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National Security ‘Great nations do not fight endless wars’ — Trump touts troop drawdowns in State of the Union, Defense News National Security Highlights in the 2019 State of the Union, Lawfare Is The Trump Administration Prepared If A National Security Crisis Occurs?, NPR Federal Agencies Ramp Up Classified Plans to Protect 2020 Elections, Defense […]
... Read MoreNational Security The government is whittling down its security clearance backlog, Federal Times US special envoy for N. Korea going to Pyongyang: official, AFP What the demise of the INF treaty means, Brookings Secretary Nielsen Statement On New Migrant ‘Caravan’, Department of Homeland Security How U.S. Mission Creep in Syria and Iraq Could Trigger War […]
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Featured article: Cyberdefense: Is Outsourcing the Answer? by Kellen Ashford Speaking at an event for the American Enterprise Institute in 2012, retired General Keith Alexander, the former head of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, suggested that “cyber crime is the greatest transfer of wealth in history.” The commercial cost of cyber crime […]
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The sixth presentation of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series for CGSC academic year 2019 was conducted Jan. 30, in the Arnold Conference Room in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Supervisory Intelligence Analyst Robert Carignan of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Kansas City Division led a discussion on the Kansas City Division’s 2019 […]
... Read MoreNational Security Wall Funding Remains In Limbo But Both Sides Argue For Border Security Tech, Nextgov U.S. to withdraw from nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, says Russian violations render the Cold War agreement moot, The Washington Post INF Treaty talks between Russia and the U.S. fail at summit, NBC Expect a Missile Race After […]
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Featured article: Forging a Counterhybrid Unit by Karl Umbrasas The U.S. military is a highly-educated fighting force. Education in the ranks of the American military traverses both officer and enlisted communities. A college education is a baseline requirement for the commissioned officer corps but not for the enlisted community, which comprises the majority of servicemembers […]
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Featured article: Civil-Military Balance in Complex Operations by Kurt E. Müller Interventions in the affairs of a one state by another may be benign, belligerent, political or military. In addition, these interventions may supplement host-nation authority in delivering assistance. Regardless of character and purpose, there is a long-standing preference for employing civilian agencies rather than military forces to […]
... Read MoreNational Security The Biggest Nuclear Threats of 2018 Will Follow Us into the New Year, Defense One If we ease pressure on the Islamic State, we could be attacked again, The Washington Post House Democrats ready strategy to reopen government, deny Trump wall money, The Washington Post ‘Abolish ICE’ and the Future of the Immigration […]
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Featured article: Blending U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America with Foreign Internal Defense by Daniel E. Ward The current security situation in the Northern Triangle of Central America (comprised of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala) and southern Mexico is progressively deteriorating and not necessarily because of a lack of tools or resources. While more […]
... Read MoreNational Security Mattis Resigns Over Disagreements with Trump, Defense One Mattis warns that Trump endangers national security. Here’s what he’s talking about, Quartz Pentagon withdrawing 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, Military Times Trump Shouldn’t Withdraw Troops—He Should Rebrand, The Atlantic House Approves Spending Bill With Wall Funding, Shutdown Prospects Remain Murky, Government Executive North Korea: We […]
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