BUILDING THE TEACHING STAFF OF DEFENSE EDUCATION AND SECURITY IN UNIVERSITIES TO MEET CURRENT DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS IN VIETNAM

In Vietnam today, strengthening defense and security education for all classes of people, especially students at universities, is an essential job. In particular, one of the critical factors contributing to improving the quality of defense and security education for university students is the teaching staff of defense and security education. However, the teaching staff of defense and security education in Vietnamese universities needs more quantity and has certain limitations in quality. The article outlines several requirements posed to the teaching staff of national defense and security education and, on that basis, proposes some solutions to build the contingent of defense and security education lecturers in Vietnamese universities to meet the current development requirements of the country.  Article visualizations

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE TRAINING IN LATVIAN SCHOOLS AS THE TOPICALITY OF NOWADAYS EDUCATION

Continuous changes in the global geopolitical space are highlighting our national interests in security matters, when thinking about the sustainability of our society and country. Both civic readiness to act in crisis situations and civic participation in strengthening national security are important. Therefore, following the introduction of a comprehensive National defense conception in Latvia, the acquisition of the subject of National defence training in secondary education programs will be compulsory from the academic year 2024/2025. The aim of the research was to substantiate the implementation of National defense traning in Latvian schools as a topicality of modern education. The new curriculum is included in the following areas of study: Health, Safety and Physical Activity and Social and Civic Learning. Nowadays,  in the framework of pilot project, the new curriculum in the field of national defense is already being experimentally tested in 69 educational institutions: secondary schools, gymnasiums, vocational schools, colleges. The results of the research allow to conclude that: 1) the concept of comprehensive national defense has four dimensions (military, informative, psychological and civic dimensions); 2) all these dimensions were respected in the development of the National Defense Training curriculum. The content of education in the field of national defense will serve as a means of patriotic upbringing, but the training process itself will have an upbringing function. The implementation of National defense training must also be based on an ecological approach in providing an appropriate educational environment, paying attention to the contexts of indoor and outdoor environments

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AS COMPONENTS OF INDONESIA DEFENSE DIPLOMACY

Defense diplomacy seeks to build partnerships through the use of defense-related programs. The Government of Indonesia develops practical cooperation among regional and extra-regional defense establishments on areas of mutual concern in education and research. Indonesia assigns Indonesia Defense University (IDU) to provide professional graduate education in defense studies with strong practical and area emphasis, conduct relevant research in defense strategy and management, national security and defense technology. Heads of Defense Universities/Colleges/Institutions Meeting (HDUCIM) serves the exchange of information concerning curriculum, defense concepts, and state defense development; it is also possible to conduct cooperation on research. In promoting regional security, defense diplomacy through education and research could play an important role in posing the stability of interstate relations by illustrating the relations between Indonesia-Cambodia and Indonesia-Philippines.  

Towards excellence

Progress has been made in American public education in the last 20 years, and the pending American Defense Education Act, inspired by the National Defense Education Act, would enable school districts to address many of the current problems of public schools. (MSE

Under the Radar: Muslims Deported, Detained, and Denied on Unsubstantiated Terrorism Allegations

Through the targeted use of a wide set of immigration and law enforcement policies and actions, the U.S. government has cast Muslims as dangerous threats to national security, leaving Muslim communities across the United States vulnerable to discrimination and discriminatory profiling. This Briefing Paper by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) documents the U.S. government's deployment of lower evidentiary standards and lack of due process guarantees in the immigration system against Muslims to further marginalize this targeted group in the name of national security and counterterrorism. A number of particular immigration programs and practices -- such as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS),the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) name-check system in the naturalization process, and racial profiling at U.S. borders have received critical attention for their discriminatory impacts on Muslim communities. This Briefing Paper draws on interviews with immigration and criminal defense attorneys and community-based groups, court documents, and media accounts to identify five key under-documented patterns of government practices that appear to be targeting Muslim communities through the immigration system

James R. Killian, Jr., Sputnik, and Eisenhower: White House Science Advice and the Reformation of American Science Education, 1955-1958

This paper chronicles the often-overlooked relationship between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dr. James R. Killian, Jr., the first-ever appointed Presidential Science Advisor. Emphasis is placed on the role of Dr. Killian and the President’s Science Advisory Committee (PSAC) in advocating curricular reform in the fields of science and mathematics, a reformation which became doubly important following the successful launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik I in 1957. This essay examines the efforts of Eisenhower and Killian to keep pace with the Russian scientific advances by improving American education in the scientific and technical fields. It concludes with a discussion of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and Killian’s efforts to see the piece of legislation enacted

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE GRAND DESIGN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA: BUILDING NATIONAL IDENTITY AWARENESS THROUGH STATE DEFENSE

This research discusses the concept of state defense, focusing on the younger generation currently facing moral decline due to a lack of understanding of the concept of state defense. This research aims to rebuild awareness of Indonesian identity among the public, especially the younger generation, by utilizing the concept of state defense as a central element implementing the Grand Design of state defense while integrating the values of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. This research is conducted juridically normative or within the scope of legal dogmatics. Normative studies try to find the truth based on the scientific logic from the normative side. This research has revealed that the concept of state defense and the national defense grand design plays a central role in the effort to rekindle national identity awareness in Indonesia, particularly among the younger generation. Through understanding that national identity is the foundation of the country's defense objectives, harmony between the national defense grand design and national Pancasila values, culture, and aspirations is the key to strengthening national unity. The results of this study emphasize the importance of ensuring that the national defense grand design is aligned with the values of Bhineka Tunggal Ika, promoting cultural diversity as an integral aspect of national identity, and engaging the younger generation through state defense programs and education that include Indonesian history and culture. This helps build future leaders who have a sense of love and loyalty towards their nation and country and ensures that Indonesia's cultural heritage remains alive and thriving in the era of globalization

STRATEGY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OF MILITARY-PATRIOTIC EDUCATION «HORTING-PATRIOT»

The urgency of the proposed Concept of the national program of military-patriotic education of children and students of Ukraine is due to: the need of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations to call up for military service citizens with a high level of moral, psychological and physical development; the lack in the state of an effective system of training citizens for military service and defense of the Fatherland, which can in a short time to restructure their activities in accordance with the requirements of the time; lack of a single scientific and methodological center for curriculum development, methods of preparing young people for military service, criteria for assessing military-patriotic education, lack of necessary educational facilities in secondary schools for pre-service training and military-patriotic education: low level of training for secondary schools in the subject «Defense of the Fatherland», which does not fully ensure the quality of teaching this subject. The purpose of the Concept is to create centers for military and patriotic education of children and students in all regions of Ukraine within the national system of training citizens for military service and defense of the Fatherland.The urgency of the proposed Concept of the national program of military-patriotic education of children and students of Ukraine is due to: the need of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations to call up for military service citizens with a high level of moral, psychological and physical development; the lack in the state of an effective system of training citizens for military service and defense of the Fatherland, which can in a short time to restructure their activities in accordance with the requirements of the time; lack of a single scientific and methodological center for curriculum development, methods of preparing young people for military service, criteria for assessing military-patriotic education, lack of necessary educational facilities in secondary schools for pre-service training and military-patriotic education: low level of training for secondary schools in the subject «Defense of the Fatherland», which does not fully ensure the quality of teaching this subject. The purpose of the Concept is to create centers for military and patriotic education of children and students in all regions of Ukraine within the national system of training citizens for military service and defense of the Fatherland

Naval Postgraduate School 2022 Year in Review

In 2022, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) witnessed another year of progress and transformation. NPS continued to strive towards its vision “to become the nation’s leading institution for defense higher education and applied research, delivering transformative solutions and innovative leaders for decisive U.S. seapower and national defense.