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Hurricane response efforts continue
Posted: October 30, 2017 by the Simons Center
Hurricane relief efforts are still underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after the territories were ravaged by Hurricane Maria in September. As of October 30, over 15,000 federal civilian and military personnel are on location in Puerto Rico... Read More
News You Can Use: 10/27/17
Posted: October 27, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security The Unthinkable, The Atlantic North Korean official: Take hydrogen bomb threat 'literally', CNN Trump administration to add new screening for refugees: document, Reuters Trump's New Refugee Policy Targets These 11 Countries, The Atlantic See models of Trump’s... Read More
Agency partnerships vital to defeat ISIS
Posted: October 6, 2017 by the Simons Center
Earlier this week, Mark Swayne spoke before the House Armed Services subcommittee on the Department of Defense's (DoD) role in defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Swayne is the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for stability and humanitarian affairs in... Read More
DoD supports USAID Irma response
Posted: September 14, 2017 by the Simons Center
On September 12, the Department of Defense's (DoD) Southern Command stood up a joint task force to support the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in responding to Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean. USAID deployed... Read More
Agencies continue Irma response
Posted: September 11, 2017 by the Simons Center
Federal agencies are continuing their response to Hurricane Irma, which struck Florida on Sunday after sweeping through the Caribbean. Nearly 22,ooo federal personnel are working to prepare for and respond to Hurricane Irma. The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency... Read More
FEMA, agencies respond to Hurricane Irma
Posted: September 8, 2017 by the Simons Center
U.S. agencies are responding to Hurricane Irma, which struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week, and could make landfall in Florida early Sunday. Personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deployed to the Caribbean in advance... Read More
News You Can Use: 08/22/17
Posted: August 22, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security Trump faces the grim reality of Afghanistan: No quick path to victory and no clear way out, The Washington Post U.S. Navy Pauses After Losing Two Guided Missile Destroyers in Pacific, Foreign Policy Armed Militias Won’t Stop... Read More
News You Can Use: 08/18/17
Posted: August 18, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security FBI and DHS Warned of Growing Threat From White Supremacists Months Ago, Foreign Policy How US Military Leaders Are Reacting to Charlottesville, Defense One Domestic hate groups elude feds, Politico GOP chairman to discuss Charlottesville as domestic... Read More
News You Can Use: 08/08/17
Posted: August 8, 2017 by the Simons Center
National Security Can This National Security Council Handle a Real Crisis?, The Atlantic US Military Eyes New Mini-Nukes for 21st-Century Deterrence, Defense One National security adviser attempts to reconcile Trump’s competing impulses on Afghanistan, The Washington Post Is an... Read More
Featured Article: Moving Toward Improved Strategic Planning in U.S. Foreign Policy
Posted: August 2, 2017 by the Simons Center
Featured article: Moving Toward Improved Strategic Planning in U.S. Foreign Policy by Jeffrey Grieco In 2005, the Department of State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) undertook a detailed program with over 24 civilian, counterpart, federal agencies entitled “Project... Read More
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