Simons Center News
The March 2, episode of the “Tipping Spears” podcast features special guest Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert L. Caslen, CGSC Foundation Trustee and Simons Center Senior Research Fellow. Episode 53 of the “Tipping Spears” podcast captures Caslen’s thoughts on character, leadership, and his latest book The Impossible Mission: The Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq. Lt. […]
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The CGSC Foundation and its Simons Center hosted a gathering of the Des Moines National Security Forum (DMNSF) at the Des Moines Embassy Club West in West Des Moines, Iowa on March 25, 2026. In this presentation of the forum, Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle, Jr., U.S. Army, Retired, led a discussion on leadership principles […]
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The Simons Center for Ethical Leadership and Interagency Cooperation announces a call for papers for the InterAgency Journal, to be published in Spring of 2026. The Spring 2026 InterAgency Journal will focus on transformation in contact across the interagency, informed by recent combat experience and emerging U.S. concepts. Ukraine’s rapid adaptation under fire—including innovative use of […]
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The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on March 19, 2026, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation entitled “The Army Transformation Initiative” by Lt. Gen. Jim Isenhower, commanding general of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Command and Fort Leavenworth. The CGSC Foundation’s Simons […]
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The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on Feb. 19, 2026, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation entitled “Ukraine’s Fight — and What We Can Learn” by military affairs analyst Paul Schwennesen, Ph.D. The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center Director and ARNSF program leader […]
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The CGSC Foundation and Alumni Association and its Simons Center hosted a special dinner lecture Feb. 2, 2026, in the atrium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. The guest speaker for the evening was Peter Mansoor, Ph.D., a retired Army colonel, author and frequent media commentator on national security affairs. Simons Center […]
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The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on Jan. 15, 2026, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation entitled “Ethical leadership in crisis situations” by Col. Andrew Steadman, director of the Army University Press at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center […]
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The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum holiday social event on Dec. 9, 2025, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a farewell presentation by Col. (Ret.) Bob Ulin, who is stepping down as the leader of the Forum, and also remarks by Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Milford H. […]
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The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on Nov. 20, 2025, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation by Dr. Jeff Colyer, a reconstructive plastic surgeon in Kansas City, about his experiences as a medical volunteer in conflict zones and disasters around the world. […]
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The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on Oct. 16, 2025, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation by retired Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., the former chief of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, on his recently published book The Impossible […]
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