Acting Training Program Director Mike Lekson and Professional Training Officer Nina Sughrue held a seminar at the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) in Newport, Rhode Island for twenty-six civilian and military participants from nineteen countries.
Acting Training Program Director Mike Lekson and Professional Training Officer Nina Sughrue held a seminar at the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) in Newport, Rhode Island for twenty-six civilian and military participants from nineteen countries. The countries represented were: Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Mongolia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia, Latvia, Nepal and Romania.
The seminar focused on conflict management skills useful in conducting international humanitarian and peace operations. This seminar was an element of DIILS' five week training on "Military and Peacekeeping Operations in Accordance with the Rule of Law." The seminar included presentations, exercises, and a simulation, all designed to develop conflict management techniques and skills, cross-cultural awareness, effective communication, as well as negotiation, mediation, and problem-solving techniques.
Participants stated that the training would help them in their present positions as well as future assignments.