Simons Center News

National Security The Afghan War Isn’t Being Won, Says New Pentagon Audit, Foreign Policy The Dead Metaphors of National Security, Defense One White House ignores executive order requiring count of civilian casualties in counterterrorism strikes, The Washington Post Who Can Challenge the No-Fly List?, Foreign Policy U.S. Progress in Rebuilding Afghanistan Detectable Amid Tragedy, Government Executive […]

The 2018 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium was conducted April 30-May 1, 2018. This year’s theme was “The Impact of Diverse Worldviews on Military Conflict.” This ninth annual symposium featured a variety of guest speakers, panel presentations and breakout topics. CGSC Deputy Commandant Brig. Gen. Scott L. Efflandt delivered welcoming remarks on the morning of April […]

Dr. James Willbanks, General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History for the Command and General Staff College was honored in retirement ceremonies at the Lewis and Clark Center April 24. Willbanks career dates to 1969 when he was commissioned a lieutenant of infantry after graduating from Texas A&M University. His early […]

Featured article: Avoiding a New Berlin Conference: A Framework for U.S.-Chinese Economic Cooperation in West Africa by Kevin Peel, Justin Reddick, John Hoeck and Cynthia Dehne In November 1884, representatives from 14 nations met in Germany to negotiate differences and formalize their colonial aspirations at the Berlin Conference. The result of the conference was to […]

National Security Trump Again Threatens Shutdown Over Wall Funding, Government Executive John Kelly talked Trump out of withdrawing US troops from South Korea, Military Times Transcript: National security adviser John Bolton on “Face the Nation,” April 29, 2018, CBS Mattis: No Indication Trump Wants To Withdraw From Afghanistan, Task & Purpose Major combat operations against […]

Retired Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, the 2018 DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), is the host of a podcast series that promotes interagency cooperation. The podcast series titled “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” is produced by the American Academy of Diplomacy. Ambassador McCarthy’s podcasts brings together outstanding […]

National Security The Supreme Court Appears Poised to Bless Trump’s Travel Ban, The Atlantic A Law Meant to Punish America’s Foes Is Hurting Its Partners: Mattis, Defense One John Bolton says National Security Council staff changes are coming, and some employees aren’t happy, Fox News Trump’s Middle Ground on Iran Deal Sanctions Waivers Is a […]

On Thursday, April 19, President Donald J. Trump visited Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South). He was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen and other senior U.S. officials. JIATF-South, located in Key West, Florida, is a forward base responsible for the detection and monitoring of illicit trafficking to facilitate international and interagency interdictions. JIATF-South is […]

Featured article: Adaptive Leadership: The Leader’s Advantage by Bill McCollum and Kevin Shea The National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering statistics survey for fiscal years 2015–2017 estimates obligations for federally funded research and development programs and initiatives will exceed $12 billion in 2017. While this amount appears staggering, few in research and […]

Dr. Lee A. Norman, the State Surgeon of Kansas, presented a lecture entitled “Modern Epidemics: Why they occur and why we should worry!” on Monday, April 23 in the Arnold Conference Room in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Dr. Norman spoke about public health issues the world is currently facing, such as […]