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SSCS Faculty Engages with NATO Professionals

A Mobile Training Team (MTT) from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU’s) School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) recently conducted an International Partner Security Cooperation Finance and Logistics course in Capellen, Luxembourg.

4/25/2025
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DIILS Congratulates Ms. Paula Gilevska, Republic Of North Macedonia, On Her Appointment

Ms. Paula Gilevska was appointed to a diplomatic position to the Republic of North Macedonia’s Permission to the Office of Security Cooperation for Europe, United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna, Austria.

5/2/2024
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Students Complete DIILS Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course

Twenty-one students graduated from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS) 2024 Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism course.

4/17/2024
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DIILS Partners with Papua New Guinea

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

4/16/2024
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DIILS Partners with Peru

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Peru.

4/9/2024
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Seventeen Students Complete Security Cooperation Industry Course

Seventeen industry professionals attended Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Security Cooperation Industry Orientation Course, April 2-4, 2024, in the National Capital Region.

4/8/2024
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Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Mobile Training

Fourteen Department of Defense personnel recently concluded a Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) thirty-hour Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (CHMR) mobile training course at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

4/8/2024
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DIILS RECOGNIZES BRIGADIER GENERAL DIOP, SENEGAL

Since March of 2022, Brigadier General Mactar Diop, Sénégal Army, has been the Chief of Staff of the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Standby Force in Abjua, Nigeria.

3/28/2024
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SSCS Faculty Engages Swiss Defence Procurement Professionals

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) Mobile Training Team (MTT) conducted an International Partner Security Cooperation Finance and Logistics course in Bern, Switzerland February 26 – March 8, 2024.

3/18/2024
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First SCO Operations Course of 2024 Concludes

Forty-five Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) students graduated the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) seven-week SCO Operations Course on February 29, 2024.

3/6/2024
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DIILS CONGRATULATES MAJOR TEXINE DAW ON RECENT APPOINTMENT

Major Texine Daw, Guyana Defence Force, was recently appointed to Guyana’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations as First Secretary. Major Daw also serves as a legal advisor to the Mission.

3/5/2024
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DIILS Engages with Kenya

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

3/4/2024
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DSCU Launches Research Grant Program

Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is excited to introduce its sponsored research program and to announce that it is now accepting grant proposals for projects that contribute to the body of knowledge on Security Cooperation.

3/1/2024
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DSCU and Polish Partners Spearhead First Regional F-16 ICB Workshop

Warsaw, Poland—The Polish Air Force and a team from the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), led by the Institute for Security Governance (ISG) and augmented by U.S. Ministry of Defense Advisors (MoDAs), recently co-hosted the first regional European F-16 Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) workshop, in Warsaw, Poland. This event was supported by the Office of Defense Cooperation Warsaw and the Illinois National Guard, Poland's State Partner.

2/26/2024
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17 Students Complete International Partner Course

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) recently taught an in-resident international partner foreign military sales (FMS) training class for 17 students representing 9 different countries and NATO.

2/23/2024
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DSCU Announces Monthly Speaker Series

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is pleased to announce the DSCU Speaker Series.

2/21/2024
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DIILS Partners with The Bahamas

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

2/12/2024
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Mobile Training Team Engages with Greek Partners

A mobile training team (MTT) from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) recently traveled to Athens, Greece, to facilitate international partner U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) training. The two-week training was led by three SSCS faculty members who provided training to more than thirty Greek military members.

2/8/2024
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USAID Humanitarian Assistance Essential Course Open to SCW

As the center of intellectual life for the Security Cooperation enterprise, DSCU continually searches for relevant education and training opportunities to help the Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) achieve outcomes that enhance the security of the United States and its partners and allies.

2/7/2024