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ONLINE COURSES

The LDESP program offers an online course to prepare senior officers to execute the elements of stabilizing the emerging state of Iraq allowing for the development of a democratic government, dedicated to the preservation of the State.

The online course, provides an overview of the history of Iraq, the culture, US engagement in Iraq, update on the security situation and threats therin, and the measures implemented to prepare Iraqis for self rule.

Please click on Register for Online Courses button to register to the latest Afghanistan course.

BIWEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

The LDESP program also sends out a biweekly news update on Iraq and the Middle East that includes important political situations in the Afghanistan, the status of democratic instituitions in these countries, and reports on "security cooperation" efforts between Afghanistanand the US.

Note: The sites, articles, and reports linked below do not necessarily reflect the views of the LDESP Faculty.

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