Course Listing
The CCO strives to provide the most comprehensive listing of courses that focus on Complex Operations. The CCO needs the involvement of the community to keep this listing as up to date and relevant as possible so please contact us if there is something that needs to be edited or added.
| Course # | Title | Institution | Type | Frequency Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Introductory Course on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) | United States Institute of Peace | Distance/Online | N/A |
| N/A | Certificate Course in Interfaith Conflict Resolution | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | N/A |
| N/A | Certificate Course in Negotiation and Conflict Management | United States Institute of Peace | Distance/Online | N/A |
| N/A | Certificate Course in Conflict Analysis | United States Institute of Peace | Distance/Online | N/A |
| N/A | Civil Resistance and the Dynamics of Nonviolent Conflict | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | TBD |
| N/A | Conflict Analysis in Africa’s Great Lakes Region | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Overseas Religious Engagement | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Peacebuilding Organizations and Institutions | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Land, Property, and Conflict | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Supporting Police Reform: Capacity Building for Advisers/Trainers | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Conflict Prevention in Latin America | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Negotiation from Checkpoints to High Politics | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Governance and Democratic Practices in War to Peace Transitions | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Social Reconstruction and Human Security | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Leading Adaptive Teams in Conflict Environments | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Economics and Conflict | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Conflict Analysis in Yemen | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Rule of Law | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Peace Processes: Making a Deal, Making it Stick | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Strengthening Local Capacity | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Stabilization and Peacebuilding: Understanding Dynamic Processes and Make Them Work | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Engaging with Identity-Based Differences | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Mediating Violent Conflict | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | Once/semester |
| N/A | Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE) | United States Institute of Peace | Classroom | 3 times/semester |
| NS4668 | Security in South Asia | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS4667 | Political Development in South Asia | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4663 | Politics and Security in Southwest Asia | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | |
| NS4641 | Political and Ethnic Violence in Southeast Asia | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | |
| NS4560 | Seminar on Latin American Security Issues | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS4328 | Government and Security in the Horn of Africa | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4311 | Contemporary Issues in African Politics | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4235 | Seminar on Peace Support Operations | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4058 | Special Topics: Eurasia - Insurgency in Afghanistan | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4058 | Special Topics: Eurasia - Great Power Rivalry in Central Asia | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4054 | Special Topics: Strategic Studies - Organized Crime | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4032 | Special Topics: International Relations - Security Cooperation | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS4026 | Capstone Seminar: Reconstruction of Civil Society | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS3668 | Politics and Security in South Asia | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS3510 | Government and Politics in Latin America | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS3321 | US Foreign Policy Towards Africa | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | N/A |
| NS3311 | Government and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS3026 | Introduction to Post-Conflict Security Building | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS3025 | Introduction to Civilian-Military Relations | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NS3001 | War and Its Impact on Post-Conflict Reconstruction | Naval Post-Graduate School | Classroom | Once/year |
| NWC 5699-1 | Arabic Cultural Literacy | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5626-1 | SubSaharan Africa and US Interests | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5606-1 | India and Pakistan: US Security Interests in a Complex Environment | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5605-1 | Southeast Asia | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5515-1 | Civil-Military Planning and Operations: A History of US Campaigns | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5505-1 | Introduction to US Special Operations (USSOCOM) Roles and Missions | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5426-1 | Islam and World Politics | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5412-1 | North Africa | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5320-1 | Intelligence Support to Counterinsurgency Operations | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5312-1 | Negotiations in an Interagency and International Context | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5212-1 | Analyzing Al-Qaeda and Other Transnational Threats | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5203-1 | Afghanistan - Lessons in the "Long War" | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NWC 5102-1 | Insurgency and Terrorism | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NDU 6065-1 | Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NDU 6025-1 | Ethical Challenges in Organizational Life | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NDU 6024-1 | Religion and Security: A Strategic Kaleidoscope | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NDU 6013-1 | Resolution of Armed Conflicts | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| NDU 6005-1 | Cross Cultural Communication Strategies (CCCS) | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5457-1 | America’s Vietnam War: Its Course, Lessons, and Legacies | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5456-1 | Evolution of Counterinsurgency | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5452-1 | Geography and Warfighting | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5354-1 | Working the Three D's: Afghanistan/Pakistan and Whole-of-Government Assistance | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5331-1 | Resourcing War, Stabilization and Reconstruction: The American Civil War as Case Study | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5321-1 | Islam, Islamist Political Theory, and Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding Nuance | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5309-1 | Terrorism: Threat and Response | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5301-1 | Alliances and Coalitions in Peace and War | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| ICAF 5210-1 | Expeditionary Economics | Classroom | Once/semester | |
| ICAF 5158-1 | Non-Lethal Weapons: Support to Irregular Warfare, Complex and Defense Support to Civilian Authority Operations | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6972-1 | Conflict Management of Stability Operations III | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6971-1 | Conflict Management of Stability Operations II | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6921-1 | Radical Political Islam: Origins, Threats, and Counterstrategies | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6915-1 | Governance, Gangs, and Violencia: Latin American and the Caribbean Networks | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6912-1 | Armed Groups and Irregular Warfare | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6904-2 | Warriors of the Mind: Strategic Influence in the 21st Century | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| CISA 6904-1 | Warriors of the Mind: Strategic Influence in the 21st Century | National Defense University | Classroom | Once/semester |
| SOED-SOFIACC | Special Operations Forces Interagency Collaboration Course | Joint Special Operations University | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| SOED-JCMOCPW | Joint Civil-Military Operations Campaign Planning Workshop | Joint Special Operations University | Classroom | Once/year |
| JSOU-JCIWC | Joint Contemporary Insurgent Warfare Course | Joint Special Operations University | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| JSOU-CbTNS | Combating Terrorist Networks Seminar | Joint Special Operations University | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| JSOMOOC | Joint Special Operations Medical Orientation Course | Joint Special Operations University | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| RS 510 | Interagency Integrated Civilian-Military Training Exercise for Afghanistan | Foreign Service Institute | Field | Multiple times/year |
| RS 500 | Foundation of Interagency Reconstruction and Stabilization | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Bi-weekly |
| RS 415 | Afghanistan Familiarization | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Bi-weekly |
| RS 401-3 | Introduction to Agency Culture | Foreign Service Institute | Distance/Online | N/A |
| PY 222 | Monitoring Grants and Cooperative Agreements | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom or Online | Multiple times/year |
| PY 220 | Introduction to Grants and Cooperative Agreements | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom or Online | Multiple times/year |
| PT 330 | National Security Executive Leadership Seminar | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | TBD |
| PT 320-5 | Interagency Policy Seminars | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | TBD |
| PT 319 | Transformational Diplomacy Overview | Foreign Service Institute | Distance/Online | N/A |
| PT 307 | Interagency Effectiveness: Strategies and Best Practices | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| PT 303 | Crisis Leadership | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Once/FY |
| PT 250 | Leading at a High Threat Post | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| PT 215 | Team Leadership | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| PT 214 | Managing Conflict Productively | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
| PT 207 | Intermediate Leadership Skills | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | 3-4 times/month |
| PT 134 | Managerial Problem Solving and Decision Making | Foreign Service Institute | Classroom | Multiple times/year |
