Simons Center News

Interagency collaboration has been embraced by U.S. combatant commands.  These efforts are an integral part of “Smart Defense,” and have had a major impact on U.S. European Command…

U.S. European Command (EUCOM) has established a new task force up to aid U.S. government agencies in counteracting Europe’s growing trafficking problem…

A report about developments in hydropower was recently released by the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Energy. The report highlights the collaborative accomplishments the three departments have made…

The White House released the fact sheet for a comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to mass atrocities.  The strategy stems from an August 2011 Presidential Study Directive…

On April 17, the Government Accountability Office released a report assessing the Department of Defense’s role in securing the United States’ southwest border…

In March, the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute released its policy planning handbook on mass atrocity prevention and response operations.  The handbook was developed to aid in interagency policy making decisions dealing with mass atrocity and genocide situations…

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network was created as a result of the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, and advocates for more effective and accountable U.S. foreign assistance…

Assistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, discussed USAID’s efforts in Africa and how USAID and AFRICOM can better work together to achieve common goals…

Recent reports have raised concerns about the U.S. Forest Service’s aging fleet of air tankers, which has dwindled to just 11 air tankers. The shrinking fleet may undermine interagency agreements…

On March 28, the staffs of the Simons Center and its parent organization the Command and General Staff College Foundation visited the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, KS…