The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas, is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort Moore (formerly known as Fort Benning) in Columbus, Georgia, renamed in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act.

an agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense materiel, training and services to allies, and promotes military-to-military contacts.

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is an independent U.S. government agency created by Congress in 1975 to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe commitments.