Inside Look at IDARM's Principles of Defense Procurement & Contracting Course
The IDARM program recently delivered a course entitled "Principles of Defense Procurement and Contracting," from 30 October to 10 November 2017.
IDARM Leads the Way in Defense Acquisition Management Training & Education
IDARM hosted "Principles of Defense Acquisition Management," (P159200) at CCMR Headquarters in October.
PR&R Presents New "Disaster Management" Course
In response to the recent cluster of disasters occurring around the globe, CCMR has added an additional in-residence course entitled Disaster Management (P170472), scheduled at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California from June 4-8, 2018
DGMT Meets with Prime Minister of Guyana
The Defense Governance and Management Team (DGMT) recently met with the Prime Minister of Guyana. The story was covered by the Guyana Chronicle.
Maritime Security Program Debuts New Curriculum in Southeast Asia
A three-person CCMR team conducted back-to-back mobile education courses in Thailand and Malaysia, delivering fresh curriculum developed by the Maritime Security Program entitled "Civil-Military Approaches to Building Maritime Domain Awareness Capabilities" (MASL #P319177)
GPOI Concludes Course Emphasizing the Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping Operations
With violence increasing around the globe, protecting civilians has become the cornerstone of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mandates. In support of that mission, CCMR's Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) program delivers a course entitled "UN Protection of Civilians – Train the Trainer."
Announcement: IDARM Issues Q3 Newsletter
IDARM recently released a quarterly report detailing past activity and what's next for the program.
Announcement: Inaugural Newsletter Highlighting Q3 Activity
CCMR has issued its first ever quarterly newsletter, which details activity from April-June 2017.
Thomas-Durell Young Reveals NATO's Blind Spot: "Honest Defense"
Thomas-Durell Young, director of CCMR's EUROPE program, has recently published an article entitled "NATO's Blind Spot: Getting to 'Honest Defense.'"
Maddox Presents at Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Symposium
Janie Maddox, NPS lecturer at the Center of Civil Military Relations (CCMR), presented at the NPS Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)'s 14th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium in Monterey, CA on 26 April.
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Course Announcement: Defense Governance Offering Supports NDAA Section 333 Defense Institution Building Requirement
CCMR and the Prevention, Relief, and Recovery (PR&R) team are busy reviewing a 2-week in-residence course offering entitled "Defense Governance," (P170024), which supports new requirements in NDAA Section 333.
Matei Presents Research at International Studies Association Annual Convention
Dr. Cristiana Matei, program manager of both the LATAM program and Intelligence and Democracy program at CCMR, attended the International Studies Association Annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland from 22-25 February 2017.
Shemella and Tomb Co-Edit New Volume Entitled "Security Forces in African States: Cases and Assessment"
CCMR faculty and staff have collaborated to publish a new book focusing on the role of security forces in African countries. The volume, entitled "Security Forces in African States: Cases and Assessment," is edited by former CTFP director/CCMR instructor Paul Shemella along with Nicholas Tomb, current director of the AFRICA Program.
CCMR Discusses Maritime Security in US-Indonesia Seminar in Jakarta
From 28 February – 02 March 2017, CAPT Tim Doorey and Dr. Peter Chalk of CCMR's Maritime Security Program supported a joint Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School, and Indonesian Ministry of Defense seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia entitled "Maritime Defense in the Littoral Environment."
CCMR Hosts Seminar on Inter-Ministerial Coordination with the Republic of Mali
From 22-28 January 2017, CCMR hosted a 16-person delegation from Mali at its headquarters in Monterey, California. Organized by the AFRICA program at CCMR, the event was designed to engage with the Republic of Mali on the subject of national security planning.
CCMR Team Facilitates Arctic Eagle 2017 Exercise
From 23-26 February, the Security Cooperation Studies and Exercises Program team from the NPS Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) traveled to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska to provide specialized expertise and exercise management to the Arctic Eagle 2017 command post exercise
IDT PM Scott Jasper Speaks on ISIS as Adaptive Hybrid Threat
Scott Jasper, the International Defense Transformation (IDT) Program Manager, spoke about Countering ISIS: An Adaptive Hybrid Threat at an International Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria in late September.
CCMR Exercises-LDESP Team Concludes US-India Bilateral Exercise
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The combined CCMR Exercises-LDESP teams have just concluded their support to the 2016 US-India 'Yudh Abhyas' exercise in Chaubattia, Uttarakhand, India.
CASI conducts "Collaborative Disaster Preparedness and Response" workshop in Da Nang
The Collaborative & Adaptive Security Initiative (CASI) of the Center for Civil-Military Relations recently concluded a workshop focused on disaster preparedness and response.
US-India bilateral exercise to concentrate on peace operations
The CCMR Exercises team has completed planning for the 2016 US-India 'Yudh Abhyas' exercise.