West Point SOSH

Last week, cadets in SS476: Conflict and Settlement simulated United Nations Security Council negotiations. Roleplaying as UN officials and permanent and non-permanent UNSC members, the cadets attempted to coordinate a multilateral response to the ongoing civil war in South Sudan.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving from West Point.

Army officers have you ever considered teaching at West Point - The U.S. Military Academy ? On Wednesday, November 18th at 2000 EST, Dean of the Academic Boa...rd-West Point is hosting a Faculty Recruitment Panel on her Facebook page. Our own CPT(P) Arthur Middlebrooks will join faculty from West Point Department of History, West Point SOSH, and the Brigade Tactical Department to talk about his reasons for coming to USMA, and answer your questions! This panel will focus on the importance of recruiting a faculty with diverse experiences, commissioning sources, and backgrounds. All are welcome! Send us a message or email LTC Kathryn Pegues ([email protected]) for more information!

Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. Army Europe, recently gave a virtual guest lecture to cadets enrolled in Dr. Rob Person’s course, SS375 - Politics of the Post-Soviet States. He spoke to cadets about Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and Moscow’s broader strategic objectives in the Black Sea region. He also discussed many of Russia’s recent advances in weaponry and warfighting capabilities and how those developments affect strategic stability on NATO’s eastern flank and beyond.

The SOSH Run tradition continues during COVID. What better way to hand in your end-of-semester research paper than dressing in a costume? Yesterday, cadets con...tinued the tradition of the SOSH Run, rushing to deliver their final papers to the Department of Social Sciences by 4:30 p.m. U.S. Army photos by Eric Bartelt