Simons Center News

Mr. Terry Buckler, President of Chapter 29 of the U.S. Army Special Forces Association, visited the Simons Center on June 6. Chapter 29 is the Colonel Arthur D. “Bull” Simons Memorial Chapter of the Special Forces Association, and serves the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Colonel Arthur “Bull” Simons led the Son Tay Raid, a rescue […]

National Security   Trump National Security Team Blindsided by NATO Speech, Politico Contractor charged in NSA document leak case, The Washington Post How U.S. Law Enforcement Caught the NSA Contractor Charged with Leaking Top-Secret Materials, Government Executive Nations discuss Asia-Pacific policies at regional security summit, Defense News Mattis Beseeches Officials at Singapore Conference to ‘Bear […]

Featured article: A Nation Unprepared: Bioterrorism and Pandemic Response by John B. Foley In 2001, senior U.S. policymakers converged to participate in the still famous Dark Winter exercise. The exercise contemplated a covert, bioterrorist attack against the U.S. The scenario began with simultaneous attacks, involving smallpox, on shopping malls in 3 separate states, resulting in […]

RAND Corporation recently published a report on countering the expansion of transnational criminal networks (TCNs) involved in trafficking drugs, persons, weapons, and other illicit goods. These networks pose a serious threat to U.S. national security and security interests in the Western Hemisphere, especially those that with ties to terrorist groups. RAND’s report analyzes two transnational criminal […]

National Security Private defense companies are here to stay — what does that mean for national security?, Defense News Protecting the Integrity of National Security Supply Chains, Government Executive Trump plans week-long focus on infrastructure, starting with privatizing air traffic control, The Washington Post Mattis says U.S. committed to Asia-Pacific as allies seek clear policy, […]

In May the Atlantic Council published a report that focuses on Central America’s Northern Triangle – El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras – and how trafficking, violence, and economic troubles in the area effect U.S. national security, primarily along the U.S. southern border. According to the report, U.S. assistance to the Northern Triangle has been very effective. However, […]

National Security America First Doesn’t Mean America Alone, The Wall Street Journal Everything That’s Wrong With That McMaster Op-Ed, Defense One Japan’s military begins major drill with U.S. carriers watching North Korea, Reuters Hooked: Mexico’s violence and U.S. demand for drugs, Brookings Pentagon Shoots Down Mockup Of ICBM, But Concerns Linger, Foreign Policy House intel […]

A student from the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) has been featured in “Face of Defense,” a news feature that runs on the Defense Departments website each week. The article on Army Col. Oscar Doward Jr., commander of U.S. Army Central’s 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment, was published on June 1, and highlighted Doward’s dissertation on […]

National Security Military’s clout with White House could shift U.S. foreign policy, The Washington Post Trump’s obsession over Russia probe deepens, Politico John McCain: Putin the ‘most important threat, more so than ISIS’, Washington Examiner Trump’s Travel Ban Is Headed for a Supreme Court Showdown, The Atlantic Kelly ‘might’ ban carry-on laptops on all international […]

Featured article: Importing Nuclear Weapons Through the Selectively-Permeable Border of the United States by William T. Eckles The health of the U.S. parallels the health of a living organism. The body needs and seeks beneficial substances and interactions. The skin, lungs, and digestive tract of an organism are like the border. Food and gasses must freely enter […]