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Promoting Peace and Security in a New Incomprehensible and Non-Linear World

Experienced editor Emily Andrew of McGill-Queen's Press explains how to approach publishers with your book proposal

The 8th Conference on Russia titled ‘A Restless Embrace of the Past?’ will take place on 3-4 March 2022 in Tartu, Estonia

Registration is now open for the fully online 2021 Annual Conference of ISMS

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.

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.

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

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”.

“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

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.

War Summer 1941in the Baltic Countries: Objectives, Strategies and operations of the opposing sides, results and consequences

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.

Call for chapters for an international book project on the nature of modern war, due 30 July 2021

Call for participation in an international conference in Kielce, Poland, with selected papers to be published.

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.

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.

Please consider reviewing the NATO StratCom COE discussion on YOUTUBE, previous sessions are also available. Consider also reading COE publications

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.

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

A Summary Report of the ISMS 2020 Conference has been published under past conferences, with a link to conference abstracts

a three-day virtual workshop on 16-18 Nov 2020 to identify best practices and lessons learned b y Allied an partner PME institutions

A series of virtual symposia hosted in Canada

On the Path to Conflict? Scrutinizing US-China Rivalry

The inaugural ISMS virtual conference is now open

Syria and the crisis in the Middle East

Weaponizing Water: Ancient Tactic, New Implications

Dallaire Institute event focusing on prevention of harm to vulnerable populations affected by conflict

Lecturer in NATO Joint Operations

Call for papers for Helsinki Conference, October 2020

Important information for the Helsinki Conference, October 2020

Call for papers for Helsinki Conference, October 2020

Report from Vienna Conference, 2019

Report from Vienna Conference, 2019

Call for abstracts for the October 2020 Helsinki Conference

Report from Vienna, 2019

Last year in Vienna and plans for this year in Helsinki