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Pershing Lecture Series continues with look at the Battle of Verdun
Posted: March 10, 2016 by the Simons Center
As part of an on-going series of lectures intended to educate the public about World War I during its 100-year commemoration, Dr. Richard Faulkner, a professor of history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth,... Read More
IAS-005 (January 2016) Foreign Aid and Party Institutionalization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Posted: January 5, 2016 by the Simons Center
Government, non-government, and military entities have all been involved in providing foreign aid for quite some time, but despite the emphasis that states and international organizations and institutions place on the utility of foreign aid, there is significant debate about... Read More
InterAgency Journal 6-4 (Fall 2015)
Posted: November 18, 2015 by the Simons Center
Inside this issue: Features Download the journal. The State Department: No Longer a Gatekeeper by Edward Marks The End of End State - Strategic Planning Process for the 21st Century by William J. Davis Five Lessons for Strengthening Interagency Relationships... Read More
Visiting professor presents WWI lecture
Posted: November 6, 2015 by the Simons Center
Click here for more photos from the lecture Dr. David R. Stone, a history professor at Kansas State University and a professor on the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College's Department of Strategy and Policy, presented a lecture entitled... Read More
Dempsey touts whole-of-government cooperation
Posted: September 24, 2015 by the Simons Center
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin E. Dempsey recently conducted an interview in which he discussed the importance of a whole-of-government approach to issues facing the U.S. and the world. Dempsey has repeatedly pushed for solutions... Read More
Simons Center farewells graduate fellow
Posted: August 7, 2015 by the Simons Center
The Simons Center recently bid farewell to another extremely accomplished Graduate Fellow. From May to July, James Gilmore conducted research and wrote an original paper as the first graduate student enrolled at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., to intern... Read More
State, USAID release 2015 QDDR
Posted: May 7, 2015 by the Simons Center
The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have released the 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), Enduring Leadership in a Dynamic World. The review was launched in April 2014. The 2015 QDDR builds... Read More
Sewell provides update on Atrocity Prevention Board
Posted: April 7, 2015 by the Simons Center
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewell recently spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations on the subject of the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB). Sewell reviewed the origin, purpose, and progress of the APB, and answered... Read More
Interagency operation to curb passport, visa fraud
Posted: March 30, 2015 by the Simons Center
In February 2015, special agents from the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security led a large-scale, interagency operation focused on resolving passport and visa fraud cases in the middle and southern district of Florida. Passport and visa fraud are federal... Read More
IAS-004 (March 2015) Economics in Counterinsurgency Operations
Posted: March 10, 2015 by the Simons Center
In October 2005, Multi-National Corps–Iraq distributed a handbook to its commanders entitled “Commander’s Guide to Money as a Weapons System.” Recognizing the potential of money to have a positive and “non-lethal” impact on the battlespace, the handbook began by stating... Read More
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