Gen. Robert Brown assumed command of United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC) on April 30, 2016. Gen. Brown will discuss ongoing US Army efforts in the USARPAC area of responsibility, challenges we face in the region's complex operating environments, and his views on how state and nonstate actors are impacting the region. Prior to assuming […]
Join the Modern War Institute for a panel discussion with four senior leaders with proven excellence in leading organizations and managing complex global problems. Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, USMA ’90, currently leads Joint Task Force ARES at US Cyber Command. She commanded the Army’s first cyber brigade and served as the first chief of the […]
Join the Modern War Institute for a panel discussion with four senior leaders with proven excellence in leading organizations and managing complex global problems. Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, USMA ’90, currently leads Joint Task Force ARES at US Cyber Command. She commanded the Army’s first cyber brigade and served as the first chief of the […]
Dr. Phil Karber will discuss current Russian operations, the Kremlin’s ultimate objectives, and implications for the United States of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Dr. Karber’s observations are based on over twenty-five trips to the region, including over 177 days spent with Ukrainian forces on the front lines. In 2012, Dr. Karber was appointed as […]
The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a humanitarian service movement for oppressed ethnic minorities of all races and religions in the Burma, Kurdistan, and Sudan war zones. The FBR was founded in 1997 by Mr. Dave Eubank, a former Special Forces and Ranger officer. As of recently, members of the FBR have provided relief to […]
Over the course of twenty years at Yale University and the Neurobiological Studies Unit of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dr. Morgan's neurobiological and forensic research has established him as an international expert in post-traumatic stress disorder, eyewitness memory, and human performance under conditions of high stress. Dr. Morgan is a subject matter […]
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 […]