Decisive Point Podcast

Decisive Point, the Parameters podcast companion series, furthers the education and professional development of senior military officers and members of the government and academia who are concerned with national security affairs. The podcast debuted in Au

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Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-09 – Ned B. Marsh and Heather S. Gregg – “Daoism and Design: Mapping the Conflict in Syria”

Posted May 16, 2023

In contemporary military operations, some problems are so complex they do not give way to linear solutions but require problem management instead. Combining...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-08 – Conrad C. Crane – Parameters Summer Preview

Posted April 26, 2023

This podcast offers a preview of the latest Parameters demi-issue and full issue.


Keywords: China, Taiwan, biotechnology, COVID-19,...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-07 – Robert J. Sparrow and Adam Henschke – “Minotaurs, Not Centaurs: The Future of Manned-Unmanned Teaming”

Posted April 12, 2023

Contesting Paul Scharre’s influential vision of “centaur warfighting” and the idea that autonomous weapon systems will replace human warfighters,...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-06 – Andrew Colvin – “The Case for an Army Stability Professional”

Posted April 5, 2023

The US Army is unprepared to occupy and stabilize territory because it does not adequately educate active-duty officers to do so. One way to professionalize...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-04 – Dr. John Nagl and Alex (Special Operations NCO) – Review and Reply: On “Why America’s Army Can’t Win America’s Wars”

Posted March 13, 2023

Since achieving victory in World War II, the United States military has a less than enviable combat record in irregular warfare. This exchange provides...