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 3-35 – Dr. Thomas Bruscino and Louis G. Yuengert – The Future of the Joint Warfighting Headquarters: An Alternative Approach to the Joint Task Force

Posted October 3, 2022

The US military must create standing, numbered, and regionally aligned Joint warfighting headquarters— American Expeditionary Forces (AEFs)—around...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-34 – Dr. Erik W. Goepner – “Linking Trauma to the Prevalence of Civil War”

Posted September 30, 2022

This podcast argues the more trauma endured by a population, the more civil war the country will experience in the future. Drawing on mental health,...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-33 – MAJ John Fernandes, MAJ Nicolas Starck, CPT Richard Shmel, MAJ Charles Suslowicz, Dr. Jan Kallberg, and LTC Todd Arnold – “Assessing the Army’s Cyber Force Structure”

Posted September 23, 2022

The skill and capacity of Army cyber forces have grown in the decade since their creation. This podcast focuses on needed structural changes to the...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-32 – Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff – “Professionalizing Special Operations Forces”

Posted September 20, 2022

The special operations community could best address the perceived ethical crisis it faces by professionalizing as an institution. While earlier assessments...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 3-31 – Dr. Heather S. Gregg – “The Grand Strategy of Gertrude Bell: From the Arab Bureau to the Creation of Iraq”

Posted September 19, 2022

The remarkable life of early-twentieth-century British adventurer Gertrude Bell has been well documented through her numerous travel books and biographies....