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Mar 18, 2024
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BLAIRE HARMS: PANELIST AT AFRICA LAND FORCES SUMMIT (ALFS)
ISG Regional Program Lead Ms. Blaire Harms recently participated in the plenary session on Human Trafficking and Migration Impacts on Security hosted by the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) in Livingstone, Zambia. During the session, Ms. Harms provided expertise on Women, Peace, and Security impacts related to human trafficking and migration to U.S., partner, and ally community members. ALFS 2024 brought together senior leaders from across Africa and other partner nations to solidify relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest, and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges. Kudos to Blaire for contributing to this important forum.
FY25 CALENDAR
ISG is pleased to announce the FY25 resident course schedule. Resident courses are primarily conducted at ISG headquarters in Monterey, California in an adult-learning style with breakout groups, interactive exercises, student-led presentations, and related approaches — providing adaptable, scalable, and tailored education programs across a wide array of functional areas to address U.S. and partner nation security objectives.
See all of the FY24 and FY25 offerings on ISG's Schoolhouse Hub.
INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION NEGOTIATIONS
Congratulations to the latest cohort of International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) "International Defense Acquisition Negotiations" graduates. This course focuses on planning for and negotiating complex issues related to international defense contracts. Particular emphasis is placed on the strategies, techniques, and characteristics of good negotiators.
Participants examine the protocols, processes, and challenges inherent in the contract negotiation process. Course content supports participants to both develop an understanding of opportunities to negotiate, and of situations that have non-negotiable elements. Participants examine their natural negotiating tendencies and how and when to adapt their negotiation styles given the behavior and goals of parties involved. They also take part in extensive negotiations designed to apply the concepts discussed in real world scenarios.
DR. WHITNEY GRESPIN PUBLISHED ON PRIVATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACTIVITY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
ISG Africa Regional Program Lead Dr. Whitney Grespin recently contributed a chapter on “Private Security Assistance Activity and Oversight in the Horn of Africa” to the policy brief series published by Addis Ababa University’s Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS).
In this chapter, Dr. Grespin expands our understanding of the nature and scope of private security activities (and actors) in the region; demonstrates why “strategic monism” must be avoided; and successfully argues why these private security actors do not solve the broader strategic security challenges in the region, and Africa at large. Kudos Dr. Grespin!
CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION IN DISASTER RELIEF
We are proud to announce the successful culmination of the Civil-Military Coordination in Disaster Relief course. This course develops a comprehensive understanding of how national governments organize and use their armed forces to support domestic and international disaster response operations. The course emphasizes cross-community understanding and communication skills that improve the ways that armed forces, government civilian agencies, and non- and inter-governmental organizations can work more effectively alongside one another in disaster relief.
Objectives include:
♦ Deepen their understanding of disaster response communities
♦ Develop knowledge of national systems for coordinating disaster responses
♦ Explore the methods used by the international community to support national governments during disaster response
♦ Exercise their capacity to build trust, identify shared objectives, and promote collaboration
♦ Explore emerging concepts and initiatives from various communities
♦ Build cross-community professional networks
LIBERIA'S FIRST FEMALE MINDEF – ISG ALUM
Retired Brigadier General Geraldine Janet George, who was recently appointed as the new Acting Liberian Minister of Defense, is the first woman to serve in this role in the country’s history, making this appointment an historic step forward for the country and the continent.
BG George is also a graduate of several Institute for Security Governance (ISG) Resident & Mobile Education Training courses.