National Security Strategy, Policy and Operation

A key focus of the College is supporting Forum members to create, implement, review and update their National Security Strategies. That is the main purpose of this course.  

In recent years, existential security threats such as climate change have emerged as key national security challenges. This adds to existing security challenges including transnational crime, human trafficking and cyber security risks.  

The four-day course is designed to bring together representatives from all agencies with national security responsibilities – both traditional and non-traditional.  

 The course offers a disciplined thinking process. It explores how the current roles, responsibilities and operations of key agencies – and the information sharing between them – can be enhanced in response to an expanded and changing security landscape. It will also help to strengthen the practical implementation of national security policies, strategies and operations.  

Course objectives 

• Understand the national and regional contexts for national security planning  

• Articulate national security objectives 

• Examine challenges and opportunities – and strategic risks – in the threat landscape  

• Develop and evaluate strategic options to mitigate strategic risks  

• Integrate strategic options into a coherent national security framework of policy, strategy and operations.