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A Brief History of Scandals: Special Oversight Challenges in National Security Interrogations Erik Jens A CGSC International Hall of Fame Member and the CIA’s Covert Action in 1954 John G. Breen Application of the Ethical Triangle in the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: A Case Study Katie Martinez and Marcos Martinez Why We Keep Getting it Wrong: What Makes the JIIM so Different? William J. Davis, Jr. The Vision Process: Seven Steps to a Better Organization Matthew J. Bonnot and Carey W. Walker Speak Smartly and Carry a Big Stick: Competing Successfully in the Global Narrative Brian Anthony, Robert Lyons and Stuart Peebles Train with the Brain in Mind: Neuroscience Education as a Force Multiplier Michael J. Cheatham Decline of Westphalia in West Africa: How Decentralized Power in West Africa The Journal of The Simons Center Can be a Rebirth of African Identity Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2017) Matthew D. Pride, Bryan C. Smith Arthur D. Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas FEATURES | 1 and Harmonie Foster About The Simons Center The Arthur D. Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation is a major program of the Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc. The Simons Center is committed to the development of military leaders with interagency operational skills and an interagency body of knowledge that facilitates broader and more effective cooperation and policy implementation. About the CGSC Foundation The Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc., was established on December 28, 2005 as a tax-exempt, non-profit educational foundation that provides resources and support to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in the development of tomorrow’s military leaders. The CGSC Foundation helps to advance the profession of military art and science by promoting the welfare and enhancing the prestigious educational programs of the CGSC. The CGSC Foundation supports the College’s many areas of focus by providing financial and research support for major programs such as the Simons Center, symposia, conferences, and lectures, as well as funding and organizing community outreach activities that help connect the American public to their Army. All Simons Center works are published by the “CGSC Foundation Press.” The CGSC Foundation is an equal opportunity provider. InterAgency Journal Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2017) FEATURES Arthur D. Simons Center A Brief History of Scandals: for Interagency Cooperation 5 The Lewis and Clark Center Special Oversight Challenges 100 Stimson Ave., Suite 1149 in National Security Interrogations Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027 Erik Jens Ph: 913-682-7244 • Fax: 913-682-7247 Email: [email protected] www.TheSimonsCenter.org 25 A CGSC International Hall of Fame Member and the CIA’s Covert Action in 1954 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF John G. Breen Roderick M. Cox MANAGING EDITOR 34 Application of the Ethical Triangle in the 2014 Elizabeth Ditsch Ebola Epidemic: A Case Study Katie Martinez and Marcos Martinez EDITOR Valerie Tystad 48 Why We Keep Getting it Wrong: CONTRIBUTING EDITOR What Makes the JIIM so Different? Paige J. Cox William J. Davis, Jr. DESIGN/PRODUCTION The Vision Process: Mark H. Wiggins 57 MHW Public Relations and Communications Seven Steps to a Better Organization Matthew J. Bonnot and Carey W. Walker PRINTING Allen Press, Inc. Lawrence, Kansas 66 Speak Smartly and Carry a Big Stick: Competing Successfully in the Global Narrative ADVISORY COUNCIL Brian Anthony, Robert Lyons and Stuart Peebles David A. Anderson, DBA Professor of Strategic Studies U.S. Army Command and General Staff College 81 Train with the Brain in Mind: Ambassador (Ret.) David F. Lambertson Neuroscience Education as a Force Multiplier Former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Michael J. Cheatham Wilburn E. “Bud” Meador, Jr. Assistant Professor U.S. Army Command and General Staff College 92 Decline of Westphalia in West Africa: How Decentralized Power in West Africa James P. Pottorff, Jr., J.D., L.L.M. General Council, University of Kansas Can be a Rebirth of African Identity Matthew D. Pride, Bryan C. Smith and Harmonie Foster 108 WORTH NOTING Copyright 2017, CGSC Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this journal may 114 BOOK REVIEW be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the CGSC Foundation, Inc. SIMONS CENTER EDITORIAL BOARD David A. Anderson, DBA Professor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Maj. Gen. Allen W. Batschelet, U.S. Army, Ret. Col. Adrian T. Bogart III, U.S. Army Jacob Bucher, Ph.D. Founding Dean, College of Applied Sciences, Dominican University G. Michael Denning Director, Kansas University Graduate Military Programs William G. Eckhardt Teaching Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Ralph M. Erwin Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer, National Geospatial Agency Liaison to U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Howard M. Hensel, Ph.D. Professor, U.S. Air Force Air War College Gary R. Hobin Assistant Professor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Col. Bart Howard, U.S. Army, Ret. Lt. Col. George Kristopher Hughes, U.S. Army U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Gene Kamena Chair, Department of Leadership and Warfighting, U.S. Air Force Air War College Jack D. Kem, Ph.D. Supervisory Professor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Brig. Gen. Wendell C. King, Ph.D., U.S Army, Ret. Brig. Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf, U.S. Army, Ph.D. Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Africa James B. Martin, Ph.D. Dean of Academics, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Wilburn E. Meador, Jr. Assistant Professor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Gustav A. Otto Defense Intelligence Agency Representative to U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Army University William T. Pugh Assistant Professor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College James H. Willbanks, Ph.D. George C. Marshall Chair of Military History, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Mark R. Wilcox Assistant Professor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Donald P. Wright, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Army University Press From the Editor-in-Chief This issue of the InterAgency Journal features writings on ethics, leadership, strategic communications, educating, and the world order. Our lead article by Erik Jens provides an insider’s perspective, using historical analysis, on the ethics of interrogation. He offers the conditions that best allow for interrogation to yield success. We follow that with another insider’s perspective by long-time contributor and former Editorial Board member John Breen on a U.S. Army Command and General Staff College International Hall of Fame honoree and covert actions of the CIA. Our third article continues the ethics theme as authors Katie Martinez and Marcos Martinez, who were recent participants in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s West African Scholars program, make the case for applying the ethical triangle methodology to determine the allocation of experimental drugs in an epidemic or pandemic situation. The next article, authored by William Davis, is one of the chapters of an interagency leadership handbook that he and the Simons Center are developing for publication. This preview of the handbook addresses the unique conditions of the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment and why it is so difficult for trained and educated leaders to be successful in that type of environment. Vision in an organization is a crucial element for success. However, developing and implementing a vision, particularly for an organizational-level leader, is a challenge. Our fourth article by Matthew Bonnot and Carey Walker offers a learned perspective of a process for creating and implementing a vision as part of a change strategy. Is the U.S. losing on the world stage in the area of strategic communications? Authors Brian Anthony, Robert Lyons, and Stuart Peebles argue that with a simplified framework and some practical changes in strategy that U.S. interagency leaders can succeed in taking back the initiative in the information realm from our adversaries. Warfare is a human endeavor. 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One day, whether one year away or ten years away, people will be looking at what we did, so make sure you act with the utmost integrity. — Mark Fallon, FBI counterterrorism official, quoted in Ali H. Soufan’s “The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda” history of (at least) American national security operations and initiatives shows, fairly convincingly, the need for external oversight. Time and again,
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