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December 31, 1969
February 03, 2023
writing centre directors from other military institutions have created a series of workshops for faculty members, on different writing-related topics (rubrics, feedback, etc.) to enhance professional military education.
September 09, 2022
Please find attached a Call for Proposals for the workshop and conference titled From the Margins and Outside the Box: New Perspectives on Researching the Military organized by the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP), Queen’s University, with sponsorship of the Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN). The workshop will take place 1-2 December at Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario Canada. Proposals must be submitted by September 30, 2022
September 08, 2022
The schedule for ISMS 2022 in Lisbon is now online on the conference page. With more than 45 panels and sub-panels, plenary sessions and business meetings, this is an exciting professional and academic conference at dangerous time in international relations. Registration is open online and participation is possible both on site in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Military Univesity Institute, and online via Teams for people who register before the deadline.
August 30, 2022
Special Issue: NATO in the Face of Emerging Security Challenges. Security and Defence Quarterly is published by the War Studies University of Poland
August 22, 2022
Register for the conference now on EasyChair
August 22, 2022
Deadline extended to 10 September for conference held 27-28 October at University of Tartu, Estonia
July 31, 2022
The women in peacekeeping conference brought over 60 female representatives from 30 countries, including all permanent members of the UN.
July 25, 2022
Mongolia is playing an important role in multilateral diplomacy in Northeast Asia through its annual Khan Quest peacekeeping exercises and the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue (UBD). Both provide important opportunities for multinational connections between China, its neighbours, and Western democracies. (The Mongolian Defence University is a participating organization in ISMS)
June 15, 2022
Rethinking Strategy: The Interface between Strategic Purpose and Operational Implementation
June 13, 2022
Promoting Peace and Security in a New Incomprehensible and Non-Linear World
April 20, 2022
Promoting Peace and Security in a New Incomprehensible and Non-Linear World
March 20, 2022
Experienced editor Emily Andrew of McGill-Queen's Press explains how to approach publishers with your book proposal
February 01, 2022
The 8th Conference on Russia titled ‘A Restless Embrace of the Past?’ will take place on 3-4 March 2022 in Tartu, Estonia
September 15, 2021
Registration is now open for the fully online 2021 Annual Conference of ISMS
June 17, 2021
This is an excellent opportunity to play our part in strengthening national security by raising awareness of the true nature of hybrid threats amongst the young digital generation.
June 14, 2021
Prof. Yvonne R. Masakowski is an outstanding specialist in the field of psychology and human factors in the context of security and defense. He currently serves as Emeritus Professor of Strategic Leadership and Command Development at the US Naval War College Leadership and Ethics.
June 14, 2021
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited, to the following topics: • state defense – military systems and subsystems • state defense – non-military systems and subsystems • state defense – social and economic aspects • the problems of the theory of war and peace • defense policy • defense technologies • cyberthreats and cybersecurity
June 08, 2021
The “Vienna Strategy Conference 2021” is organized by the Austrian Military Journal (ÖMZ) for the National Defense AcademyVienna (LVAk), the European Military Press Association (EMPA) and the Center for people-oriented leadership and defense policy (ZMFW). ZMFW presents “Strengthening and Protecting Democracy: Human and Social Science Perspectives” and ÖMZ presents:“Democracy and Strategic Capability”.
June 01, 2021
“Progress in Military Sciences for Resilience and Cohesion in the Face of New Forms of Disruption” - opportunities for both synchronous and asynchronous engagement, accommodating all timezones
May 05, 2021
Six panels over two days addressing legal and military aspects of operations in cyberspace, by NATO and non-NATO experts. Free and open to all.
April 23, 2021
War Summer 1941in the Baltic Countries: Objectives, Strategies and operations of the opposing sides, results and consequences
April 12, 2021
A discussion about common issues for military academies: drug and alcohol policies on campus; gender relationships (equality, perceptions, inappropriate behaviors…); meeting fitness standards; maintaining discipline; leadership development of officer cadets; success stories; other issues.
March 05, 2021
Call for chapters for an international book project on the nature of modern war, due 30 July 2021
February 23, 2021
Call for participation in an international conference in Kielce, Poland, with selected papers to be published.
February 17, 2021
RMC offers a Master of Arts in War Studies and a Doctor of Philosophy in War Studies. These War Studies degrees can be completed full-time or, part-time. To facilitate completion of courses requirements all War studies courses can be taken by distance.
February 12, 2021
Laurea University seeks Finnish and international applicants for research positions in border and maritime security, hybrid threats, resilient society and civil security, emergency first response and civil protection.
February 03, 2021
Please consider reviewing the NATO StratCom COE discussion on YOUTUBE, previous sessions are also available. Consider also reading COE publications
January 12, 2021
The Journal on Baltic Security Call for Papers for 2021 Issues is now open! Journal on Baltic Security is a peer-reviewed open access publication with no processing or service fees, published by the Baltic Defence College in cooperation with DeGruyter Open.
November 25, 2020
A two-day international conference consisting of a theoretical/legal panel (hybrid in-person and online) and a practical case study in Legionowo on 27 May 2021
November 15, 2020
A Summary Report of the ISMS 2020 Conference has been published under past conferences, with a link to conference abstracts
November 05, 2020
a three-day virtual workshop on 16-18 Nov 2020 to identify best practices and lessons learned b y Allied an partner PME institutions
October 14, 2020
A series of virtual symposia hosted in Canada
October 14, 2020
On the Path to Conflict? Scrutinizing US-China Rivalry
October 13, 2020
The inaugural ISMS virtual conference is now open
October 05, 2020
Syria and the crisis in the Middle East
September 27, 2020
Weaponizing Water: Ancient Tactic, New Implications
September 24, 2020
Dallaire Institute event focusing on prevention of harm to vulnerable populations affected by conflict
September 14, 2020
Lecturer in NATO Joint Operations
June 28, 2020
Call for papers for Helsinki Conference, October 2020
June 10, 2020
Important information for the Helsinki Conference, October 2020
June 09, 2020
Call for papers for Helsinki Conference, October 2020
June 08, 2020
Report from Vienna Conference, 2019
June 03, 2020
Report from Vienna Conference, 2019
May 28, 2020
Call for abstracts for the October 2020 Helsinki Conference
April 30, 2020
Report from Vienna, 2019