Drone Defense Course, 5-9 Jan. 2020

NESA Professor Dave Des Roches developed and fielded a Drone Defense Course for the Saudi Ministry of Interior Facilities Security Force in Riyadh from January 5 - 9th, 2020.

Executive Seminar, "Understanding the Role of Iran," 3-14 Feb 2020

NESA professors David Des Roches and Dr. Hassan Abbas co-led the NESA's winter Executive Seminar titled, “Understanding the Role of Iran" convening 43 participants from 26 countries.

NESA group photo on the Capitol steps on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020

NESA-USAFRICOM “The New World Order" 24-28 Feb 2020

NESA and USAFRICOM conducted, in Casablanca, Morocco, “The New World Order: Future Trends and International Players Workshop” focusing on the global trends that will shape the future and how these will affect stability, crises and other security issues.

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The NESA Center is the U.S. Department of Defense regional center focused on enhancing security cooperation between the U.S. and the Near East and South Asia (NESA) region. Our team leverages practitioner and academic experience to provide a collaborative space for policymakers to advance security strategy and foster collaboration across borders.

Our participants–comprised of foreign and defense policy professionals, diplomats, academics, and civil society leaders–come from the NESA region and beyond to engage in NESA seminars, workshops, and Track II diplomacy programs aimed at developing solutions for the region extending from North Africa across the Arabian Peninsula and into South Asia.

VISION

A secure, prosperous NESA region committed to collaborative, inclusive security and whole-of-government approaches to security and socio-political challenges.

MISSION

To build and sustain communities of influence and partnership among security professionals and other key stakeholders throughout the NESA region. The efforts of our expansive alumni network—numbering almost 10,000 NESA alumni—ensure that foreign policy communities around the world are becoming better equipped to provide answers and analysis towards some of the toughest security challenges impacting our world.