Redefining the American national security team: New players, defenses, and strategies
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Opening discussion: Leadership in the future threat environment
The sixth annual military and federal fellow research symposium, hosted by the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at Brookings, featured the independent research produced by members of the military services and federal agencies who have spent the last year serving at think tanks and universities across the nation. Organized by the fellows themselves, it is intended to provide a platform for building greater awareness of the cutting-edge work that America’s military and governmental leaders are producing on key policy issues.
This year’s symposium focused on “Redefining the American National Security Team,” taking into account a host of changes occurring in the defense and intelligence environments. Not only will this include American policymakers and other actors—both adversarial and allied—but also the tools they employ and how they engage with the world. Bruce Jones, deputy director of Foreign Policy at Brookings, and Paula G. Thornhill, senior political scientist at RAND, opened proceedings with a discussion of leadership and the future threat environment. Lieutenant General David L. Goldfein, director of the Joint Staff, delivered keynote remarks on “Providing the ‘best military advice’ as a joint leader.”
Agenda
Closing
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research - Foreign Policy
Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy
Opening discussion: Leadership in the future threat environment
Paula G. Thornhill
Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project Air Force, and Senior Political Scientist - RAND Corporation
Evolvers: Innovating services, weapons, and strategies
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research - Foreign Policy
Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy
Col. John Evans, USA
Federal Executive Fellow, Brookings - "Getting it right: Determining the optimal active component end strength of the all-volunteer Army to meet the demands of the 21st century"
Lt. Col. Jeff Schreiner, USAF
Military Fellow, The Stimson Center - "Understanding 21st century deterrence: Defining the debate for future action"
Col. Clint Hinote, USAF
Military Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations - "An aerospace path to third offset"
Cmdr. Jack E. McKechnie, USN
Federal Executive Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab - "Economic effects of a conflict between China and the U.S. and implications for U.S. strategy"
Leaders: How to grow, protect, and connect those who serve
Lt. Gen. David Barno, USA (Ret.)
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, School of International Service - American University
Col. Scott Kieffer, USAF
Federal Executive Fellow, Brookings - "Proximity to the flagpole: Effective leadership in geographically dispersed organizations"
Lt. Col. Chandler Seagraves, USMC
Federal Executive Fellow, Brookings - “The challenges of military life: Are military members and families truly protected?"
Maj. Reggie Yager, USAF
Air Force Strategic Policy Fellow, Department of Justice - "Sexual assault prevention/response: What we should be talking about"
Matchmakers: Military, civilian, and industry relationships
Cmdr. Jason Tama, USCG
Federal Executive Fellow, Brookings - "Disrupting the military-industrial complex: There's no app for that"
Capt. Robert Hein, USN
Federal Executive Fellow, Brookings - "What if before the war, everyone came? Aligning the Departments of Defense and State for peacetime operations"
Maj. Gregory Cameron, USAF
Air Force Fellow, National Nuclear Security Administration - "Interagency dynamics within the nuclear weapons enterprise"
Keynote remarks: Providing "best military advice" as a joint leader
Gen. David L. Goldfein
Chief of Staff - United States Air Force
Lunch
Gen. David L. Goldfein
Chief of Staff - United States Air Force
Gamechangers: Emerging trends and adaptive policy
Lt. Col. Travis Norton, USAF
Air Force Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses - "Small remotely piloted aircraft: An evolution in strategic airpower"
Dr. Brenda Seaver, CIA
National Security Fellow, Wilson Center - "The dark side of the developing world's expanding middle class"
Col. Brett Sylvia, USA
Army Fellow, United States Institute of Peace - "Megacities: Global dominator or distractor?"
Col. Benjamin Higginbotham, USA
Army Fellow, Office of the Director of National Intelligence - "Understanding the impacts of the presidential guidance for counterterrorism"
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