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Ukraine: Assessing the Current Operating Environment — Dr. Phil Karber
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 president of the Potomac Foundation after serving as a senior fellow in the foundation since 1988. He is a former Marine and earned his…
Find out more »MWI Speaker Series: Mr. Dave Eubank — The Free Burma Rangers
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 the people of Iraq as their homes were ravaged by war during the counter-ISIS campaign.
Find out more »MWI Speaker Series: Lt. Gen. Austin “Scott” Miller, commander of JSOC
Lt. Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller is the current commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. Lt. Gen. Miller has commanded at every rank from captain to lieutenant general, to include combat tours in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as well as support for contingency operations in Bosnia and Latin America. Prior to assuming command of JSOC, Lt. Gen. Miller serves as the commander of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. In this MWI Speaker Series event, he will be…
Find out more »MWI Speaker Series: Dr. Charles Morgan — “The Scientific Revolution on the Battlefield”
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 expert in the selection and assessment of US military special operations and special mission units. His work has provided insight into the psycho-neurobiology of resilience…
Find out more »MWI Speaker Series: Gen. (ret) Bob Kehler — Deterrence, Nuclear Risks, and Strategy to Deal with North Korea
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 weapons of mass destruction, integrated missile defense, ISR, and global strike. Gen. Kehler will discuss his thoughts on what the best strategy for dealing with…
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