Simons Center News

National Security Seven Disturbing Implications of Trump’s Syria Strike, Defense One DHS Device-Screening Catches Pedophiles At The Borders, Nextgov The Future of Intelligence Sharing Is Coming Together in the Syrian War, Defense One At the moment, an “Infrastructure Bill” is Washington fantasy, Brookings Trump’s Border Barrier Hits a Wall, Government Executive AI that can kill? […]

National Security U.S. Hits Syrian Airbase With Scores of Cruise Missiles, Defense One Trump Removes Stephen Bannon From National Security Council Post, The New York Times Bannon’s Out. But Did H.R. McMaster Win?, The New York Times Lawmakers introduce bill to end warrantless phone searches at border, The Hill 9 questions to ask after a […]

Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John F. Kelly testified to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the subject of border security and public safety. Kelly remarked on DHS’s border security mission and efforts. In his testimony, Kelly called for greater interagency and international cooperation, saying “Interagency relationships and bilateral cooperation […]

National Security Trump national security aides complete North Korea policy review: official, Reuters Post-9/11 Intel Sharing Needs Fine-Tuning, Watchdogs Agree, Government Executive Terrorist laptop bombs can get past airport security: report, The Hill Marshall Center Course Nurtures Network of Counterterrorism Experts, DoD News Don’t Let the Pentagon Monopolize Nuclear Policy, Defense One Tillerson tells NATO […]

Featured article: Civil Affairs History and Doctrine: From Military Government to Interagency Partner by Thomas R. Geisinger The 2014 Army Operating Concept (AOC), “Win in a Complex World,” stresses the need for American military power to prevent conflict and shape future wars as much as win them.1 To do this, U.S. forces must take advantage […]

National Security DHS Looks to Reboot Relationship with Election Officials, Defense One To Save Peacekeeping From Trump’s Budget Ax, Will the U.N. Embrace Fighting Terrorism?, Foreign Policy DoD weapons designer: Swarming teams of drones will dominate future wars, Defense News Obama’s Dream of a Nuclear-Free World Is Becoming a Nightmare, Foreign Policy Mosul shows difficulty […]

National Security Trump may actually win the war against Islamic State, Los Angeles Times The US and Russia Should Never Have Stopped Cooperating to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism, Defense One Poll: 42 percent of Americans think the US is winning the ‘war on terror’, Military Times CENTCOM chief: ‘Vital US interests at stake’ in Yemen, Defense […]

Last month officials from multiple government agencies met with the House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Among those speaking were Matthew Allen, Assistant Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations. Allen spoke about the dangers […]

On March 23, senior defense officials spoke before the House Committee on Armed Services on the subject of traditional weapons of mass destruction and the use of new synthetic biological tools. Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins, acting assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, testified on the Department of Defense’s (DoD) expanding responsibilities in countering […]

The Simons Center has released their 2016 annual report. The report details the Simons Center’s efforts in 2016, including the new InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series and their support of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. The 2016 report and all previous reports can be found here.