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 2-32 – Dr. Frank Hoffman – “Defeat Mechanisms in Modern Warfare”

Posted December 27, 2021

This article explores the current debate about service and Joint operating concepts, starting with the Army’s multi-domain operations concept. It...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-31 – Dr. Jared M. McKinney and Dr. Peter Harris – “Broken Nest- Deterring China from Invading Taiwan”

Posted December 16, 2021

Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan without recklessly threatening a great-power war is both possible and necessary through a tailored deterrence...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-30 – Michael J. Dziedzic for Leonard R. Hawley (posthumously) – “Crisis Management Lessons from the Clinton Administration’s Implementation of Presidential Decision Directive 56”

Posted October 12, 2021

PROLOGUE: In the wake of the Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993, in which 19 American servicemembers were killed and 73 injured, I was...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-29 – COL Everett Spain, Dr. Gautam Mukunda, and COL Archie Bates – “The Battalion Commander Effect”

Posted October 7, 2021

Statistical evidence suggests that Army battalion commanders are significant determinants of the retention of their lieutenants—especially high-potential...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-28 – COL Wade A. Germann and Dr. Heather S. Gregg – “Assessing Risk at the National Strategic Level- Visualization Tools for Military Planners”

Posted October 6, 2021

The reemergence of great power competition, conflict with near-peer competitor states below the level of armed conflict, and persisting threats from...