Faculty Publication: "Five ways Iraq has changed since the US invasion" by Hassan Abbas
On 21 March 2023,Grid News published NESA Center Distinguished Professor Hassan Abbas's article titled"Five ways Iraq has changed since the US invasion."20 March 2023 marked the 20thanniversary of US intervention in Iraq. "Twenty years later, a longtime visitor to Iraq describes a 'new nation'...
Faculty Publication: US-Iran Relations: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Gawdat Bahgat
On 26 February 2023,The Muslim World Journal published NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat's article titled"US-Iran Relations: Challenges and Opportunities." Dr. Bahgat is a professor of national security at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University...
From rubble will emerge a new world order
The West and Russia with China are turning the war in Ukraine into a global contest, the aftermath of which will determine who gets to set the political and economic rules for the coming decades.The main focus was on building a new world order and alignment against the US as a major threat by...