Masha Gessen – MWI Speaker Series event on US-Russian Relations Cosponsored with SOSH & English

Dr. Lionel Beehner & Dr. Cronin-Furman – MWI Battlefield Assessment on Sri Lanka

WAR STUDIES CONFERENCE Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century November 13-15, 2016 Conference Agenda Tomorrow’s potential adversaries require a new approach for American strategic deterrence. Fifty years after Thomas Schelling penned Arms and Influence, globalization, modernization, interconnectedness and the pervasiveness of non-state adversaries have fundamentally changed our capability as well as our credibility to deter. […]

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2010 for his actions on October 25, 2007, when his platoon was ambushed in the Korengal Valley of eastern Afghanistan.

Max Brooks is the bestselling author of World War Z and The Harlem Hellfighters, a graphic novel about the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I. He will speak about the importance of championing creativity in effective organization.