Simons Center News

Featured article: Securing the U.S. Food Supply: The Quintessential Interagency Task by Cindy A. Landgren The general public puts little thought into the vast, interconnected infrastructure that constitutes the fabric of life in the U.S. Nevertheless, large segments of that infrastructure are susceptible to failure—potentially even catastrophic failure—through both accidental and intentional means. Sometimes it is hard […]

Mr. Andrew B. Mitchell, a career Foreign Service Officer, led the discussion in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture conducted Nov. 14, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Mitchell provided attendees with an overview of the U.S. Department of State mission, it’s history and how it is currently organized. […]

As part of the Simons Center’s Distinguished Speakers Program, the Simons Center in partnership with Park University sponsored a presentation by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (Ret.) W. Chris King, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, on Nov. 13 to a full-house audience at Alumni Hall on the Park University main campus in Parkville, Missouri. King’s presentation was entitled, […]

National Security   Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core, The New York Times The woman standing between the White House and the mass deportation of 450,000 people, Quartz North Korea says US carrier groups raise nuclear war threat, The Associated Press To better fight crime and terror in the digital era, […]

National Security   Is South Korea’s Alliance with the United States Worth It?, The New York Times Trump warns ‘rogue regime’ North Korea of grave danger, Reuters Trump Ramps Up Shutdown Odds by Reiterating Demands for Wall Funding, Government Executive Congress’ $700B defense authorization deal adds 20,000 troops, rejects Space Corps, Military Times The New […]

Featured article: Closing the Barn Door: Interagency Approaches to Reduce Agroterrorism Threats by David F. Grieco Despite billions of dollars spent in the U.S. on national defense, one key area has been historically overlooked. In the twenty-first century, perhaps the greatest national security threat requiring careful interagency coordination is not in a distant land, but in actuality, quite local. It is […]

National Security   It Took Comfort 39 Days to Get Pierside in Puerto Rico. That’s a National-Security Problem., Defense One Trump seeks billions of dollars to counter NKorean missiles, The Washington Post Google’s mass-shooting misinformation problem, Nextgov These Cities Are Building Downtowns Safe From Vehicle Attacks, City Lab Homeland Security Advised to Clarify Roles in […]

National Security   Trump’s Policy on Terrorism Suspects Looks Like Obama’s, The Atlantic Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 and Injures 11, The New York Times What the Attack in New York Revealed About the Islamic State’s Supporters, The Atlantic Homeland to focus on critical infrastructure protection in November as vulnerabilities mount, Nextgov South Korea spy […]

November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, a time to appreciate and protect the essential services that underpin American society and serve as the backbone of our nation’s economy, security, and health. In a proclamation released yesterday, President Trump stated that “The natural disasters our country has experienced in recent months provide a sobering reminder of […]

On October 26, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Elaine Duke released a statement on DHS’s role in responding to the opioid crisis. Duke’s statement followed President Trump’s announcement that he would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency. In her statement, Duke stated […]