CSAG STRATEGY PAPER Vasile Nodis, MAJ, ROU AF (CSAG/CCJ5) 12 February 2025 Introduction: Despite nearly a decade of war in Yemen, the world has largely ignored the Houthis, with the conflict often labeled as “the forgotten war.” However, following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, the Houthis have propelled themselves onto the Read More >
NESA Center Alumni Publication Nimra Javed – NESA Center Alumnus serving as a Research Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies AJK. Nimra holds an MPhil Degree in Strategic Studies from National Defence University, Islamabad. 3 February 2025 AI-driven strategies for counterterrorism and violent extremism hold immense potential due to AI’s ability to Read More >
CSAG STRATEGY PAPER Ms. Sanna Stark (CF4), SWE Armed Forces (CSAG/CCJ5), COL Karim Ismail, EGY Armed Forces (CSAG/CCJ5), COL Jerzy Kania, POL Armed Forces (CSAG/CCJ5), MAJ Vasile Nodis, ROU Armed Forces (CSAG/CCJ5), LTC Mohammad Al-Hnaiti, JOR Armed Forces (CSAG/CCJ5), and LTC Ahmed Alzeyoudi, UAE Armed Forces (CSAG/CCJ5) 13 January 2025 Introduction: Since the U.S., Read More >
CSAG INFORMATION PAPER By: LTC Syed Ali Safdar, Pak Army (CSAG/CCJ5) 2 January 2025 Subject: “Key Takeaways from the 16th BRICS Summit” Purpose: The paper presents updates, major discussions, and outcome of 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia. Read the complete paper here. View other USCENTCOM Combined Strategic Analysis Group (CSAG) Information Read More >
CSAG STRATEGY PAPER LTC Junghyok Kim, ROK Army (CSAG/CCJ5) 5 December 2024 Introduction: Many argue China has become one of the world’s superpowers. However, China appears unwilling to fully assume responsibility for issues facing the world. Simply put, China seems more concerned with furthering its own interests than addressing the problems raging outside its Read More >
CSAG INFORMATION PAPER By: LTC Carmine Lombardi, ITA Army (CSAG/CCJ5) and LTC Mohammed Al-Hnaiti, JOR Army (CSAG/CCJ5) 21 November 2024 Subject: Drone combat in the RUS/UKR war and potential applications for the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). Purpose: This paper presents the CSAG’s analysis regarding drone combat in the Russian-Ukrainian war and the possible Read More >
CSAG STRATEGY PAPER Lt Col Richard Pecinka, CZE AF (CSAG/CCJ5), LTC René Berendsen, NLD Army (CSAG/CCJ5), LTC Ivan Puhalo, HRV Army (CSAG/CCJ5), and MAJ Vasile Nodis, ROU AF (CSAG/CCJ5) 20 November 2024 Introduction: The Golan Heights, a hilly 460 square mile (1,200 square kilometer) strategically vital plateau, was seized by Israel from Syria during Read More >
CSAG STRATEGY PAPER CSAG/CCJ5 15 November 2024 Introduction: Three years into Taliban rule, the question of whether Afghanistan once again becomes a haven for international terrorism is fast becoming a reality. The possibility of terrorism operating again in, and from, Afghanistan, threatening the security of the U.S. and its allies and partners, should be Read More >
NESA Center Alumni Publication Major Sandun Gunawardana – LL.B (Colombo), LL.M (KDU) & Attorney at Law, A Legal Officer in Ministry of Defence, Member of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force in Sri Lanka, and NESA Center Alumnus. 5 November 2024 ABSTRACT Traffickers exploit individuals by employing them in various legal or illegal enterprises Read More >
NESA Center Alumni Publication Dr. Eman Ragab – Director General of the Regional Expertise Centre for Combating Drugs and Crime in partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNODC) at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences 25 October 2024 كيف استفادت الدول العربية من الأجندة الأممية للمرأة والامن والسلام؟ Read More >