MWI Speaker Series – American Grand Strategy in an Age of Upheaval, with Dr. Hal Brands

Washington Hall 5300

Dr. Hal Brands is Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Program on National Security, and is a Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies. He is the author or editor of several books, including American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump (2018) and Making the […]

MWI Speaker Series – The Brain: The Battlefield of the 21st Century

Washington Hall 5300

Join us for this MWI Speaker Series event featuring Dr. James Giordano. Dr. Giordano is the chief of Georgetown University's Neuroethics Studies Program and Scholar-in-Residence in the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, and is Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry at Georgetown University Medical Center. His research examines advancements in neuroscience and neurotechnology, […]

MWI Panel Series – 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu

Washington Hall 5006

Col. (ret) Larry Perino, Col. (ret) Lee VanArsdale, and Master Sgt. (ret) Kyle Lamb, all participants in Operation Gothic Serpent, will recount the events that took place twenty-five years ago during the Battle of Mogadishu. The battle was popularized by the blockbuster hit Blackhawk Down. The panel will discuss the events of the battle and […]

MWI Speaker Series – Capt. Brett Reichert and Capt. Mark Zwirgzdas: “The Battle for Mosul”

Washington Hall 5006

Capt. Brett Reichert and Capt. Mark Zwirgzdas served as company commanders in 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division during the 2017 battle for Mosul, Iraq. They will discuss their experiences as commanders in an advise-and-assist mission during one of the biggest battles in the fight against ISIS, one that cost the militant group the capital of […]

MWI War Council – Counterterrorism in the Philippines

Washington Hall 5300

MWI War Councils are interdisciplinary panels on current events in the global security environment. Each War Council focuses on a topic of interest in the news and analyze the impact on the Army and the world. In this War Council, participants will discuss counterterrorism in the Philippines, where security forces have been engaged in intense […]