Patterson Alum Named Head of Threat Operations at U.S. Department of State

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Diplomatic Security _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For immediate release Washington, D.C. October 12, 2022 Former aide to retired Iowa U.S. Rep. Jim Leach named as head of threat operations at U.S. Department of State Paul Houston, who has spent a lifetime overseas, was named the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Director of... Continue Reading →

December 2, 2022 0

The Meridian Summit & Tackling Washington, D.C.

This weekend, a group of Patterson students travelled to Washington, D.C. to attend the Meridian Summit at the United States Institute of Peace. This was the first in-person Summit since COVID-19, and this year, the focus was primarily on issues facing cyberspace. The Summit was split into two locations: the Main Stage and the Innovation... Continue Reading →

October 24, 2022 0

The South China Sea, Chinese Aggression, & Alleged Assault: The Fall Simulation

On October 7th & 8th, the Patterson School and the Army War College participated in the annual negotiation exercise. This exercise consisted of several countries working together to overcome issues facing the South China Sea. The countries that participated in this simulation were the United States, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Japan. The... Continue Reading →

October 23, 2022 0

The Russia-Ukraine War: How Russia Violated the United Nations Charter

When representatives from the United Nations signed the UN Charter on June 26, 1945, those representatives bound their governments to the entirety of the Charter, including provisions regarding sovereignty. Article 2 is organized with the understanding that nations would respect the sovereignty of other nations. Specifically, Article 2 states, "The Organization is based on the... Continue Reading →

August 18, 2022 0

Enlargement and Article 10: NATO, Finland, & Sweden

Last week, the United States Senate voted to ratify adding Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (hereinafter "NATO"). The resolution passed the Senate with a 95-1 vote after Senators Schumer (D-NY) and McConnell (R-KY) urged lawmakers to support the measure as Russia's aggression threatened national security. While President Biden hosted the leaders... Continue Reading →

August 13, 2022 0

Kidnappings, Assassination Attempts, Military Coups, and a Humanitarian Crisis: Patterson Students Take on the Crisis Simulation

On February 24 & 25, the Patterson School held its annual crisis simulation. With the help of Patterson faculty, former Patterson students organized a simulation to conduct the first in-person crisis simulation since the pandemic began. Below is a summary of the simulation. The simulation consisted of five teams: Venezuela, Peru, China, Colombia, and the... Continue Reading →

March 9, 2022 0

The Poland-Belarus Border Crisis: Asylum Rights Altered as Troops Guard Border

As the migrants trapped in "no man's land" begin to face the winter months, the European Union ("EU") recently proposed emergency measures to allow Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania to derogate from EU asylum rules. According to Human Rights Watch, while the measures would still need to be approved by the European Council, they would "systemize... Continue Reading →

December 6, 2021 0

The Poland-Belarus Border Conflict

As instability rises in the Middle East, migrants are looking for different avenues to safety, and one of these avenues is seeking passage through Eastern Europe. On September 2, 2021, The Economist reported a large influx of migrants were crossing into Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia at the direction of the Belarusian government (https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/09/02/europes-latest-migrant-crisis-leaves-refugees-stuck-between-two-borders). Belarus' dictator,... Continue Reading →

November 29, 2021 0

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