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Welcome to The Bulletin, the official newsletter of 
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Truman Center for National Policy  and 
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Truman National Security Project ! This month, Truman hosted a workshop for its Women, Peace, and Security Class and conducted Strategic Communications training for the American Council of Young Political Leaders. In addition, Truman&rsquo;s TruDiversity Initiative has strengthened its partnership with Howard University through a speaker series, and Truman members shared their reflections in honor of Veterans Day.

 

 
Hansen Mak Hansen Mak enlisted in the U.S. Army and separated in 2008 at the rank of captain. After his military service, Mak was a Strategy and Operations Consultant with Deloitte before joining the federal government in 2010. He currently serves as a Building Partnership Capacity Program Manager at the Department of Defense, with oversight of European security cooperation programs, resources, partnership policies, strategy, and political-military affairs. He is a graduate of the Air War College, and holds an MBA from Webster University and BS from Norwich University.

Since his selection as a Defense Council Member in 2016, Mak has been active behind the scenes on ensuring that Truman advocates for principled national security solutions within the beltway and across the nation, especially during a presidential election year when voters need to be informed. He collaborated with other Truman members and the Obama Administration to organize and host the first ever National Forum for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Military and Veterans Forum, which seeks to match Department of Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs leadership to military and veteran voices across the AAPI community. Recently, Mak participated in Truman&rsquo;s 
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video  highlighting the value of diversity among American patriots, and was selected as a Co-Director of the TruDiversity group. Moving forward, the initiative&rsquo;s priorities will focus on increasing the pipeline of national security professionals and increasing the diversity amongst national security leaders. The TruDiversity leadership is currently working on a short and long range strategic plan that will guide the efforts and resources of the group.

 01-03 June 2018: TruCon in Washington, DC

 Women, Peace, and Security Workshop 

 From 18 November to 19 November, 30 female members of the Truman community gathered in Washington, DC, for a workshop with generous support from the Compton Foundation.

The second annual Women, Peace, and Security workshop&rsquo;s aim was to identify priorities in the new governing landscape and to determine how to influence policy as women in the national security community, with an eye towards change at the state and local level. The agenda included discussions and trainings on personal security for women in the public eye; communications trainings tailored to crafting your message as a woman in the current landscape; discussions on state-of-play on pressing policy issues that impact women at the state and local level; a review of races in 2017 and what they likely mean for female candidates in 2018 and 2020; and discussions on the impact of the passage of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. 
Truman and Howard University
The TruDiversity Initiative, spearheaded by Truman staff and members, has continued its mission by working with Howard University, the initiative&#39;s first university partner, through their Political Science Department.

Truman members and Howard staff facilitated a speaker series this semester, talking to multiple classes&mdash;such as Constitutional Law, Intro to Black Politics, and Intro to Political Science&mdash;about the importance of diversity in national security as well as Truman&rsquo;s work, membership, and professional development opportunities. Last year, the TruDiversity team worked with the Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard as an introduction to our worldview and values, and staff and members involved with the work are thrilled about the continued success and partnership. 
Strategic Communications 
On 15 November in Washington, DC, Truman staff conducted Strategic Communications training for almost 300 Professional Fellows from 44 countries at the American Council of Young Political Leaders&rsquo; Fall Congress.

The Congress marked the completion of a five to six week fellowship, in partnership with U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which was designed to help support the development of each fellow&rsquo;s project, program, or organization to impact their respective communities. Following the Strategic Communications training, more than 15 Truman members and staff were on hand to provide coaching and give feedback to the Fellows as they presenting their project ideas. Project ideas included increasing tourism revenue to developing islands in Indonesia, improving gender equality in the Egyptian judicial system, and creating an Uber-style handyman service in Bangladesh. The coaches stressed the importance of personal narrative, confidence, concise delivery, passionate
 speaking, and projecting leadership traits. This marks the fifth Congress that Truman has participated in. 
Veterans Day Roundup
In honor of Veterans Day on 11 November, members of the Truman community who are veterans of the U.S. military reflected on their service and spoke out on important issues facing America today. In a 
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piece  for JustSecurity, Army veteran Bishop Garrison highlighted the discussion concerning the civil-military divide and honored all those, both in and out of uniform, who sacrifice for our country. Also an Army veteran, Margaret Mullins reflected on those who helped her during her time in uniform and extended her thanks to them in her 
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post  on the Truman Doctrine Blog. In addition, veterans Joe Tate, Sarah Barbo, and Tripp Adams co-authored an 
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op-ed  for the Detroit Free Press on the need to decrease U.S. dependency on oil so as to protect our troops who risk their lives to protect fuel lines. Truman would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all those who have put themselves on the line to defend our nation, our families, and our values around the world.

 

 11/03/17, Las Cruces Sun-News,
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 Save Iran nuclear deal; protect U.S. troops , by Ali Scotten, Truman Security Fellow

 As troublesome as Tehran&rsquo;s regional behavior is, an Iran with an imminent nuclear capability would make the situation much more dangerous for our service members. Plus, reneging on the deal will crater American credibility on the world stage and make it extremely unlikely that North Korea would agree to limits on its nuclear program. 

11/09/17, Defense News,
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 A national security case for tax reform , by Justin Rubin, Truman Defense Council

 The military commonly defines strategy in terms of ends, ways, and means. A strategy without the necessary means (i.e. a budget) is a dangerous endeavor, and recent budgets have created a dangerous mismatch between what we are asking our military to do and what we are funding it to do.  

11/11/17, Politico,
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 How to Find a Smoking Gun in the Russia Investigation , by Joel Willett, Truman Defense Council

 There are other individuals deep within the Russian intelligence services and in President Putin&rsquo;s inner circle who would definitively know the answers to questions of collusion&mdash;so how can we find these individuals and discover the smoking gun if one exists? The answer involves an examination of dark days in the history of the FBI and CIA&rsquo;s struggle against the Soviet Union. 

11/18/17, Defense One, 
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Paris Pullout Shows How the U.S. is Shrugging Off its Global Leadership , by Welton Chang, Truman Security Fellow

 President Trump&rsquo;s choice to run from, rather than confront, the global challenge of climate change is a mistake that will have ripple effects for years to come. Instead of being courageous, the president and his short-sighted allies in Congress have decided to willingly ignore what is already harming America&rsquo;s interests and citizens. 

11/21/17, Lawfare, 
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Why Turkey Cares about the Trial of Reza Zarrab , by Amanda Sloat, Truman Security Fellow

 The trial of Reza Zarrab on charges of evading Iran sanctions&mdash;including any revelations he makes about corruption in the Turkish government&mdash;could have significant political and economic implications for Turkey. It could also damage already fraught relations between Turkey and the United States.   

11/21/17, National Memo, 
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The National Security Case for Campaign Finance Reform , by Nathan Kohlenberg, Truman Security Fellow

 If the United States is to get serious about counteracting Russian meddling in its elections, we need comprehensive campaign finance reform across all media&mdash;starting with extending the very limited reporting and documentation requirements expected of TV ads to online ads. 

11/21/17, Truman Doctrine Blog, 
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International Day for Eliminating Violence Against Women, 25 November , by Kristina Wilfore, Truman Political Partner

 The #MeToo movement is a reminder that the United States has more in common with respect to women in India, Egypt, and Afghanistan than otherwise thought. The recognition of this shared experience helps us realize that there is a crisis of masculinity across the globe that knows no boundaries.

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