Simons Center News

In this presentation of the Arter-Roland National Security Forum, retired Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gordon B. “Skip” Davis, Jr., a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, a member of the Alphen Group and a Senior Research Fellow for the Simons Center for Ethical Leadership and Interagency Cooperation, spoke to the attendees via Zoom […]

In July 2022, the White House published the “United States Government Women, Peace, and Security Report to Congress.” The “Women, Peace, and Security” report is the second report to Congress evaluating the progress of the U.S. government in advancing the goals of 2019 U.S. Women Peace and Security Strategy, and focuses on the progress made across […]

The Simons Center for Ethical Leadership and Interagency Cooperation announces a call for papers for the InterAgency Journal, to be published in October, 2022. The InterAgency Journal seeks thoughtful articles that provide insight and fresh thinking in advancing the knowledge, understanding, and practice of ethical leadership, interagency coordination, cooperation, and collaboration.  The general focus of […]

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 […]

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on June 23, 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, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Steve Michael. In this presentation of […]

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, […]

The U.S. Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Class of 2022 graduated May 26, 2022, in a ceremony conducted in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. The class consisted of 107 students graduating from the Advanced Military Studies Program and 17 from the Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program, […]

The eighth and final presentation of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series for CGSC academic year 2022 was conducted May 18, in the Arnold Conference Room in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Larry A. Hisle, executive director of the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board, led the discussion about the Federal Executive […]

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW REFLECTS ON THE NECESSITY OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING STANDARDS In his personal blog, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Caslen reflects on the West Point honor code asserting that while the Corps of Cadets “understands the importance of character within a leader who does not lie, cheat or steal, but they struggle to understand […]