Simons Center News

Retired Ambassador Patrick S. Moon returned to the Fort Leavenworth area in early April of this year, where he again took part in the Simons Center’s Distinguished Speakers Series. Ambassador Moon, who served as the the U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2010 to 2013, visited Fort Leavenworth April 2-5. He previously participated in the Distinguished […]

The Pentagon, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Reconnaissance Office have come together to contribute to a review of the defense industrial base. The four agencies make up a “space industrial base working group” that is examining how agencies could share space technology, collaborate on space-related acquisitions, and how the government purchases technology from […]

Featured article: New Foreign Policy Capability by Robert D. Payne III On September 5, 2017 Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, in an attempt to achieve positive effects in the strategic narrative of the war there, dropped thousands of leaflets hoping to inspire support for Coalition efforts among the majority ambivalent population. What happened was the exact […]

National Security Trump’s top national security spokesman to leave White House, Politico Mattis authorizes up to 4,000 National Guard troops for U.S. border with Mexico, Los Angeles Times Border Agents Say They’re ‘Woefully Understaffed,’ Applaud National Guard Deployment, Government Executive What happened when Bush, Obama sent troops to Mexico border, The Associated Press White House […]

The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) and the CGSC Foundation cohosted a National Security Roundtable (NSRT) program April 3-4, 2018 at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Eighteen civilian business and academic professionals were the guests of this NSRT program. More than 10 Foundation […]

Retired Ambassadors David Lambertson and Patrick Moon gave the latest presentation in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series, speaking about Ambassadorial Expectations and Country Team Operations on April 3. During their presentation Ambassadors Lambertson and Moon shared their experiences on Embassy Country Teams and discussed an Ambassador’s expectations of U.S. personnel and how Country Teams are structure and operate. […]

National Security Some Rare Praise for Trump’s National Security Purge, Politico Weak White House email domain security ‘poses a national security risk’: Study, Washington Examiner Outgoing national security advisor H.R. McMaster blasts U.S. inaction on Russia, Los Angeles Times New details on Trump’s troop deployments to the Mexican border, Military Times Trump’s push to militarize […]

Featured article: Searching for a Win-Win-Win: Rethinking Energy Crisis Solutions in West Africa by Johnny J. Wandasan, Karie Hawk and Michael J. Cheatham On March 9, 2017, venture magnate Elon Musk sent shockwaves through the energy production world. With a simple tweet, Musk accepted an unprecedented challenge from fellow billionaire Michael Cannon-Brookes in response to rolling […]

National Security Trump’s new national security team likely spells disaster for the Iran nuclear deal, Brookings Could Trump Actually Use Military Funding for His Border Wall?, The Atlantic After London, How Lasers Will Play a Role in Detecting Chemical Attacks Sooner, Nextgov Why the national security space community is studying the Chinese space station that just […]

National Security Protecting critical infrastructure from dire threats, Defense News Treasury to Use National Security Laws to Shield U.S. Tech From China, The Wall Street Journal What type of national security advisor is John Bolton likely to be?, Brookings New Ways to Fund the Border Wall, Government Executive Trump reportedly suggested the military pay for […]