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General (Ret.) Ann Dunwoody address the CGSC Class of 2019 on Aug. 28 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Dunwoody’s presentation entitled “Stewarding the Profession of Arms” served as the Class of 2019’s introduction to ethics. Gen. Dunwoody served more than 37 years in the U.S. Army. Her […]
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Mr. Matthew P. Roth, the Commandant’s Distinguished Chair for Diplomatic Studies at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) and Department of State liaison to the Combined Arms Center, presented the inaugural lecture for academic year 2019 of the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series on August 27. A career Foreign Service Officer, Mr. Roth’s presentation […]
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Featured article: New Generation Warfare and the Just War Tradition by Richard E. Berkebile Just war traditions establish norms for resorting to and conducting war – otherwise known as jus ad bellum and jus in bello. Ethicists argue these norms are universal and, excepting occasional and usually lagging adjustments for technology, approach immutability. Considering the employment of […]
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On August 23, 2018, Dr. Richard S. Faulkner, William A. Stofft Professor and Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, presented “Into the Crucible: The AEF in Battle September-November 1918,” at the Stove Factory Ballroom in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. In his presentation, Faulkner explored the challenges that the American […]
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The Hawaii National Guard and active-duty military personnel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Baltimore District), Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are preparing for Hurricane Lane to make landfall. FEMA has activated its National Response Coordination Center in Washington, DC, and the Hawaii National Guard has activated its emergency operations […]
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National Security China’s growing power is bringing military drills center stage in Asia, Quartz What I Learned by Studying Militarized Policing, The Atlantic Securing America’s Technological Advantage, The Cipher Brief Stabilization Symposium Executive Report, Stabilization Symposium Microsoft shuts down phishing sites, accuses Russia of new election meddling, ARS Technica Senator Wants Update on FEMA Contracts […]
... Read MoreGen. Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army, Ret., the former commander of U.S. Central Command, presented the annual General Colin L. Powell Lecture for students of the 2019 Command and General Staff Officer’s Course, Aug. 21 at Fort Leavenworth’s Lewis and Clark Center. Austin shared three things with the students — the evolution of the […]
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Featured article: Hidden Changes in Organizational Culture and Their Lasting Effects by Christopher R. Allen and Ted A. Thomas We continue to see reports of unethical practices within trusted organizations, oftentimes committed by good people. What causes these individuals to act out of character, especially when their organizations advocate upholding core ethical values? Organizations experience […]
... Read MoreNational Security The U.S. Is Developing a New Way to Weaken Iran, The Atlantic Better Wargaming Is Helping the US Military Navigate a Turbulent Era, Defense One The US is worried that a Russian satellite is really a weapon, Quartz Trump adviser: Russia, China, North Korea and Iran could meddle in US midterms, ABC China […]
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The 2018 wildfire season has consumed more than two million acres of land, with more than 100 fires burning as of earlier this month. This comes after another two million acres of land burned in 2017. Over 30,000 personnel – including firefighters from the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand as well as soldiers and airmen of the National […]
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