Simons Center News

The fourth lecture in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series was co-hosted by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School and the Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation on Dec. 13 in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Larry A. Hisle, Executive Director of the Greater Kansas City […]

A report published this month by MITRE suggests the Trump administration can successfully meet its technological innovation goals through better information sharing and interagency cooperation. The paper is part of a collection aimed at helping Presidential candidates and their transition teams during the Transition. The new report reviews how important developments in science and technology (S&T), […]

National Security Trump transition team reviewing military rules of engagement, The Hill China Officially Ties Internet Restrictions to its own National Security, The Cipher Brief FBI and CIA give differing accounts to lawmakers on Russia’s motives in 2016 hacks, The Washington Post Trump is already antagonizing the intelligence community, and that’s a problem, The Washington […]

Featured article: The End of End State – Strategic Planning Process for the 21st Century by William J. Davis The two quotes above are indicative of a cultural fault line that exists between national command authorities and senior military advisors over the decision to employ military force for matters of national security. General Dempsey, Chairman of […]

This month the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report suggesting the State Department make improvements to their annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, as GAO found several key shortcomings in State’s 2015 and 2016 reports. State conducted a similar review of the TIP report in 2006. GAO’s report addresses  (1) the process to develop […]

National Security ISIS in the Caribbean, The Atlantic Combat vet Duckworth worried Congress is ignoring importance of civilian-run military, Military Times Top National Security Figures Want Trump to Cancel the Michael Flynn Clown Show, The Intercept Obama’s tenure ends with a turf war over killing terrorists, The Washington Post Why Donald Trump’s NSA Pick Is […]

National Security Retired Gen. John Kelly is Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Military Times Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy, Reuters Facebook, Microsoft, others join to fight online terrorist content, USA Today Entering into the Era of the Unknown, Foreign Policy U.S. Needs to Bolster Nuclear Arsenal and Missile Defense, Experts Say, National […]

National Security Reforming the National Security Council: It’s About Trust and Accountability, Defense News Lessons Never Learned From Pearl Harbor, U.S. News Obama speech will defend national security strategy employed during his presidency, Military Times Iran condemns extension of nuclear-related sanctions by Senate, The Washington Post Defense Secretary Ash Carter: U.S., partners need to stay […]

A new report lays out the challenges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will face in the coming years. The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council report outlines the changes coming to DHS under a new administration. “Charting the Future: A Mission Driven Homeland Security Enterprise” examines DHS and highlights the continued importance of coordination and interagency cooperation during […]

Featured article: The State Department: No Longer the Gatekeeper by Edward Marks Foreign Affairs Ministers no longer hold a monopoly over foreign affairs, as the process of international relations now includes domestic agencies and important non-state actors as major participants. This process, beginning early in the 20th century, became more dominant after the Cold War […]