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OSCE is de facto a defunct organization. Do the maths: the organization operates by unanimous decision-making. As long as a terrorist state - Putin’s Russia - manipulates such an organization, this is a farce. OSCE underwent so many « kompromats » fostering the Russian strategy in Ukraine in the past, that a new organization will have to be created after this 3rd World War. The acronym OSCE is now too much tarnished, synonym of impotence, not to say corruption. Now the international community should recognize a more legitimate representation of Russia among the nations interested in the Security and stability of the European continent. Russia has a place in the concert of nations. Thinking that the thugs and neo-bolsheviks sitting in Kremlin are the right interlocutors is a farce. As we say, « comparison is not reason ». Nonetheless, our time resembles so much to XXth century’s 30s and 40s. We are still somewhere between 1938 and 1941. For how long Putin and Lavrov are going to enjoy the useful idiots of international diplomacy?

Congratulations to 45 Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) students who recently graduated the Defense Security Cooperation University’s seven-week SCO Operations Course!   In DSCU’s SCO Operations Course, students glean knowledge from lectures, group work, and practical exercises while hearing from multiple guest speakers and experts including senior military and policy leaders, ambassadors, academics, and #SecurityCooperation practitioners. During the course graduation, DSCU leadership briefed and engaged in questions and answers about the Defense Security Cooperation Service (DSCS), and DSCU’s establishment of the Defense SCO Institute (DSI) in the National Capital Region this fall. DSCU’s new DSI will serve as the DOD SCO schoolhouse, which will provide bespoke preparation and training essential for SCO personnel to be mission ready day one of their assignments. Separately, the DSCS will consolidate the support infrastructure of the DOD’s critical SCO personnel at U.S. embassies into a single organization to ensure appropriate allocation of limited personnel resources across a global demand. Though two separate organizations, the DSCS and DSI, as part of the larger Defense Security Cooperation Agency team, will work hand-in-glove to ensure that security cooperation organizations of the United States located at overseas missions possess the requisite personnel, and that such personnel possess the skills needed, to properly perform their missions. Read more about important SCO initiatives and the recent course here: https://lnkd.in/ec5ftFXx   #dsca #dscu #diils #drmi #isg #fao #education #training

Excited to share that I was selected for the 2024 OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security. This is a training course lasting 10 weeks that focuses on: - Arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation frameworks with a focus on politico-military tools; - Regional confidence- and security-building Measures; - Control of firearms, ammunition, and mines; - Instruments on non-proliferation of conventional as well as weapons of mass destruction; - Impact of new technologies on peace and disarmament processes; - Means of modern warfare; - Preventing and countering terrorism; - Impact of conflict and post-conflict rehabilitation processes; - Other cross-cutting issues.

A big question on the table at the United Nations General Assembly was about reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC). The UNSC , the organization’s most powerful body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, has the ability to issue sanctions and even authorize military force. Some argue that the current structure of the UN Security Council does not reflect today’s geopolitical reality and requires reform. Educators: Have your class play the role of decision-makers and debate if the U.S. should stand at the forefront of reform, recommend maintaining the current status quo, or try an altogether different approach. This mini simulation will help your students understand the challenges associated with the development and management of international institutions and international order. https://lnkd.in/estiuvSg

Calling all UK Ministry of Defence personnel! Do you have a problem you'd like solving? Well, we may just have the solution for you... We're launching the next phase of problem sourcing for our Spring 2024 #H4MoD courses and we're looking for your most critical defence and security problems. As part of the #H4MoD programmes student teams studying international affairs, computing and engineering, criminology, political studies (and many more) are dedicating 10 weeks of their degree learning to solving important national problems using innovative education. So, if have some official problems you’d benefit from getting a new and diverse perspective from, sign up to one of our lunch time seminars and learn all about how students from institutions like; Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Newcastle University, University of Leeds and Bournemouth University (to name just a few) could validate and solve your within 10-weeks. Starting this week, sessions are running every Thursday lunch time until the end of October. These seminars will help you formulate a great problem for H4MoD and hear more about the course. Sign up today, we look forward to hearing all about your problems! https://lnkd.in/eEKQedJM #missiondriven #defence #defenceinnovation #problemsolving #UKMoD

Course Highlight: National Security! National Security is a class taught by the Department of International Security. Today students discussed decision making models and policymaking in action by analyzing decisions made during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Each student brings different skill-sets and knowledge to the table, making for a rich discussion. Overall, this course gives students knowledge to use international relationships and an understanding of policymaking to command at the operational level.

We are thrilled to be part of the conference on "Safeguarding Knowledge and Critical Assets from Malign Actors’ Interference", hosted by The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the Royal Military Academy, Belgium. The conference will provide an essential platform for exchanging insights, best practices, and strategies in relation to the pressing challenges democratic societies are facing in terms of knowledge security, technological competition, and safeguarding our intellectual property. We look forward to presenting our latest research report on "Navigating Challenges and Risks in Sino-European Academic Collaborations", contributing our insights to the collective efforts in addressing these challenges. #KnowledgeSecurity #NatSec #HybridThreats #China

The Defense Security Cooperation University recently revamped its curriculum and DOD certification requirements to a program called certification 2.0. This new curriculum includes lessons learned from current and ongoing conflicts and groups training/education into nine functional areas that address current strategic realities. #dsca #dscu #securitycooperation

This paper dives into Work Package 4 of the ENGAGE project, focusing on the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy. Ester Sabatino, Lucia Rybnikárová, Henna Kakko, Hanna Ojanen & Olivier de France share key recommendations for enhanced defence cooperation👇 engage-eu.eu/wp22

🎉 I have successfully completed the cyberdiplomacy online training course given by United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). This course was very informative and engaging, and it helped me gain a deeper understanding of the complex and dynamic issues related to cyberdiplomacy. ✨ I learned about the different dimensions of cyberdiplomacy, such as normative, legal, technical, operational and capacity-building, and how they interact with each other. I also learned about the various stakeholders involved in cyberdiplomacy, such as states, international organizations, civil society, private sector and academia, and how they can collaborate to achieve common goals. 🌍 Why Cyberdiplomacy matters? In an era where digital technologies play an integral role in shaping global affairs, understanding the diplomatic aspects of cyberspace is essential. The course emphasized the importance of cooperation and diplomacy in addressing cyber threats, promoting responsible behavior, and maintaining peace and stability in the cyberspace. If you want to learn more about the CYBERDIPLOMACY online training course, you can visit 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/gy5YhnM6