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NPS Spring Graduates Challenged to Shape the Future of Warfare and Security
Jun 18, 2025
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) celebrated its 2025 Spring Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony on June 18 at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 375 warrior-scholars鈥攊ncluding 32 allied ... Read More
NPS Energy Academic Group, International Fellow Add Expertise to Black Sea Maritime Forum
Apr 30, 2025
Experts from the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) contributed their insights and leadership to the Black Sea Maritime Forum hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), April 15-17. Now in... Read More
NPS Helps Joint Chiefs Develop Integrated Military, Economic Deterrence Options to Chinese Aggression
Apr 23, 2025
When former Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Force Development (J7) director U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch needed a cross-disciplinary team of regional and defense experts to examine in detail a full s... Read More
NPS Hall of Fame Alumnus Inspires Graduates During Winter Quarter Commencement
Mar 28, 2025
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) recognized the achievements of its 2025 Winter Quarter graduates during its latest commencement ceremony, March 28, in King Hall auditorium on the school鈥檚 Monterey... Read More
Former SECDEF Honors NPS 2024 Fall Graduates
Dec 18, 2024
The Hon. Leon Panetta, 23rd Secretary of Defense and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), recognized the accomplishments of the most recent graduating class as the Naval Postgradu... Read More
Strengthening Alliances Through Learning, NPS Hosts European International Alumni Symposium
Oct 29, 2024
With a focus on enhancing European and global security partnerships, the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) hosted its first European International Alumni Symposium in Garmisch, Germany, Sept. 29 to Oct.... Read More
NPS Recognizes Latest Cohort of Summer Quarter Graduates
Sep 27, 2024
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) recognized the achievements of its 2024 Summer Quarter graduates during the school鈥檚 latest commencement ceremony on Sept. 27 at King Hall Auditorium. Dr. James Ne... Read More
Bernard Takes Helm at NPS鈥� Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Sep 16, 2024
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) has a new director: Dr. Gregory Bernard, a highly regarded Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Se... Read More
NPS' Warfare Innovation Continuum Drives Students' Concept Generation
Aug 22, 2024
The Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI) at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) recently completed the latest cycle of its annual Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC), a 12- to 18-month interdisciplin... Read More
NPS Student Captures Unique Photo of Earth Using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Jul 03, 2024
A recent photo taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has revealed a very unusual subject 鈥� Earth!  Typically, as its name suggests, the LRO is pointed at the surface of the moon. But w... Read More
NAVIFOR Commander Encourages NPS Spring Quarter Graduates
Jun 21, 2024
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) celebrated its 2024 Spring Quarter graduates on June 21 during a ceremony at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 335 warrior-scholars, including 27 international stude... Read More
Former SECDEF Mattis Talks 黑料吃瓜网 Leadership, Democracy During NPS Guest Lecture
Jun 03, 2024
Service to country, selfless leadership, and personal integrity define the character and career of retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, 26th Secretary of Defense, who visited the Naval Postgra... Read More
Expansion of Shoemaker Scholarship Program at NPS Enhances Education Readiness for Naval Aviators
May 06, 2024
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) is working to further extend access to its advanced degree programs throughout a warfighter鈥檚 career. Building on the recent success of providing graduate-level cer... Read More
Former Colombian Navy Commander Inducted Into NPS Hall of Fame
Apr 05, 2024
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) honored retired Colombian Navy Adm. Guillermo E. Barrera for his lifetime of service, both to his country and to the United States, by inducting him as the 30th mem... Read More
17th President of National Defense University Honors NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 29, 2024
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) recognized the achievement of its 2024 Winter Quarter graduates during the school鈥檚 latest commencement ceremony in King Hall Auditorium, Mar. 29. U.S. Air Force L... Read More
Marine General Offers Challenge to NPS Summer Quarter Graduates
Sep 22, 2023
Emphasizing the power of collaboration and embracing the inevitable flux of change, the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) celebrated its 2023 Summer Quarter graduates on Sept. 22 during a ceremony at Ki... Read More
NPS Student, Faculty Research Helps Develop Climate-Ready Force through Infrastructure Resilience
Jul 19, 2023
黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) student research that identified and modeled different aspects of real-world disaster preparedness is being adopted by Navy and state emergency management officials for... Read More
Chief of Navy Reserve Encourages NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 24, 2023
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) honored its 2023 Winter Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony held in King Hall Auditorium, March 24. NPS alumnus Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy R... Read More
Former Pacific Fleet, STRATCOM Commander Haney Honored as 26th Inductee Into NPS Hall of Fame
Dec 20, 2022
Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, who commanded the United States Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), became the 26th inductee of the esteemed 黑料吃瓜网 (NP... Read More
NPS Professor Takes a Deep Dive Into Elected Autocrats
May 17, 2022
Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine left many Western analysts confounded. From a foreign policy perspective, it simply did not make any sense. Even if its 鈥渟pecial military operation鈥� proved fully successfu... Read More
NPS Professor Takes On Russian Cyber Operations
Feb 03, 2022
On the morning of January 14, 2022, in the midst of a vast massing of Russian military forces on the borders of Ukraine and the global community scrambling to avert invasion, a two-pronged cyberattack... Read More
NPS Establishes Climate and Security Network for Research Collaboration, Accessibility
Apr 22, 2021
On January 27, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to tackle climate challenges at home and abroad, which both elevates and frames climate concerns within a national security perspective. Re... Read More
Enlisted Marine Earns Top Marine Corps Student Award
Apr 09, 2021
Out of 35 U.S. Marine Corps students graduating this quarter, Staff Sgt. Warren Diffey, a Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (FASNCO), has earned the 2021 Winter Quarter Marine Corps Associat... Read More
NPS Expands Coursework in Great Power Competition, Focused on China
Feb 17, 2021
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) is once again expanding its graduate education offerings on the subject of Great Power Competition (GPC). While NPS has recently launched a distance learning GPC ce... Read More
NSA Professor Rachel Sigman Honored With 2020 Hamming Teaching Award
Sep 22, 2020
During her five years teaching at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS), Dr. Rachel Sigman has given her all to her work and her students as a National Security Affairs (NSA) assistant professor. Her de... Read More
Former CNO Mullen Talks Leadership, National Security Challenges in a Post-COVID-19 World
May 21, 2020
Years of leadership experience as a Naval officer, culminating as the Navy's Chief of Naval Operations then as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen offered his view... Read More
New Regional Studies Program Prepares Navy Enlisted for Future Assignments
May 20, 2020
A handful of senior Navy enlisted personnel are taking advantage of a new opportunity at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) to better prepare for their next deployment while also earning graduate-lev... Read More
NSA Professor Co-Authors Journal of Peace Research Article of the Year
Mar 04, 2020
Dr. Mohammed Hafez, a professor in the NPS Department of National Security Affairs, is one of three collaborating authors recognized with the Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research (JPR) Arti... Read More
NSA Distinguished Professor Yost Earns Superior Civilian Service Award
Sep 13, 2019
黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) Distinguished Professor David Yost was recognized for 40 years of service in teaching, impactful research and leadership in the National Security Affairs (NSA) departme... Read More
NPS launches campus-wide course in Great Power Competition
Jul 09, 2019
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 (NPS) Department of National Security Affairs (NSA) has launched an initiative to help students from every curriculum better understand the history and nuances behind G... Read More
NPS relaunches partnership with Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Mar 21, 2019
For the first time in eight years, 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) students have returned to the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) campus in Monterey, Calif. as part of an exchange ... Read More
NSA curricula review leans into Great Power Competition
Mar 12, 2019
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) just completed its latest curricula review for the National Security Affairs (NSA) department, adjusting course to meet the new challenges of increasing Great Power... Read More
NPS National Security Affairs Graduates
Dec 21, 2018
黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) held a graduation ceremony for six service members who graduated from the National Security Affairs (NSA) Regional Security Studies Course Dec. 13, 2018. 鈥淭his is a ce... Read More
Alumnus Shares a Powerful Story of Transformation With Summer Grads
Sep 21, 2018
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) bid farewell to 320 graduates, including 29 international students from 11 nations, earning 323 advanced degrees during the 2018 Summer Quarter Graduation ceremony ... Read More
Founding Faculty Member of NWC Monterey Program Retires
May 16, 2018
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program honored longtime NPS Professor Jan Breemer with the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award and Medal prior to his retirement, recognizing his 30 years of ded... Read More
NSA Guest Speaker Shares Latest Research on Youth in Terrorism
Mar 21, 2018
From lethal suicide bombings to savvy propaganda, the Islamic State continues to use children from around the world to wage war. Dr. Mia Bloom, world-renown expert on terrorism and political violence... Read More
NSA Guest Speaker Shares Critical Insight on Authoritarian Regimes
Feb 23, 2018
Students at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) were recently challenged to rethink the internal dynamics of authoritarian regimes. Engaging a packed lecture room in Glasgow Hall on the university ca... Read More
NSA Professor鈥檚 Latest Book Details the Power of Narratives in Afghanistan
Feb 06, 2018
Dr. Thomas H. Johnson, Associate Research Professor in the NPS Department of National Security Affairs, released his latest book, 鈥淭aliban Narratives: The Use and Power of Stories in the Afghanistan C... Read More
FAOs, DOD Civilians Get Primer on Joint Humanitarian Ops, Disaster Relief
Jan 30, 2018
NPS鈥� Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) Prevention, Relief and Recovery program, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disast... Read More
Air Force Officer Recognized with Multiple Student Awards
Dec 06, 2017
U.S. Air Force Capt. Margarita Balish, set to graduate from NPS鈥� National Security Affairs program, Dec. 15, is the recipient of two prestigious awards for the 2017 Fall Quarter, the Superior Service ... Read More
General Cyber Pilot Course Completes First Delivery
Sep 13, 2017
NPS鈥� Cyber Academic Group has just wrapped up the first delivery of its All Hands General Cyber Course, a pilot program charged with providing general cyber awareness for all Navy students at NPS, reg... Read More
NPS Academics Quietly Contribute to International Diplomacy Efforts
Jun 08, 2016
Unbeknownst to the general public, academics and subject matter experts from universities and think tanks quietly contribute to international diplomacy through what are known as track II talks - infor... Read More
NPS Foundation Announces 2015 Menneken Award Winners
Jan 29, 2016
The 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Menneken Awards. NPS Dean of Research Jeff Paduan made the announcement which included the introduction of a new facul... Read More
Combating Terrorism Through Graduate Education, Research
Jan 27, 2016
Students and faculty at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) are contributing to U.S. efforts to counter terrorism with the weapons they understand best 鈥� graduate education and research. NPS Departme... Read More
Distinguished Ops Research Professor Named AAAS Fellow
Dec 02, 2015
黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) Department of Operations Research Distinguished Professor Patricia Jacobs has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for ... Read More
NPS Student Turns Tragedy Into Triumph in Service to His Fellow Wounded Warriors
Nov 18, 2015
黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) student U.S. Army Maj. Dennis 鈥淒J鈥� Skelton, of Elk Point, South Dakota, has been given a rather unfortunate moniker, one he likely would prefer not to have. In 2011, fo... Read More
NPS Student Honored with Prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Mar 31, 2015
Recent 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) alumnus U.S. Air Force Maj. Creighton Mullins of River Ridge, Louisiana was named a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition... Read More
Navy Turns to NPS to Educate Naval Strategists
Mar 17, 2015
After a long hiatus following the cold war, the Navy has once again turned to NPS to educate Naval strategists. NPS curriculum 688, Strategic Studies, will now train board-selected officers to receive... Read More
Former Intel Officer, Now Academic Challenges Student Perspectives
Mar 03, 2015
Former Navy intelligence officer turned academic, 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) Assistant Professor Erik Dahl teaches at both NPS, and at its Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS). Dahl鈥檚 ... Read More
NPS Student Participates in Nimble Titan Exercise Held on Campus
Jul 09, 2013
When the U.S. Strategic Command decided to hold a multi-national, tabletop exercise in support of Nimble Titan on the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) campus, June 24-28, they also extended an invitati... Read More
Minerva Initiative to Fund Two NPS Faculty-led Research Projects
Jul 02, 2013
When the Minerva Initiative announced its 2013 selection of university-led proposals to fund, researchers from nearly 35 academic institutions, including seven non-U.S. universities, received approval... Read More
Senior Pakistani Officer Honored With Thesis Award
May 23, 2013
Pakistani Air Force Air Commodore Shahid Latif Bajwa will graduate with outstanding thesis honors during the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 (NPS) upcoming Summer Graduation Ceremony, an honor bestowed up... Read More
NPS Professor Given Rare Access to Turkmen Archives
Feb 12, 2013
Nestled among the high plains, nearly impenetrable mountains, and black sands of Central Asia sits an ancient, but little known nation. Turkmenistan is one of the five countries of former Soviet Centr... Read More
NPS Faculty Authors Book on Aid Dependence and Democracy
Jan 18, 2013
There is a Cambodian proverb that states, 鈥淧eople give, but don鈥檛 be in a hurry to take.鈥� NPS Department of National Security Affairs Assistant Professor Sophal Ear鈥檚 latest work on international aid ... Read More
University USW Curriculum Leads Resurgence in Undersea Warfare Dominance
Oct 31, 2012
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.鈥� These iconic words, presented to rousing cheers by then President Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987 in West Berlin, were the defining moment of a generation. With th... Read More
Student Dissertation Explores Privatization of Global Security
Oct 05, 2012
It may not be immediately obvious how a focus in environmental resource policy could lead one to ask the tough questions about the privatization of global security, but for 黑料吃瓜网 (... Read More
USSOCOM McRaven Honors Longtime NPS Professor During SGL
Jun 11, 2012
黑料吃瓜网 alumnus Adm. William McRaven, Commander, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), presented a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) and award, June 7, in King ... Read More
Workshop Explores History鈥檚 Lessons in Nonproliferation of WMD
Apr 13, 2012
鈥淲e are an epistemic community writing about epistemic communities,鈥� Dr. Jeff Knopf, a senior lecturer with the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) department of National Security Affairs (NSA), said with... Read More
New Remote Sensing Degree Program Addresses DoD ISR Needs
Feb 08, 2012
The 黑料吃瓜网 celebrated a new addition to the academic lineup as 20 students in the Remote Sensing Intelligence (RSI) master鈥檚 degree program recently completed their first quarter of... Read More
NPS鈥� Award-Winning Dudley Knox Library Launches Mobile Website
Feb 01, 2012
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Dudley Knox Library (DKL) recently launched a mobile version of its website to offer library users easy access anywhere, anytime to the wealth of information and servic... Read More
University鈥檚 Center on Contemporary Conflict Leads Project on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Jan 31, 2012
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC) is now home to the Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC), a multi-million do... Read More
SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Douglas Fraser Briefs NPS Regional Studies Students, FAOs
Jan 25, 2012
黑料吃瓜网 students in the National Security Affairs Western Hemisphere curriculum and regional Foreign Area Officers gathered in Glasgow Hall on the university campus for a detailed br... Read More
National Security Affairs Distinguished Professor Releases Two Books on Wholly Diverse Subjects
Jan 17, 2012
A 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) Distinguished Professor recently published two books on two very different subjects concerning national security, defense, civil military relations and organized crim... Read More
Army鈥檚 Intellectual Center Commander Continues What CSA Odierno Started
Jan 13, 2012
The Commanding General of the esteemed 鈥榠ntellectual center鈥� of the Army, the Combined Arms Center (CAC), Lt. Gen. David Perkins visited the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) for a series of briefings a... Read More
NPS Professor Clay Moltz Explores 鈥淎sia鈥檚 Space Race鈥� in New Book
Dec 14, 2011
National Security Affairs Associate Professor J. Clay Moltz explores Asia鈥檚 space programs and the dangers of a growing militarization of the space race in his most recent book, 鈥淎sia鈥檚 Space Race: Na... Read More
Air Force Doctoral Graduate Edits Book on Hybrid Conflict
Oct 06, 2011
Air Force Maj. Paul Brister, a special tactics officer and graduate from the doctoral program in security studies at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) Department of National Security Affairs, recent... Read More
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Addresses Student Questions 黑料吃瓜网 Arab Spring
Aug 18, 2011
Since late 2010, the 鈥淎rab Spring" has brought the spotlight of the world onto North African and Middle Eastern countries in the thick of political protests and countrywide unrest. For Libya, the tens... Read More
Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence for National Security Established at NPS
Jun 14, 2011
On May 2, 2011, then Maj. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), placed the final signature on the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), completing the process to offi... Read More
Professor Sophal Ear Awarded Fulbright Grant
Dec 01, 2010
Sophal Ear, an Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs at the 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS), was recently awarded a Fulbright grant in conjunction with the Fulbright Senior Specialist desig... Read More
NPS Alumnus Serves as XO, Future CO, of Navy鈥檚 Flagship Amphib
Oct 18, 2010
Capt. Cedric Pringle graduated from 黑料吃瓜网 (NPS) with a Master鈥檚 Degree in National Security Strategy in 1998 and recently returned to the state as Executive Officer, and soon to be... Read More
NSA Director and First Commander, U.S. Cyber Command Keynotes Summer Graduation
Oct 04, 2010
Three hundred and eight U.S. and international students tossed their mortar boards at the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Summer 2010 graduation ceremonies Sept. 24 following a rousing keynote address by ... Read More
2010 Homeland Security Conference Brings Key National Security Experts to NPS
Sep 21, 2010
With the recent anniversary of September 11 providing a somber reminder to the importance of their mission, experts from around the country gathered for the 4th Annual Homeland Security Conference hel... Read More
NPS Professor Tapped as Top Political Adviser to Canada鈥檚 Commander, Task Force Kandahar
Aug 10, 2010
At a critical turning point in the war in Afghanistan, 黑料吃瓜网 Professor of National Security Affairs Thomas Johnson has been tapped to be the senior political aide and counterinsurg... Read More
NSA Students Design 鈥淎fghanistan-in-Your-Hand鈥� Smart Phone App
May 26, 2010
While smart phone apps can put a map in your hands, two 黑料吃瓜网 students have designed one that puts a whole country in your hands 鈥� Afghanistan. That鈥檚 why National Security Affair... Read More
Growing a Brighter Future for Conflict-Affected Environments
Apr 09, 2010
Agriculture and the empowerment that comes with self-reliance allow conflict-affected environments around the world to rebuild economic foundations and establish lasting resources. From March 22-25, ... Read More
Teacher Reunites with Student in Afghanistan
Jan 19, 2010
NPS National Security Affairs Prof. James Russell (right) and Captain Bobby Davis (left), who graduated with a master鈥檚 degree in National Security Affairs in 2007, have reunited in Afghanistan at com... Read More
Afghan Theatre Conference Aims to Impact Strategies in the Field
Oct 21, 2009
鈥滱re we faced with something unique in Afghanistan, something that challenges our entire strategic paradigm?鈥� That question, posed by NPS Defense Analysis Professor John Arquilla, challenges fundamen... Read More
Workshop Explores Bond Between Economic Recovery and International Stability
Jun 01, 2009
At the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS), educational programs explore methods for creating jobs and rebuilding livelihoods in post-conflict enviro... Read More
CCMR Prof Pioneers Book on Transforming Defense Capabilities
May 06, 2009
When he touches down in Argentina the weekend of Apr. 17, 黑料吃瓜网 lecturer in the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) and Department of National Security Affairs retired Navy ... Read More
Global Center for Security Cooperation, DLI Sign Historic Collaboration
Feb 12, 2009
The Global Center for Security Cooperation (GCSC) and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) signed an historic Letter of Accord Jan. 30 making the nation's language provider for ... Read More