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Acting DHS secretary delivers “State of the Homeland”
Posted: September 10, 2020 by the Simons Center
On Wednesday, September 9, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf gave the annual State of the Homeland Address. "While much has changed since the Department was created after 9/11, one thing remains constant: the dedicated men and... Read More
Memorial Day 2019
Posted: May 24, 2019 by the Simons Center
Memorial Day is the day we honor the military men and women who gave all in the defense of our nation. This day and everyday, we remember their lives, their courage, their legacy and their selfless service.
Foundation hosts Visiting Professor of Diplomacy
Posted: April 30, 2019 by the Simons Center
Ambassador (Retired) Eunice Reddick made her second trip to the Kansas City area, April 22-26, as the CGSC Foundation’s DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy for academic year 2019. She previously visited CGSC in December 2018. [caption id="attachment_11438" align="alignright" width="400"] Ambassador... Read More
News You Can Use: 02/26/19
Posted: February 26, 2019 by the Simons Center
National Security Pentagon chief: Broader approach to border security needed, ABC 58 former national security officials to rebuke Trump’s emergency declaration, Defense News House prepares to vote on overturning Trump’s emergency declaration, The Washington Post Lawmakers Fear Border Wall Funding... Read More
News You Can Use: 02/15/19
Posted: February 15, 2019 by the Simons Center
National Security The Problem With a ‘Smart’ Border Wall, Government Executive Natural Disasters are Changing. How are We Responding?, Fors Marsh Group State of Defense 2019: Special Report, Defense One Practical Terrorism Prevention: Reexamining U.S. National Approaches to Addressing the Threat... Read More
News You Can Use: 02/05/19
Posted: February 6, 2019 by the Simons Center
National Security The government is whittling down its security clearance backlog, Federal Times US special envoy for N. Korea going to Pyongyang: official, AFP What the demise of the INF treaty means, Brookings Secretary Nielsen Statement On New Migrant 'Caravan',... Read More
News You Can Use: 12/11/18
Posted: December 11, 2018 by the Simons Center
National Security Trump commits to $750 billion defense budget, CNN Afghanistan’s Taliban Is in It to Win It, Foreign Policy What Trump Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency, Defense One Clearing the Air Around Facial Recognition in... Read More
News You Can Use: 12/04/18
Posted: December 4, 2018 by the Simons Center
National Security DoD gets request for 4,000 troops to stay on Mexico border through Jan. 31, Military Times Saudi crown prince exchanged messages with aide alleged to have overseen Khashoggi killing, The Washington Post The True Origins of ISIS, The... Read More
News You Can Use: 10/26/18
Posted: October 26, 2018 by the Simons Center
National Security Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Hurt American Interests, Not Just American Values, The Atlantic Bolton’s Whisper Campaign to Oust Mattis, Foreign Policy INF Treaty: The problem with the arms control community, Defense News It’s Unnecessary to Pick Sides in the... Read More
News You Can Use: 10/23/18
Posted: October 23, 2018 by the Simons Center
National Security The real security threat to the 2018 midterm elections is low voter confidence, Brookings Mike Pompeo’s Worldview? Do As Trump Does., The Atlantic NSA Finalizes $6.7 Billion in Classified Tech Contracts, Nextgov Nothing About Trashing the INF Treaty... Read More
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