A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Morocco to meet with members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

Kudos to three Defense Security Cooperation University Office of the President colleagues, Dr. Jason Fritz, Mr. Michael Skaggs and Dr. Thomas-Durrell Young, for their recently published academic works.

ISG recently concluded the Civil-Military Coordination in Disaster Relief course which develops a comprehensive understanding of how national governments organize and use their armed forces to support domestic and international disaster response operations. To read more, click here.

A School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) mobile training team (MTT) recently traveled to Finland to conduct the International Partner Security Cooperation Logistics and Finance course.

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

A DIILS team recently returned from Indonesia after meeting with members of the Indonesian military as part of an ongoing maritime Security Cooperation program.

Senior U.S. Government Security Cooperation personnel attended Defense Advising-205, Intermediate Strategic Advising, for two weeks during May 2023, in the National Capital Region.

French Army Captain Thomas Vermeulen, currently assigned to the Office of the Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces in Paris, spoke to the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism course on the topic of “French Forces in the Sahel- NIAC Legal Issues."

The Institute for Security Governance recently worked with U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet and the navies and coast guards from over 30 countries to redesign the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training multilateral training exercise. Read more here.

A Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) team recently traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania.

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s Institute for Security Governance (ISG), in partnership with the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, recently held its second Ukraine resiliency engagement. Read more here.

On April 19, 2023, Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) personnel completed Defense Security Cooperation University''s (DSCU) seven-week combined training program.

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) newly established Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) is scheduled to host its fourth Irregular Warfare (IW)-themed event, University Days, April 25-26, 2023, at the DSCU’s Arlington, Va. Campus. Read more here.

CAPT Ian Wexler and a DIILS team recently met with lawyers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Twelve U.S. defense industry professionals attended the Security Cooperation Industry Orientation Course, IND-101, April 4-6 at the Defense Security Cooperation University in the National Capitol Region.

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) hosted a visiting team of faculty and graduate students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service of Texas A&M University April 6, 2023.

A Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) team recently traveled to Slovenia to conduct a seminar on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict with members of the Slovenian Army.

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is excited to announce the launch of a new distance learning course titled, “SCO-120: Basic Security Cooperation Officer/Organization (SCO) Operations.”

DIILS joined U.S. Naval Forces Africa to partner with African maritime colleagues from several different countries and participate in Exercise Cutlass Express in Mombasa, Kenya.

DSCU’s president, Dr. Celeste W. Gventer, hosted a consultative session March, 24, 2023, during which Security Cooperation stakeholders and scholars brainstormed ideas for the potential scope and themes of the 2023 Security Cooperation Conference.

The week of March 20, 2023, 28 students attended the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) SC-301, Advanced Security Cooperation Management Course, five-day class in the National Capital Region.

A Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) team recently traveled to Kazakhstan to conduct a seminar on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict with members of Kazakhstan’s military.

The Institute for Security Governance recently facilitated a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) tabletop exercise in Palau with Palauan Inter-Agency representatives.

Executive-level students in DSCU's Security Cooperation Executive Course, EXEC-901, engage with Sherman "Doug" Kelly, a DSCU College of Strategic Security Cooperation Instructor and Course Manager, March 7, 2023.

Dr. Celeste Gventer, Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) President, hosted a focus group March 10, 2023, on the future of Institutional Capacity Building (ICB).

Forty-six Security Cooperation Officers (SCOs) gather with Dr. Celeste Gventer, Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) President, Feb. 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C., for whole-of-government briefings during the first in-person iteration of the SCO-262 Operational Engagements Course since 2020.

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is currently updating and repurposing the Intermediate Regional Orientation and Cross Cultural Competence Courses (SC-250, 251, 252,253, 254, and 255).

ISG held a multinational staff officer course as part of Exercise Justified Accord 2023 (JA23) at the Humanitarian Peace Support School Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

An ISG team recently had the pleasure of meeting with Polish Air Inspectorate partners, to include a  visit to the 2nd Tactical Air Wing at Krzesiny Air Base to learn more about current F-16 and future F-35 air operations. ISG looks forward to continued collaboration Poland as a key NATO partner and leader in regional air operations.

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) announces its release of the Women Peace and Security (WPS): Workshop Report.

A DIILS team recently traveled to Ecuador to meet with members of their military as part of an ongoing security cooperation program.

Starting FY23, DSCU will no longer create travel orders or issue travel lines of accounting (LOAs) for Security Cooperation courses except for Ministry of Defense Advisor (MoDA) Training courses and the Security Cooperation Officer Spouse course. If needed, DSCA will still provide funds to military departments and other agencies for the purpose of funding include student travel for Security Cooperation (SC) courses. Additional funds should be requested through the normal budget process, by submitting the appropriate funding request to DSCA Comptrollers.