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Featured Article: Out of Sync…
Posted: September 13, 2016 by the Simons Center
Featured article: "Out of Sync" - U.S. Africa Command and Recent Interagency Challenges by William Denn, J. J. Williams, and Devanie Johnson U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Department of Defense’s (DoD) newest, geographic combatant command formed in 2007, exemplifies a bold,... Read More
DHS to address election cybersecurity risks
Posted: August 18, 2016 by the Simons Center
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has promised to address cybersecurity risks within each state's election systems. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson remarked during a conference call earlier this month that while DHS is not aware of any credible threats to... Read More
News You Can Use: 08/05/16
Posted: August 5, 2016 by the Simons Center
National Security State Department Looks to Combat African Terrorism with Prevention Program, USNI News White House unveils plan to boost drones, The Hill Pentagon buys WMD detection system, C4ISR Net Political Hacking May Prompt U.S. to Aid Election Security, Bloomberg... Read More
PKSOI students see whole-of-government efforts in Haiti
Posted: August 2, 2016 by the Simons Center
A group of students from the U.S. Army War College's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) recently traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti where they saw first-hand the ongoing recovery after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the county. While in Haiti, the... Read More
News You Can Use: 07/15/16
Posted: July 15, 2016 by the Simons Center
National Security Truck Attack in Nice Shows Limits of Global Hunt for Terrorism, The Wall Street Journal The World After the Iran Deal: Better or Worse?, Foreign Policy Standoff Brews Over the Future of US Security Assistance, Defense News FBI... Read More
News You Can Use: 07/13/16
Posted: July 12, 2016 by the Simons Center
National Security U.S. intel warns: ISIS not desperate, just 'adapting', CNN Halfway To Transparency On Drone Strikes, Breaking Defense Standoff Brews Over the Future of US Security Assistance, Defense News Some National Security Lessons from the Past, The Cipher Brief... Read More
Civil Affairs officer garners distinguished SOF student award
Posted: June 22, 2016 by the Simons Center
Maj. April M.K. Moore received the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces Student Award for the Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) Class of 2016 in a ceremony June 9. Maj. Moore is a civil affairs officer... Read More
State, USAID release joint strategy for countering violent extremism
Posted: June 13, 2016 by the Simons Center
In May, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released their Joint Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). The joint strategy builds on the foundation of the 2015 White House CVE Summit and provides a "roadmap"... Read More
World Humanitarian Summit draws thousands
Posted: May 27, 2016 by the Simons Center
On May 23 and 24, 9,000 government, private sector, and civil society representatives gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, for the World Humanitarian Summit. Participants included representatives from 173 United Nations (UN) member states and 55 heads of state and government, as... Read More
Former ambassador to Greece visits CGSC
Posted: May 18, 2016 by the Simons Center
Ambassador (Ret.) Charles P. Ries visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth May 10-11, as part of the CGSC Foundation’s DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy program. CGSC students were impressed with Ambassador Ries’ presence in... Read More
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