15-19 November 2021

"SES: Global & Regional Power Competition" 15-19 November 2021

The NESA Center hosted a five-day virtual Senior Executive Seminar focused on great power competition, its history, recent developments, and how it impacts key policy areas – particularly in the NESA region.

8-10 November 2021

"Qatari Diplomatic Institute Virtual Seminar" 08–10 November 2021

Over 100 officials from the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended The NESA Center's 3-day seminar to help foster a shared understanding of the evolving strategic landscape in the Middle East and promote mutual cooperation.

1-5 November 2021

Speakers during the 2021 Bay of Bengal Workshop

"International Military Officers’ Forum” 1–5 November 2021

The NESA Center hosted a weeklong seminar in Washington D.C. for foreign military officers assigned to U.S. Central Command in Tampa, FL. Experts discussed a wide variety of strategic issues with considerable attention to global and regional power competition.

18-22 October 2021

"Washington Embassy Orientation Seminar 01-22" 18-22 October 2021

The NESA Center conducted the week-long seminar to offer guidance to foreign government representatives on how to navigate the Washington bureaucracy and cultivate productive relationships that will allow them to advance their country’s interests.

Maritime Security and Technology Applications Workshop

20 October 2021

"Maritime Security Coordination and Countertrafficking Operations Issues" 20 October 2021

NESA, with support from AFRICOM, WJPC, GCMC, and IEMed, conducted the virtual workshop as part of the Transnational Threats Series.

NESA Security and Energy in the Mediterranean

30 September 2021

"PMR Design for the Saudi Arabian National Defense University" 30 September 2021

The NESA Center delivered the preliminary design to transform the Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College into the Saudi Arabian National Defense University.

24-26 September 2021

"Annual NESA-IISS Southern Asia Security Conference" 24-26 September 2021

The NESA Center's Academic Dean, Dr. Roger Kangas, along with Professor Dr. Hassan Abbas and Professor John Gill, participated in the restart of the annual NESA-IISS Southern Asia Security Conference in Bahrain.

CSAG Papers

CENTCOM CSAG Papers

Perspectives published by International Officers from the Combined Strategic Analysis Group (CSAG) of the US Central Command Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate

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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.

*** NESA has suspended in-person programs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but is conducting invite-only virtual seminars and events for the time being. Stay tuned for updates on future programs. ***