Simons Center News

In this edition of the Foundation News magazine we highlight the National Security Roundtable which was conducted April 17-20, 2023. We’re also highlighting the Ethics Symposium and the International Hall of Fame. Additionally, we have updates from the Commandant, Deputy Commandant and the Dean along with reports from the Command and General Staff School, School […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum (ARNSF) luncheon event on May 18, 2023, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. At the opening of the Forum Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members and recognized new guests. After lunch Ulin introduced the guest speaker, Phil Kirk, Region 7 […]

Post-Afghanistan Musings By Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr. Editor Note:  This piece was originally published on Lt. Gen. Caslen’s personal blog on September 3, 2021. There are many questioning our Nation’s withdrawal plans from Afghanistan, and we have to learn from what took place. Decisions like pulling all U.S. troops out before thousands of […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum (ARNSF) luncheon event on April 12, 2023, at the Mission Hills Country Club in Kansas City. At the opening of the Forum Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members and recognized new guests. After lunch Ulin introduced the guest speaker, Lt. Col. […]

In episode 78 of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by General Alberto José Mejía Ferrero and Ambassador Kevin Whitaker. McCarthy and guests discuss the arduous effort to negotiate a peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). […]

Lending support for the Ukraine in the war against the Russia has sparked a great deal of debate, both here in the United States and among our allies. In the newly introduced section of our website “Thoughts on War and Conflict,” Col. (ret.) Bob Ulin shares his opinions about the Ukrainian conflict and the current state of U.S. support.

Members of the Fort Leavenworth-Roger Donlon Chapter of the Foreign Area Officers Association (FAOA), along with spouses and friends met at Leavenworth’s Ten Penny Restaurant on the afternoon of March 22, 2023 to welcome Ambassador (Ret.) David Miller during his visit to Fort Leavenworth. Ambassador Miller was visiting Fort Leavenworth at the invitation of the […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on March 23, 2023, at the Carriage Club in Kansas City. Simons Center Director Bob Ulin opened the event welcoming the ARNSF members, some of whom introduced their personal guests. After the lunch period, Ambassador (Ret.) David C. Miller, Jr, president of […]

In episode 77 of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Mississippi Adjutant General, General Janson Boyles, and former U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen. The three discuss the role of the U.S. national guard overseas, focusing on the State Partnership Program between the Mississippi […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum (ARNSF) luncheon event on March 8, 2023, at the Mission Hills Country Club in Kansas City. Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members, some of whom also introduced their guests. As lunch was winding down Ulin introduced the guest speaker, Lt. Gen. […]