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Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS)
http://www.ndu.edu/chds
Aims
CHDS is a regional forum situated at the National
Defense University in the US, which aims to provide education, and conduct
outreach, research and knowledge-sharing activities on defense and international
security policy-making with military and civilian leaders of the Western
Hemisphere. It also aims to advance international security policy and defense
decision-making processes, foster partnerships and promote effective
civil-military relations in democratic societies.
Activities
The CHDS runs an Academic Program, which consists
of a series of courses, seminars, workshops, and research. The flagship course,
conducted 25 times since its first offering in March 1998, is the Defense
Planning and Resource Management Course. This survey course is planned for
civilians, both governmental and non-governmental, with about 25% uniformed
military and police officers. The Center also runs Advanced Policymaking
Seminars on such topics as Planning and Resource Management for the War against
Terrorism and Defense Transformation, in addition to Legislative Leader
Seminars. The CHDS also conducts academic research to support the US Department
of Defense and the defense ministries in the region with publications and
sub-regional conferences.
Publications and other Resources
The website is available in English, Spanish and
Portuguese and features an online journal, Security and Defense Studies Review
(with all articles available to download in PDF format at no cost) as well as a
very large range of conference papers and proceedings available to download in
PDF format at no cost.
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