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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:24:52 -0600
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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 our first ever Training Salon for an exclusive, external audience and continued recruiting for the class of 2019. In addition, Truman President and CEO Michael Breen appeared on HillTV&rsquo;s Rising.

 

 Pam Campos-Palma
Pam Campos-Palma is a political strategist working at the intersection of international peace and security, civics, and social change, bridging the grassroots and grass tops on the front lines of the contemporary resistance movement. She served in the U.S. Air Force for more than a decade as an operations intelligence analyst specializing in geopolitical affairs, anti/counter terrorism, and force protection with duty in Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, and Afghanistan. She has organized around immigrant rights and political parity, worked for Senator Jeff Merkley, and was appointed by then-Governor Kitzhaber as a founding Trustee for Oregon's largest public university. Currently, Campos-Palma forms part of the executive team of Beyond The Choir, a political strategy and training group that
 partners with movement organizations to reach broader bases, where she oversees their Veterans Organizing Institute. Simultaneously, she is the Executive Director of Common Defense, a national grassroots organization that mobilizes military veterans and families against bigotry and hate and builds a more equitable democracy. She holds a Master of Public Administration from NYU with a focus in International Policy and Management and is a member of Truman National Security Project's Defense Council.  

Of late, Campos-Palma has been vocal on opposing the Trump Administration&rsquo;s immoral and unlawful separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border; advocating for the inclusion of people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and other minorities in the armed forces; and supporting community mobilization during the 2018 midterm election season. She was most recently on a 
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podcast  with 2 Vets Upstate (hosted by Truman members Roger Misso and Andrea Goldstein) talking about how to engage and connect with, rather than retreat from, those who have different lived experiences.

 

 Training Salon
On 21 August, Truman hosted our first ever Training Salon. 

This event was held for an exclusive audience of about 15 individuals who are top-tier executives and decision-makers from the public, private, and political sectors. We discussed our full training program and showcased four trainings: Military 101, Defending Democracy, Bridging the Gap, and Strategic Communications. New Managing Director of Policy and Advocacy Bishop Garrison, Director of Training and Public Engagement Anthony Robinson, Communications Director Graham West, and Senior Policy Program Manager Kate Guy participated as Certified Truman Trainers for the event. Ultimately, we found that training salons are a great way to promote our trainings in front of potential clients, as well as form partnerships for future collaborations. We look forward to putting on events similar to
 this in cities across the country in the coming year.

 Breen on Hill Rising

 On 17 August, Truman President and CEO Michael Breen 
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appeared  on HillTV&rsquo;s Rising to talk about current personnel drama in the Trump Administration and the military parade. 

The panel featured Breen and conservative commentator Lawrence Jones alongside hosts Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton. The panel first discussed the release of tapes by former White House aide Omarosa Manigault; Breen stated that Manigault&rsquo;s latest release demonstrated &ldquo;the kind of endless personnel drama that surrounds this administration,&rdquo; just like the now-concluded trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. This is no way, Breen said, &ldquo;to run a nuclear-armed superpower.&rdquo; The conversation also touched on President Trump&rsquo;s military parade, which 
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new estimates  put at $92 million. As Breen argued, the parade is an expensive and divisive issue that is ultimately another vanity project by the president that diminishes the concept of civilian oversight over a highly professional, nonpartisan military by using it as a political prop. &ldquo;This is the last thing in the world you want to ask the military to focus on,&rdquo; Breen said. 
Class of 2019 Applications

 Applications for the Truman Class of 2019 now open!

Please 
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add  people to our prospective member email list in order to help Truman Project recruit our largest and most diverse applicant pool ever. We send out application information, invitations to recruitment events, and other important details to this list. The application and additional information about the membership program can be found on our 
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website . The application period will remain open until 5:00pm PDT on 14 September.

 

08/01/18, Truman Doctrine Blog, 
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Diplomacy Remains Best Way Forward in North Korea , by Laicie Heeley, Truman Political Partner

One of the greatest dangers to the United States from North Korea today may lie in the face of rising tensions: If North Korea changes course and returns to provocation, Trump could feel so slighted by the move as to think he has no choice but to respond.

08/06/18, CSPAN, 
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Non-Governmental Agencies and Foreign Policy , featuring Anthony Robinson, Truman Project Director of Training and Public Engagement

In a panel hosted by the Open Society Foundations, Robinson discussed the role of civil society in U.S. foreign policy, specifically providing recommendations for improving workforce diversity, inclusion, and equality.

08/11/18, POLITICO Magazine,
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 Traveling While Muslim: The Case of the Exploding Chocolate , by Qasim Rashid, Truman Security Fellow

After a flight home to DC from London, Rashid faced a hostile interrogation from Customs and Border Control; as he writes, &ldquo;I experienced next involved harassment, threats of further interrogation, allegations that I was non-compliant and breaking the law, an attempt to confiscate my travel documents and childish stalling tactics&mdash;all courtesy of officials hired to protect Americans like me.&rdquo;

08/13/18, Voice of San Diego,
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 There's an Obvious Clientele for the Glut of Empty Apartments Downtown , by Andy Kopp, Truman Defense Council

In recent years, downtown San Diego has become an epicenter of considerable new construction at the high end of the market. But there&rsquo;s a big problem: We need people to start living in those new apartments. The Navy&rsquo;s presence provides for a mutually beneficial solution.

08/15/18, Ms. Magazine,
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 No More MANels: How TruCon Diversified the Dialogue on National Security , by Heather Wild-Gonzalez Rubio, Truman Security Fellow

TruCon18 was ultimately a powerful reminder that women from all walks of life occupy key roles in all sectors of national security&mdash;there were women there from all sectors of national security, from all levels of seniority and from diverse backgrounds. And it was proof that a conference free of &ldquo;manels&rdquo;&mdash;that is, all-male panels&mdash;is possible.

08/21/18, The Interpreter,
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 Why a US&ndash;Russia team&ndash;up against China is unlikely , by Ali Wyne, Truman Security Fellow

For now, the strategic benefits to Russia of strengthening its ties with China substantially outweigh the costs. After all, China has the long-term potential more than any other country to shape a postwar order in which the US, its alliance network, and its normative preferences play a less central role&mdash;an order that Russia has been stymied from bringing into effect.

08/21/18, Hustle Over Entitlement,
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 I Hustle Because Someone Has to be First&mdash;Alexandra Chandler , featuring Camille Stewart, Truman Security Fellow, and Alexandra Chandler, Truman Defense Council

Chandler joins Stewart and her co-host to talk about her story as a law student in New York during 9/11, the first employee at the Office of Naval Intelligence to complete a gender transition, and now a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts&rsquo; third congressional district.

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