Simons Center News

Featured article: Developing a Culture of Questioning or Don’t Tell, Do Ask by Ted Thomas and James Thomas A couple of decades ago, a young basic trainee at Fort Dix, NJ, was carrying a bucket of white paint and accidentally dropped it, causing a sizable splotch in the middle of a road. Fearful of the reaction […]

National Security NDAA and the Counter-Drone Challenge, Defense News Trump Calls for Expansion of US Nuclear Capability, in 140 Characters or Less, Defense News The Donald and nukes, again, Brookings CIA director: US should not ‘resort’ to Russian tactics in hack retaliation, Washington Examiner Trump is Now America’s Arms Deal Negotiator, Defense One Congress scrapped […]

National Security What Crimes Are Eligible for Deportation?, Route Fifty Russia Missing from Trump’s Top Defense Priorities, According to DoD Memo, Foreign Policy Donald Trump says he wants to ‘greatly strengthen and expand’ U.S. nuclear capability, a radical break from U.S. foreign policy, The Washington Post Former CIA chief: We can’t defeat terrorism by playing […]

The holidays are upon us, whether we’re ready or not! The CGSC classes let out last Friday and the students won’t return until January 3. I was in the food court today as instructors discussed their final grading requirements before they too head out for some well-deserved time off. It’s pretty quiet around here as […]

National Security Flournoy not in the running for Trump’s Pentagon, Washington Examiner Tracking Trump’s National-Security Conflicts of Interest, Government Executive How to rethink what’s ‘top secret’ for the Internet age, The Washington Post The implications of Donald Trump’s sharp contrast from Obama and Bush on Islam, Brookings Reward for information on ISIS leader increased to […]

Featured article: A Framework for Success: Maximizing Collaborations between Federal Organizations by Caroline R. Earle, Deena S. Disraelly and Robert A. Zirkle In an era of declining budgets and growing demands, the Obama White House and the Executive Department Secretaries have committed themselves to increasing the openness and transparency of government as a means to best employ available […]

Earlier this month RAND Corporation published a report on the effects of climate change on urban environments. Climate change is quickly becoming a major concern around the world, bringing changes in weather patterns and impacting both rural and urban environments. This study focuses on how climate change impacts larger cities, as more that 80% of […]

National Security Trump picks his Interior chief, makes more additions to national security team, Military Times Obama Says U.S. Will Retaliate for Russia’s Election Meddling, The New York Times Trump meets with Homeland Security secretary, The Hill Defense Secretary Ash Carter leads his final anti-ISIS conference amid uncertainty, Fox News Former Homeland Security agent charged […]

National Security Trump’s national security adviser shared secrets without permission, files show, The Washington Post Gathering Intelligence Is Dangerous. So Is Not Reading It., The New York Times Is Trump’s Twitter account a national security threat?, Politico Trump’s Four-Star Friends, Foreign Policy Earnest: Intelligence Conclusions On Election Hacking Not Political, Nextgov Flynn investigated by Army […]

Ambassador (Ret.) Laura Kennedy who previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs among many other positions over a nearly 40 year diplomatic career, visited Fort Leavenworth Dec. 1-2 as the DACOR visiting professor of diplomacy for the CGSC Class of 2017. On the evening of Dec. 1, Ambassador […]