Simons Center News

On May 14 the Simons Center hosted the CEO Cybersecurity Roundtable, presented in partnership with the Kansas City chapter of Business Executives for National Security and the CGSC Foundation…

In early May, the Department of Defense hosted a multi-agency exercise to prepare agency experts to respond to home-grown terrorists and a nuclear incident…

The U.S. continues to provide assistance in disaster relief efforts in Nepal after multiple earthquakes. The 7.8 earthquake and 7.3 magnitude aftershock have claimed over 8,000 lives and injured nearly 18,000 people…

The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development have released the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Enduring Leadership in a Dynamic World…

The Simons Center has released their 2014 annual report. The report details the Simons Center’s efforts and provides a review of the their new three year strategic plan…

The U.S. government and military are both actively providing assistance to Nepal after the April 25 earthquake…

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the release of the Defense Department’s new cybersecurity strategy on April 23. The new guidance builds on DoD’s original strategy…

Officials recently announced that an interagency review of U.S. hostage policy will be completed this spring. Possible changes to the U.S. hostage policy include the creation of a fusion cell dedicated to recovering American hostages…

In April the American Academy of Diplomacy published a report examining American diplomacy. The report criticizes the politicization of American diplomacy and includes suggestions to improve both the Foreign and Civil Services…

On April 20, eight graduate students from Missouri State University (Springfield) visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Arthur D. Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation…