Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies

Its academic environment uniquely facilitates a cross-cultural examination of the events, ideas, and challenges that shape this critical region.

The NESA Center faculty represents a diverse assemblage of top-tier academics[4] and expert practitioners from academia, diplomacy, and defense.

Professors include men and women who have served as practitioners—ambassadors, government ministers, field- and flag-grade military officers, as well as traditional university faculty.

The knowledge, experience, and “whole of government” expertise of the NESA Center's faculty provide a deep pool of knowledge that gives its participants a focused and uniquely inclusive education that better enables them to engage in the myriad challenges facing the NESA region.

These reports circulated on a limited basis to senior USG stakeholders, contain key/new facts or opinions gleaned from discussions with participants.