Tag: Russia

In episode 79 of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Admiral James Foggo and Ambassador Philip Kosnett. McCarthy’s guests discuss their collaboration to launch the book Boots and Suits, edited by Kosnett with a preface by Foggo. Foggo and Kosnett also share their personal […]

Is it worthwhile to send Western tanks to Ukraine?  Simons Center Senior Research Fellow, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr., former U.S. Army Director of Operations at U.S. European Command and NATO’s former Deputy Assistant Secretary General argues that since Western tanks can outperform their Russian counterparts, that the decision to send these […]

In the February 2023 episode of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Admiral Michael Franken and Ambassador Geeta Pasi. McCarthy and her guests talk about shifting U.S. strategic interests in Africa, the key role of the U.S. base in Djibouti, the challenge of regional […]

In this presentation of the Arter-Roland National Security Forum, retired Col. Matt Dimmick, the European Regional Program Manager for Spirit of America, provided a “Battlefield Update Briefing” from Moldova via Zoom on July 28, 2022. Speaking to the audience from his hotel in Moldova, Dimmick described how Spirit of America is supporting U.S. national security […]

On April 26, 2022, Simons Center Senior Research Fellow, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr., delivered remarks to the American European Community Association regarding the impact of the war on Ukraine on the future of NATO’s strategic concept. Davis, the former Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Defense Investment, contends that NATO’s “next Strategic Concept […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on May 26, 2022, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members, some of whom also introduced their guests, and then introduced the guest speaker, Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov. In this presentation of the forum, […]

On March 17, the Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. During the forum, Col. (Ret.) Matt Dimmick provided a presentation on Russian Capabilities. Because of the presentation’s relevance to current world events and how well it was received during the forum, the Simons Center […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on March 17, 2022, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members, some of whom also introduced their guests, and then introduced retired Col. Matt Dimmick who provided the forum with a presentation on […]

In the latest episode of “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” podcast host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy discusses the diplomacy in Russia with Ambassador Jon Huntsman and Admiral David Manero. McCarthy’s guests examine the effects of the large expulsion of U.S. diplomats from Russia during a period of heightened tensions, their ground game to […]