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On June 28, the Department of State released the 2018 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke at the launch ceremony for the TIP Report, speaking about reach of human trafficking and recognizing the 2018 TIP Report Heroes. Each TIP Report focuses on a specific theme, with previous reports highlighting the responsibility […]

National Security The New Arms Race Threatening to Explode in Space, Wired How America Protects Its Citizens and Allies from Ballistic Missiles, Defense One Concern over using US military to help border enforcement, The Associated Press Special Operations DEPTEMPO and the National Security Risk, The Cipher Brief North Korea Expands Key Missile-Manufacturing Plant, The Wall […]

The deputy commander at U.S. Army Central Command (Centcom), Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., gave the keynote address at a stabilization symposium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on June 27. During his keynote, Brown spoke on the Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR), which was published earlier this year, and of the partnership between […]

Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Swift Water Rescue Team recently completed necessary training and certification through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). From June 10-13, the National Guard soldiers and the water rescue team members took part in training to identify as a FEMA Type 1 swift water/flood […]

National Security It’s (Mostly) Not FEMA’s Fault, The Atlantic National Security Adviser Bolton Arranging A Summit Between Trump And Putin, NPR US border agents hacked their “risk assessment” system to recommend detention 100% of the time, Quartz DHS wants 2,000 beds on military bases in next 45 days to house detained immigrants, Military Times Pentagon […]

Featured article: The Pursuit of Justice: Assistance Needed to Tackle the International Criminal Court’s Prevention Component by Jason Elbert Don’t be a bystander, don’t let it happen again.” Henry Greenbaum, a Polish survivor of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, gave these parting words of prevention to a small group of students from the United States Army’s […]

National Security From Revolution Muslim to Islamic State, New America DHS Announces Strengthened Northern Border Strategy, Department of Homeland Security Trump Wants All Government Agencies to Help House Detained Immigrant Families, Government Executive Mattis says military will house immigrant children if asked, Military Times U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council is “America alone”, Brookings […]

On June 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an updated Northern Border Strategy. The Northern Border Strategy establishes a clear vision and discrete actions that will collectively improve DHS’s efforts to safeguard the Northern Border against terrorist and criminal threats, facilitate the flow of lawful cross-border trade and travel, and strengthen cross-border community resilience. […]

Air Force General Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green spoke on a panel during the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s 2018 State Leaders Summit on June 18, 2018. The two leaders discussed the recently released Stabilization Assistance Review and the importance of partnering between […]

Featured article: Interagency Cooperation: An Ambassador’s Perspective by Thomas J. Miller In 2011, it is difficult to think of any event or issue that is any longer confined to the domain, authority, and purview of a single agency in the U.S. government. This is a far cry from the State Department I entered as a foreign service […]