8 December 2020 – In the newest iteration of the NESA IOR Digital Series, NESA Professors Richard Russell, Brianne Todd, and Academic Dean Roger Kangas take a deep dive into how the concepts surrounding Great Power Competition apply to NESA’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). The final installment of the series for calendar-year 2020 was moderated, Read More >
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Senior Executive Seminar – Gray Zone Warfare and Great Power Competition
16-20 November 2020 – the NESA Center held a Senior Executive Seminar themed “Gray Zone Warfare and Great Power Competition.” The week-long seminar is designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the evolving nature of modern warfare as waged by whole of government, using elements beyond conventional military. Gray zone warfare is waged not just in Read More >
IMOF – Great Power Competition Implications for CENTCOM AOR
November 17-19, 2020 – NESA held an International Military Officers’ Forum (IMOF) seminar themed “Great Power Competition and Implications for Central Command’s Region.” The three day seminar featured internationally-recognized scholar-practitioners on the NESA Center faculty and elsewhere. The program was designed to educate over 150 foreign military officers stationed at U.S. Central Command as well Read More >
Outside Players and Partners in Algeria – Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui
The sixth iteration of the NESA Alumni Virtual Interview Series features a discussion with Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui, Executive Chairman of the Algiers-based Nord-Sud Ventures Consultancy Center. The conversation focuses on outside players and partners in Algeria within the context of so-called “great power competition”. Dr. Arslan discusses the historic and current relations with the EU Read More >
Washington Embassy Orientation
October 19-23, 2020 – NESA held the FY21 iteration of its Washington Embassy Orientation for 53 foreign diplomats and defense attaches from 23 different countries, who began their posting at numerous embassies in Washington, D.C. The theme for the weeklong seminar was “How Washington Works,” and consisted of 10 sessions, in which a number of Read More >
NESA IOR Digital Series with Dr. Joshua Tallis
In this iteration of the NESA IOR Digital Series, Jeff Payne is joined by Dr. Joshua Tallis of the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). The conversation centers on how various illicit activities at sea overlap in the tools and methodologies used. As such, efforts at counterterrorism at sea, drug interdiction, or even counter-smuggling, build the Read More >
Maritime Security Series: China’s Outreach in the Western Indian Ocean Region
The sixth digital session of NESA’s IOR Maritime Security Series focused on China’s outreach in the Western Indian Ocean Region. Speakers were Dr. Jonathan Fulton of Zayed University, Dr. Christopher Yung, Dean of the War College at Marines Corps University, and Ms. Carice Witte, Executive Director of SIGNAL. The conversation covers China’s interests in the Read More >
Europe’s Maritime Perspectives between the Suez and Malacca
NESA’s Jeffrey Payne hosted another edition of the Digital Maritime Series on 01 July, “Europe’s Maritime Perspectives between the Suez and Malacca.” In this digital discussion of the Indian Ocean Region, the perspectives of European powers are discussed by prominent experts, including Dr. Antoine Levesques and Mr. Viraj Solonaki of IISS, Ms. Veerle Nouwens of Read More >
India’s Maritime Vision
The third digital session of NESA’s IOR Maritime Security Series focuses on India’s IOR security calculations and its maritime strategy. The discussant is Mr. Abhijit Singh of the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, moderated by Jeffrey Payne of NESA. Highlights from the conversation follow: Q: What is the focal point in Delhi regarding India’s Read More >
Red Sea Waters: Great Power Competition Beyond the Indo-Pacific
As part of the Maritime Digital Security Series, NESA Manager of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Payne, hosted and moderated the virtual roundtable “Red Sea Waters: Great Power Competition Beyond the Indo-Pacific.” The Red Sea is gaining attention among security specialists due to increased activity of regional and non-regional powers along its littoral zones. Regardless of Read More >