ANNOUNCEMENTS

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Army, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) September 29, 2023.

In 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) conducted five, seven-week Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) courses, which provided nearly 250 SCO students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to translate partner nation requirements into actionable Security Cooperation initiatives.

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Bulgaria to meet with members of the Bulgarian Navy as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Policy (OSDP) announced today that the Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) realigned to the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), a directorate of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) and The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs will co-host the second annual Security Cooperation Conference, “Delivering on the Promise of Security Cooperation” October 12-13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to North Macedonia to conduct a seminar on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict with members of the N. Macedonian Army.

A Strategic Advisor Course recently concluded for fifteen students, including seven Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Ministry of Defense Advisors who will deploy to worldwide assignments, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Palau to meet with members of its military as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is excited to introduce its competitive research grant program. The growing importance of Security Cooperation as a tool of national security demonstrates the importance of dedicated research, critical inquiry and scholarship that advances knowledge and practice of Security Cooperation.

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), located in Newport, R. I., recently surpassed the highest recorded annual total of international students in residence with DIILS.

A team from DSCU’s Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Somalia to meet with members of its military as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

Orginally posted July 11, 2023. DSCU’s Institute for Security Governance (ISG) recently conducted two consecutive, week-long, mobile education courses in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Read more here.

Originally posted on July 18, 2023. DSCU’s Institute for Security Governance (ISG), in collaboration with the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) and the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), recently hosted visits from Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan Human Resource Management (HRM) leaders at various HRM installations in Mississippi and Louisiana. Read more here.

Orginally posted on July 25, 2023. The Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism course recently concluded at the Institute for Security Governance with another cohort of participants from around the globe. Read me here.

During a recent Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) Security Cooperation engagement, the Chief of the Romanian Air Force presented Ms. Lynn Sylmar, a DILLS Legal Institutional Capacity Building Attorney, with the Romanian Air Force Emblem of Honor, in recognition of her contributions.

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) facilitated the Intermediate Locally Employed (LE) Staff Course July 24-28, 2023, for 40 LE staff students.

From July 24-26, 2023, Defense Security Cooperation University’ Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) department executed the fourth National Capitol Region (NCR)-based SCO Operational Engagements Course (Briefings and Consultations) in Fiscal Year 2023.

A mobile training team (MTT) from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) traveled to Brasov, Romania, July 7-23, 2023, to facilitate international partner foreign military sales (FMS) training.

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet with members of its military as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

Members of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) supported the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s (DLIFLC) most recent Joint Foreign Area Officer Course (JFAOC) in Monterey, California, from June 26-30, 2023.

From June 25-27, 2023, Mr. John Zavage, the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) Curriculum Lead, participated in the 2023 Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Summer Congress in Helsinki, Finland.

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Poland to conduct a seminar on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict with members of the Polish military.

A mobile training team (MTT) from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) recently traveled to Canberra, Australia, to conduct international partner foreign military sales (FMS) training with personnel in the Australian Support Office Foreign Military Sales.