Irregular Warfare/Hybrid Threats
This topic explores the tactics adversarial states employ in the grey-zone below the threshold of direct military conflict to destabilize democratic states. IW-HT tactics including coercive economics, the use of proxy forces, cyberwarfare, disinformation operations, and “lawfare;” and identifies whole of society deterrence, defense, and resiliency policies to counter them.
2023 Alumni Scholars Announced
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Alumni Scholars Program. This year we received 150 applications for10 available scholarships. The competition was extremely tough, and we congratulate all applicants on their outstanding work assembling their packages. Below...
2024 NESA-AFRICOM The Impact of the Changing Nature of Security on the Region Workshop
From 24–28 June 2024, the NESA Center, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, held a focused workshop with 35 participants in Casablanca, Morocco, on"The Impact of the Changing Nature of Security on the Region." The senior government and civilian security experts came from seven countries to...
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Announces 2025 Alumni Scholarship Winners
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – 2 Dec. 2024 The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Alumni Scholarship. These members of the Marshall Center's alumni network have been selected for their outstanding contributions to the...
NESA-IEMed-AFRICOM The New Face of Security, Conflict and War Workshop
From 12–16 May 2025, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), held a focused workshop with 31 participants in Casablanca, Morocco, on “The New Face of Security, Conflict and...
J5 Academic Paper: “NEOM City: Integrated Campaigning and Competition with China”
Abstract: NEOM City is a planned futuristic metroplex that serves as a $500 billion cornerstone of the Vision 2030 strategic framework that reduces Saudi Arabia’s dependence on oil and diversifies its economy. Currently, USCENTCOM does not have a plan to capitalize on what will become a regional...
Alumni Publication: "Warfare Strategies in the Twenty-First Century" by Eman Ragab
NESA Center alumna Eman Ragab's new edited book, "Warfare Strategies in the Twenty-First Century,"published by the al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, is out in bookstores now and available for purchase. Book Description: In the twenty-first century, the conventional warfare...
Alumni Publication: "New face of warfare: How law is changing the battlefield" by Charani Patabendige
On 18 February 2024, The Morning published NESA Center alumnaCharani Patabendige's latest article, "New face of warfare: How law is changing the battlefield." "The tactics and strategies of wars have drastically changed resulting in a change in the threat landscape. War at present is not wholly...