Oct. 13, 2023

Former DIILS Director Joins ISG

Mr. Ian S. Wexler, the former head of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), is now the Director of the Institute for Security Governance. Click here to learn more: https://dscu.edu/isg/news/welcome-ian-wexler

Oct. 4, 2023

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen becomes the New Director of DIILS

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Army, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) September 29, 2023, at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, in a ceremony officiated by Dr. Celeste Gventer, Defense Security Cooperation University President. Colonel Allen is the 14th Director of DIILS.

April 20, 2023

DIILS Partners with Ukraine

CAPT Ian Wexler, Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) Director, led a DIILS team in a recent meeting with lawyers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The Institutional Capacity Building engagement was a vibrant discussion on the law of armed conflict in the context of the current conflict as part of AFU efforts to review, improve, and standardize its training for the whole force. Additional topics discussed included the role of legal advice provided to commanders and other operational staff with respect to operational planning, cultural property protection, and targeting and collateral damage estimation.

March 11, 2022

DSCA supports the DoD Women, Peace, and Security Program

Around the world, conflict and disasters adversely and disproportionately affect women and girls, yet women remain under-represented in efforts to prevent and resolve conflict and in post-conflict peacebuilding or recovery efforts. Research has shown that peace negotiations are more likely to succeed, and result in lasting stability, when women participate.

Oct. 30, 2020

DSCA incorporates Framework on Women, Peace and Security into its training

This month marks the 20th Anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Council (UNSCR) Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (WPS). On October 31, 2000, the UNSCR member nations voted unanimously to ensure the balanced participation and full involvement of women in all efforts of maintenance and promotion of peace and security efforts globally. Further, UNSCR 1325 recognizes the critical need to protect the rights of women, as they are disproportionately burdened by the negative impacts of armed conflict.