Retired Gen. C. Robert Kehler is a thirty-nine-year veteran of the United States Air Force, having culminated his career as the commander of US Strategic Command, where he provided the president and secretary of defense with a broad range of strategic capabilities and options for the joint warfighter through several diverse mission areas, including combating […]

Dr. Richard H. Shultz, Jr. is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School, Tufts University and the Director of the Fletcher School’s International Security Studies Program. At Fletcher, he teaches graduate-level courses in various aspects of international security affairs, internal/transnational conflict, war studies, and intelligence and armed groups. Professor Shultz will discuss how […]

The panel will discuss the importance of mentoring within the profession of arms. Panelists will discuss the research and evidence brought forth in Dr. W. Brad Johnson and Dr. David Smith’s 2016 book Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women. Published in September 2016, the book explores evidence that demonstrates that women face […]

"The space environment has fundamentally changed in the last generation; what was once peaceful and uncontested is now crowded and adversarial." - Vice President Mike Pence The Modern War Institute will host a diverse panel of staff and faculty in a riveting discussion around the future of the proposed space force. The panel will debate […]

Join us for the first MWI Speaker Series event of the semester, featuring C.J. Chivers. A reporter for the New York Times and a former infantry officer in the US Marine Corps, Chivers is the bestselling author of The Gun. He'll be featured at this MWI event, where he'll discuss his newest book, The Fighters, based […]