Honored to host and discuss security matters with @Georgetown School of Foreign Service students, beside Professors Flanagan and @sb_moller. Critical moments require “esprit critique”; the Defense Office decrypts French military posture and 🇫🇷🇺🇸 operational trust across history.
We’re excited to share some updates: On July 1, 2025, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) and the Security Studies Program (SSP) will have new leadership. (1/2)
Read More: css.georgetown.edu/2025/05/2…
Dr. Daniel Byman will conclude his tenure as Director of CSS and SSP, a role he has held since fall 2022. Dr. Rebecca Patterson will assume the position of Director, and Dr. Heidi Urben will assume the role of Associate Director. (2/2)
📢2025 SFS commencement speakers! 🎓
@konotaromp (SFS’86), member of Japan's House of Representatives, will speak at the undergraduate ceremony & @FilippoGrandi, the UN High Commissioner of @Refugees, will speak at the graduate ceremony.
Read more: bit.ly/3GuFzt6
ALT Portraits of Kono Taro, a Japanese politician, on the left, and Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on the right.
#ThrowbackThursday to @GeorgetownCSS’ annual Kalaris Intelligence Conference! The event brought together experts and students to tackle today’s top challenges: AI, cyber threats, diplomacy and information warfare.
ALT A person is speaking at the Kalaris Intelligence Conference at Georgetown University, standing behind a podium with the event's logos displayed in the background.
ALT Panelists at the Kalaris Intelligence Conference engaged in discussion.
ALT Individual presenting a poster to a group of attentive listeners at a professional conference. Several other people are engaged in discussions around adjacent posters.
ALT A person speaking at a podium at the Kalaris Intelligence Conference hosted by Georgetown University.
Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, @GeorgetownCSS, hosted a great event this month focused on NATO’s Eastern Flank: “Crosswinds from the Eastern Flank: U.S. Commitments to NATO in Trump 2.0”.
I was invited to deliver the keynote address and I talked about the challenges we face, but also about Romania’s defense investments, our key role in the defense of the Eastern Flank and in contributing to a secure and prosperous Black Sea region.
The event featured an expert panel that included think-tank representatives from CEPA, Atlantic Council, Stimson Center and Hudson Institute.
I am grateful to all of them for contributing to elevating the profile of the Eastern Flank in the midst of Georgetown’s academic community.
Seeing @GeorgetownCSS's Professor Rebecca Patterson, & dedicated assistant Christian Trotti, w/ her acclaimed book "Winning Without Fighting: Irregular Warfare and Strategic Competition in the 21st Century" was a highlight at #ISA2025! Order your copy today at cambriapress.com/WinningWith…
ALT "A must read for policymakers, strategists & national security leaders." —Sean McFate
"An important book that deftly addresses gaps in how the US conceptualizes security." —Daniel Rothenberg, Co-Director of the Future Security Initiative at New America
"A must-read for policymakers and strategists in the White House, Pentagon, and the State Department." —Peter Bergen
"A thoughtful and practically grounded book useful to anyone, whether in uniform or not, confronting the problem sets related to irregular warfare and strategic competition." —BG Kim Field, US Army (ret.), Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, US Special Operations Command
"A must-read for national security professionals." —Heidi A. Urben, Georgetown University
Registration for our Kalaris Intelligence Conference is open ✨
✅ Register at Kalaris.org
✅ Registration is free and open to all!
✅ There will be a career fair for Georgetown students immediately following the conference. More info on website
SFS is proud to celebrate the contributions of some of our student veterans. Featuring grad students from @GeorgetownCSS, @CERESGeorgetown and @georgetownmsfs, they share stories from active duty and the journeys that led them to Georgetown.
Read more: bit.ly/48KUv08
17 students from a range of universities — including Howard, Spelman, Morehouse, Alabama A&M, and Bethune-Cookman — were chosen to participate in this year’s Security Studies Summer Institute. See what they got up to this summer in our latest article.
css.georgetown.edu/2024/08/2…
Following remarks by @NATO_SACT@GeorgetownCSS Alumnus @OliverMoru expertly delivers a report on deterrence & defense challenges facing the Alliance, as part of the day’s Model NATO
Earlier this month, @GeorgetownCSS hosted a summer institute for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The summer institute is designed to give students a taste of what it means to study and work in the field of security studies.
ALT Summer Institute students outside of Healy Hall
It was a pleasure to host @GenkennethFMcK4 for a discussion on his new book, “The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century."
It was a packed house in @MortaraCenter as we heard about the General's time as the Commander of U.S. Central Command.
Our first Speaker Series of the summer is on June 4 with General (ret.) Frank McKenzie about his new book “The Melting Point.”
Register today! GUID will be checked at venue entry
georgetown.edu/event/css-spe…
New and current SSP students: Join experienced federal government staffer and SSP graduate Mitchel Hochberg for a workshop that will teach participants how to prepare for and succeed in staff jobs!
➡️ Register for the event: georgetown.edu/event/worksho…
which is why I was thrilled when the inimitable @SMonaghanCSIS and @KakiElgin asked me to help unpack the riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma earlier this spring...
Very pleased with the finished product, which
@CSBAdc has just released
csbaonline.org/research/publ…
Our first Speaker Series of the summer is on June 4 with General (ret.) Frank McKenzie about his new book “The Melting Point.”
Register today! GUID will be checked at venue entry
georgetown.edu/event/css-spe…