Nick Dowling
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Nick Dowling | |
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| Born | Nick Dowling |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) Georgetown University (Master's) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | National Security, Military Training, Foreign Affairs |
| Institutions | IDS International U.S. National Security Council National Defense University |
Nick Dowling is the founder and president of IDS International. He focuses on stability operations and interagency coordination in both the public and private sectors.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Dowling has a Bachelor’s from Harvard University and a Master’s in National Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.[2]
Career
[edit]He was Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC)[3] where he coordinated Bosnia and Kosovo policy to help bring and end to the Balkan wars.[4] Prior to that, he was a defense fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a senior fellow at the National Defense University and a policy advisor for two presidential campaigns and a U.S. Senate campaign.
Dowling is the acting president of IDS International, a "smart power" national security firm that trains the US Army and Marines in sophisticated operations. He leads an IDS team with a vast array of stability operations, interagency, reconstruction and regional expertise.[5]
After founding IDS International in 2001, Dowling helped the company become a provider in training[6] on interagency coordination in conflict zones that included Iraq[7] and Afghanistan.
He is also a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Knew for years of Benghazi extremism". The Washington Times.
- ^ "Nick Dowling". IDS International Government Services. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Nick Dowling". Fox News. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Washingtonpost.com: World Live Discussion". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Afghanistan in Transition: Power Dynamics". Atlantic Council. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "'Smart power': Army making cultural training a priority". CNN. 12 January 2013.
- ^ "What Bosnia Can Tell Us About Iraq".
- ^ "Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2020-04-24.