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Professor Paul Kapur Publishes New Pieces on India and on Stability-Instability Paradox
October 17, 2017
NSA Professor S. Paul Kapur has recently had two new works published. The first is an article in a recent issue of Foreign Policy, co-authored with Sumit Ganguly. In the article, titled “Is India...
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NSA Alum and Professor Publish Article on Financial Sponsorship and Syrian War
October 5, 2017
NSA Professor Anne Marie Baylouny and U.S. Air Force Lt Col. Creighton Mullins, a former NSA student, have co-written an article just published in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism titled “Cash is K...
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CHDS Director Glen Woodbury Awarded by NEMA
October 4, 2017
The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) has presented Glen Woodbury, Director of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) the 2017 Lacy E. Suiter Distinguished Service Award. T...
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Professor Tsypkin Honored for 30 Years of Service
July 18, 2017
NSA Professor Mikhail “Misha” Tsypkin was honored by NPS recently for his 30 years of service. Professor Tsypkin, who is the Academic Associate for three NSA curricula (249, 684, and 688), has been te...
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NSA Department Celebrates June Graduation
June 21, 2017
Graduating students from the National Security Affairs Department gather with several of their professors for a group portrait on the steps of Herrmann Hall, June 16. A total of 45 students received t...
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NSA’s Dr. Young Publishes on Sociology of Command in CEE
May 25, 2017
NSA’s Dr. Thomas-Durell Young has published an article on the Sociology of Command in Central and Eastern Europe. From the abstract, Dr. Young explores the elements of the Communist concept of...
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Dr. Dahl Publishes Article on Improving Intelligence Analysis through the Use of Case Studies
May 24, 2017
NSA’s Dr. Erik Dahl has recently published an article in Intelligence and National Security entitled “Getting beyond Analysis by Anecdote: Improving Intelligence Analysis through the Use of Case Studi...
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NSA's Malian Students Featured in Weekly
April 10, 2017
NSA’s students from Mali have been featured in a recent edition of the Monterey Weekly. The eight students have come from Mali’s Ministries of Defense, Justice, Foreign Affairs and Finance and Securit...
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NSA Professors Tenured and Promoted
April 6, 2017
NSA department congratulates two professors, Dr. Naazneen Barma and Dr. Zachary Shore, who have been tenured and promoted.
Dr. Barma’s is an outstanding professor with wide-ranging scholarship ...
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NSA’s Dr. Kapur Published New Article in Foreign Affairs
March 16, 2017
NSA’s Dr. S. Paul Kapur, along with Sumit Ganguly, has authored a new article that appeared in the 14 March issue of Foreign Affairs. As India’s fleet of MiG 21s is aging, it is seeking a replacement ...
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NSA Student and Professor Publish on Foreign Fighters
February 23, 2017
A former NSA student, Sean C. Reynolds, and NSA Professor Mohammed Hafez have just published an empirical study entitled “Social Network Analysis of German Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq” in the j...
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NSA’s Dr. Chris Matei Explores Chilean Intelligence after Pinochet
February 15, 2017
NSA’s Dr. Cris Matei, along with coauthor Dr. Andrés de Castro García, has recently had an article published in International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. The article, titled “Chil...
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NSA’s Dr. Meierding Has New Article on Joint Development in the South China Sea
February 13, 2017
Dr. Emily Meierding's article “Joint Development in the South China Sea: Exploring the Prospects of Oil and Gas Cooperation between Rivals” was published in the February 2017 issue of Energy Research ...
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Lt. Cassingham, Former NSA Grad, Receives Award for Work on China’s Dredging
January 18, 2017
After graduating with his Master of Arts with a focus Southeast Asia, former NSA student Lt. Grant Cassingham, an officer in the information warfare community, completed a project for the NPS Littoral...
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NSA Profs. Barma and Piombo Publish Jointly in International Peacekeeping
December 6, 2016
Two NSA faculty, Profs. Naazneen Barma and Jessica Piombo, have authored an article with Naomi Levy of Santa Clara University, titled “Disentangling Aid Dynamics in Statebuilding and Peacebuildin...
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NSA Prof. Ostovar Publishes on Iran's Foreign Policy in the Middle East
December 5, 2016
NSA Prof. Afshon Ostovar has written an article titled “From Tehran to Mosul: Iran and the Middle East's Great Game” for the November issue of Foreign Affairs.
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Prof Tom Young on Challenges in Post-Communist European Defense Institutions
December 4, 2016
Dr. Tom Young has recently published two articles related to challenges of reform in post-Communist European defense institutions. The first, “The Challenge of Reforming European Communist Legacy ‘Log...
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Dr. Moltz Publishes Chapter on Asian Space Rivalry and Cooperative Institutions
November 20, 2016
Dr. Clay Moltz has a chapter, titled “Asian Space Rivalry and Cooperative Institutions: Mind the Gap,” in the new book, Asian Designs: Governance in the Contemporary World Order, published by published by Cornell University Press.
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Rountable on Dr. Shore's Book, A Sense of the Enemy
November 10, 2016
On September 15, 2016, the Smith Richardson Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion of Dr. Zachary Shore’s book, A Sense of the Enemy: The High-Stakes History of Reading Your Rival’s Mind. Leading f...
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New Publications on Unconventional Threats by NSA’s Scott Jasper
November 4, 2016
Professor Scott Jasper has recently had two articles published, one on cyber threats and the other on ISIS. The first article, “US Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing Frameworks,” was published in the r...
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Effective 29MAR21, SIGS adopts a new name: the Graduate School of International and Defense Studies (IDS)
March 29, 2021
The main purpose behind this name change is to better signal to both internal and external stakeholders the school’s unique identity and mission of security-focused graduate education on emerging chal...
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Divided We Fall: Why the ‘America First’ Policy Has Created New Problems; Article by Professor Zachary Shore
December 4, 2020
Professor Zachary Shore’s most recent article, “Divided We Fall: Why the ‘America First’ Policy Has Created New Problems,” appears on The National Interest webpage. In his article, he discusses the un...
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New Atlantic Council Article by Scott Jasper: Why Foreign Election Interference Fizzled
November 23, 2020
Dr. Scott Jasper on why foreign election interference in the US 2020 election fizzled.
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NSA Scott Jasper on Russian Influence on the American Vote
October 30, 2020
In a recent and timely article, published by The Conversation, NSA Dr. Scott Jasper reflects on Russia’s influence on America’s upcoming 2020 election.
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NSA Professor Rachel Sigman Awarded 2020 Hamming Teaching Award
September 25, 2020
NSA Dr. Rachel Sigman has been honored with the 2020 Hamming Teaching Award for her caring dedication to her teaching and students.
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