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News You Can Use: 06/02/17
Posted: June 2, 2017 by the Simons Center
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... Read More
News You Can Use: 05/26/17
Posted: May 25, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security The Islamic State and the End of Lone-Wolf Terrorism, Foreign Policy Political Violence Against Americans 2016, Department of State Lindsey Graham Invokes Benghazi in Attacking Trump Budget, The Huffington Post Trump budget proposal slashes Obama's counterterror partnerships fund,... Read More
Featured Article: Cognitive Dissonance and Religion in Military Stability Operations
Posted: May 9, 2017 by the Simons Center
Featured article: Cognitive Dissonance and Religion in Military Stability Operations by William B. Scott Cognitive dissonance is a psychological theory about how the mind resolves conflicting beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors held simultaneously. For many Americans, it is important to “emphasize the Christian... Read More
News You Can Use: 05/01/17
Posted: May 1, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security Terrorists Are Not Snowflakes, Foreign Policy America’s Security Clearance System Is Broken, Former Spy Chief Clapper Says, Defense One Transcript: NPR Interviews Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, NPR State Department Wants to Clear Nikki Haley's Remarks Before She... Read More
Featured Article: U.S. Special Operations Forces and the Interagency in Phase Zero
Posted: April 25, 2017 by the Simons Center
Featured article: U.S. Special Operations Forces and the Interagency in Phase Zero by Kyle Johnston The events of September 11, 2001, redefined the American model of security—no longer was the threat of American military power enough to deter large-scale attacks on... Read More
Ambassador Kennedy returns to Fort Leavenworth
Posted: April 19, 2017 by the Simons Center
Ambassador (Ret.) Laura Kennedy returned for a second visit to Fort Leavenworth in April, again serving as the DACOR visiting professor of diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Class of 2017. Kennedy, who previously served... Read More
News You Can Use: 04/19/17
Posted: April 19, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security Secretary John Kelly names DHS' three biggest challenges, Washington Examiner US conducts tests for upgraded nuclear bomb, The Hill Is the STEM shortage a national security issue?, C4ISR Net The Nuclear Posture Review is underway. Here's what to... Read More
Featured Article: Civil Affairs History and Doctrine: From Military Government to Interagency Partner
Posted: April 4, 2017 by the Simons Center
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... Read More
News You Can Use: 04/03/17
Posted: April 3, 2017 by the Simons Center
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... Read More
Interagency effort needed to combat illicit fentanyl
Posted: March 30, 2017 by the Simons Center
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... Read More
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