Decisive Point Podcast

Decisive Point Podcast


Latest Episodes

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-12 – McKay, Dr. Breede, Dizboni, and Jolicoeur – Developing Strategic Lieutenants in the Canadian Army
April 27, 2022

The podcast discusses their Parameters article exploring differences between Canadian military and American military colleges. This series shows how domestic context creates the conditions for professional military education reform to a greater extent tha

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-11 – Mr. Bert B. Tussing, Dr. John Eric Powell, and COL Benjamin C. Leitzel – “Contested Deployment"
April 26, 2022

Early in academic year 2018, a group of US Army War College faculty and students came together in pursuit of an integrated research project devoted to an examination of contested deployment and the growing realization the US homeland can no longer be cons

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-10 – Dr. Jason Healey – “A Bizarre Pair – Counterinsurgency Lessons for Cyber Conflict”
April 26, 2022

The lessons of counterinsurgency have deeper implications for cyber conflict than previous research has identified. Two decades of experience in Iraq and Afghanistan provide insights into the cyber strategy of defending forward including treating major cy

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-09 – COL Gerald J. Krieger – “Water Wars of the Future – Myth or Reality”
April 25, 2022

his article provides background and context for regional trends and historic agreements focused on the Nile River Basin, offers a comprehensive assessment of security challenges, and presents focus areas for future investment and cooperation. The policy r

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-07 – COL Maximillian K. Bremer and Dr. Kelly A. Grieco – “Air Littoral – Another Look” Revisited
April 18, 2022

In this podcast, COL Maximillian K. Bremer and Dr. Kelly A. Grieco apply concepts from their 2021 article “Air Littoral: Another Look” to current events in Russia and Ukraine.Read the original article: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol51/i

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-06 – Dr. Tor Bukkvoll – “Russian Special Operations Forces in Crimea and Donbas”
April 14, 2022

In this podcast, Tor Bukkvoll revisits his 2016 Parameters, article and examines Russian Special Forces and their potential use in Ukraine today.Read the article: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol46/iss2/4/Episode Transcript: Stephanie

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-05 – Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff – “Chinese and Western Ways of War and Their Ethics”
April 13, 2022

In this podcast, Pfaff argues understanding the ethical logic available to one’s adversaries will allow US leaders and planners to leverage China’s behavior and optimally shape US policies and actions.Read the article: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/pa

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-04 – David J. Katz – “Multidimensionality – Rethinking Power Projection for the 21st Century”
April 08, 2022

In this podcast, strategist David Katz argues American military strategists must incorporate multidimensional power projection into their planning processes to counter adversarial actions by gray-zone actors. By developing a more complete concept of power

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-03 – CPT Gustavo Ferreira and MAJ Jamie Critelli – “China’s Global Monopoly on Rare-Earth Elements”
April 05, 2022

This article delivers a novel economic analysis of US dependence on China for rare-earth elements and sheds light on how Western nations may exploit the limitations of limit pricing to break China’s global monopoly in rare-earth element production and ref

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-01 – Shannon E. Reid – On “The Alt-Right Movement and US National Security” Review and Reply
March 30, 2022

This commentary responds to Matthew Valasik and Shannon E. Reid’s article “The Alt-Right Movement and US National Security” published in the Autumn 2021 issue of Parameters (vol. 51, no. 3).Read the article: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vo