Securing America’s Future in the New “Interwar Years”
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Securing America's Future in the New "Interwar Years" - Part 1
Securing America's Future in the New "Interwar Years" - Part 1
Securing America's Future in the New "Interwar Years" - Part 2
Securing America's Future in the New "Interwar Years" - Part 3
Securing America's Future in the New "Interwar Years" - Part 4
The fifth 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 the members of each military service 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.
The theme of this symposium was “Securing America’s Future in the New Interwar Years,” reflecting post-Afghanistan security priorities, fiscal austerity and burgeoning challenges. Panel discussions focused on fellows’ independent research findings in the areas of emerging grand strategy, enduring regional issues, opportunities and challenges for unmanned systems and developing the force for the future. Dr. David Kilcullen, author and president of Caerus Associates, a global strategic design consulting firm, delivered opening remarks, and Lieutenant General Edward C. Cardon, commander U.S. Army Cyber Command, gave a keynote address.
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Agenda
Opening Remarks: Out of the Mountains
David Kilcullen
Founder and Chairman, Caerus Global Solutions - Author, "Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of Urban Guerrillas"
Panel 1: Emerging Strategies for a Changing World
Col. Kenneth P. Ekman (USAF)
Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Imposing Costs on America's Security Competitors"
Cmdr. Gregory Knepper (USN)
Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Ensuring Air Power Reach and Persistence in the Future Operating Environment"
Lt. Col. Kim Campbell (USAF)
Air Force Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council - "Moving Towards a Regional Interagency Balance"
Col. Joshua C. Burgess (USAF)
Visiting National Defense Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy - "No Time to Snooze: Countering the Extremist Awakening"
Panel 2: Enduring Regional Challenges
Cmdr. Tuan N. Pham (USN)
Federal Executive Fellow, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory - "The US Rebalance Toward the Asia-Pacific Requires Brains As Well As Brawn"
Lt. Col. Jeff Moses (USMC)
Student, Johns Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies - "Trends and Implications of Korea's Military Balance"
Cmdr. Anthony Russell (USCG)
Executive Fellow, RAND - "Gulf of Guinea Piracy: Treat the Disease, Not the Symptoms"
Panel 4: Shaping the Force of the Future
Cynthia Watson
Professor of Security - National War College
Col. Johnnie Johnson (USA)
Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Army Readiness - A Model for a New Era"
Lt. Col. Aaron Marx (USMC)
Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Rethinking USMC Officer Force Development"
Maj. Matt Burris (USAF)
Strategic Policy Fellow, Department of Justice - "Thinking Slow About Sexual Assault in the Military"
Panel 3: Unmanned Systems: More Services, More Domains
Col. Ryoji Shirai (JASDF)
International Security Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Incorporating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles into the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force"
Cmdr. Robert DeBuse (USN)
Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Opportunities for Unmanned Undersea Systems"
Cmdr. Tom King (USCG)
Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings Institution - "Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition of Unmanned Aerial Systems"
Keynote Address
Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon (USA)
Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command
Introduction
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