The various types of submarines and their missions. History and development of submarine and anti-submarine doctrine, platforms, sensors, weapons and tactics. Presented by Captain Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., a 30-year submarine officer with extensive experience in tactical development.
What roles did Strategic and Operational Decisions, Leadership, Intelligence, Overconfidence and Technology play in the failure of the Allies' most ambitious airborne operation?
An examination of Israel under the British Mandate, the 1948 War for Independence, through the 1956 Suez Crisis. How did the formation of a Jewish state in the heart of Muslim world change the history of two peoples forever?
Why did a Nation that had easily defeated its neighbors struggle so badly less than ten years later? This presentation will compare Israel and its neighbors during the Six Day War to the period of the Yom Kippur War. How did these two conflicts help shape modern Israel and the Middle East?
Is Pakistan descending into chaos after the assassination of Benazir Buhtto and the fall of Prevez Musharraf? This overview presentation will touch on many of the political, cultural, economic and military issues that have shaped the development of current challenges for the governance, peace, and security of today's Pakistan since 9/11.
The dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent was the death knell of the Empire. This overview presentation will touch on many of the political, cultural, economic and military issues that have shaped the development of current challenges for the governance, peace, and security of today's subcontinent.
Globalization and the Transformation of the US Military
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How is globalization causing the US military to change? This presentation is based upon the ideas set forth in the books by Thomas Barnett in The Pentagon’s New Map, Blueprint for Action and Great Powers: America and the World after Bush. In these books, Mr. Barnett argues that United States needs a change in its strategy in order to integrate dysfunctional states of the gap into the function core of developed nations.
As the game approaches it's 20th birthday, the staff of the National Security Decision Making game will briefly discuss the history of the game, detail development plans for the future, and sponsor a discussion of the underlying game philosophy and a workshop on our fans' desires.