INTRODUCTION

The training course on International Security offers a unique opportunity to dive deeper into the most relevant international security challenges and trends. What does the future hold for European defence cooperation and how relevant is NATO? How does cyberoperations affect international security? If you want to learn more about the answers to these questions and more, this is the right course for you. 

Course Overview

This course will provide those involved in international security with a comprehensive understanding of key threats and the international mechanisms and methods to tackle them.

Interactive learning will support participants’ understanding of the key themes around international security, such as international frameworks and institutions, the importance of intelligence, and border security management. By examining in-depth case studies and evaluating essential tools to improve security, participants will leave equipped to build a strategic action plan to tackle the most pressing security priorities.

A comprehensive analysis of international security will be provided, with subjects to be discussed including:

• Border security aspects of international security

• National Security Strategy and international comparators

• Comparative national security approaches

• The international fight against terrorism and crime networks

• Inter-agency perspectives on delivering a National Security approach

• Auditing and accounting to track financial fraud

• National Security Strategy and international comparators

• The role of new technologies in international security

• Cyber operations

• Intelligence in tackling international security issues

• Air and Space Power in National Security

• Understanding anti-corruption in the field of international security

• Leadership and cross-governmental responses to security challenges

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the delegates will be able to:

• Leadership and cross-government responses to security challenges

• The National Security Strategy and international comparators 

• Defense and National Security

• Comparative national security approaches

• Counter Terrorism and National Security

• Countering Serious and Organized Crime

Course Outlines

Day One

Introduction to the Course Aims and Objectives

• What is international security?

• Terrorism and counterterrorism

• History of terrorism

• Terrorism from above and terrorism from below

• Emergence and source of terrorism

• National Security Strategy

• International comparators

Day Two

• Global War on Terror

• Terrorism since September 11

• Counterterrorism and Human rights

• UN Global Terrorism and counterterrorism framework

• Countering Violence Extremism

• Radicalization, counter, and deradicalization programs

• The Role of media in terrorism and counterterrorism

Day Three

• International refugee and migration:

• The international refugee and migration framework

• The UN refugee and Migration framework

• Border and Border security

• What is a border

• The passport

• Smarter border security

Day Four

• Developing a coordinated regional surveillance

• Coordinated National and Global intelligence sharing

• Operational and legal agreements

Day Five

• Cyber security

• How Does the Internet Work?

• Where to Begin? Internet Addresses

• Protocol Stacks and Packets- Internet Infrastructure

• Glossary Of Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Definitions

• Anatomy of a Phishing Email