SSI Live Podcast

USAWC professors and esteemed guests discuss topics ranging from military strategy to geopolitical issues. The US Army War College Press produces "Decisive Point" as a companion series to the quarterly journal "Parameters". In "SSI Live," professors discu

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SSI Live Podcast – Ep 75 – Rotational Deployments vs. Forward Stationing – Deni

Posted September 15, 2017

Continuing security challenges in Eastern Europe, as well as saber-rattling on the Korean Peninsula, have raised questions once again about the capabilities,...

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 74 – The Trump Administration’s New Afghanistan Strategy – Mason

Posted August 25, 2017

On 21 August, President Trump announced a new strategy toward the conflict in Afghanistan, America’s longest war. What’s new about the strategy?...

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 73 – At Our Own Peril – DoD & Risk Assessment – Freier, Deni

Posted July 11, 2017

How does DoD go about defining, identifying, and mitigating risk? Are DoD risk assessment practices and procedures effective and useful to the Department...

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 72 – Great Power War – Growing BCTs and an Expanded Army – Echevarria

Posted July 5, 2017

Is the Army ready for a ‘Great Power War’ against a peer competitor, in terms of the number of Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs)? If the Army had to double...

SSI Live Podcast – Ep 71 – Great Power War – Organization, Materiel, and an Expanded Army – Echevarria, Deni

Posted June 21, 2017

Is the Army ready for a ‘Great Power War’ against a peer competitor, in terms of its organization and materiel? If the Army had to double in size,...