The College of International Security Affairs is the Department of Defense flagship for education and the building of partner capacity in combating terrorism, irregular warfare, and integrated deterrence at the strategic level. 

Our mission is to educate joint warfighters, civilian national security leaders, and partner nations in critical thinking to inform national strategy and globally integrated operations, under conditions of disruptive change, to prevail across the continuum of competition and war, with a special emphasis on irregular warfare.

Why CISA?

Major Guy Herve Onambele Mendouga, CISA Class of 2022, tells his experience studying at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA), the U.S. Department of Defense flagship for education in combating terrorism, irregular warfare, and integrated deterrence at the strategic level.