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

Listen to latest episode

Decisive Point Podcast Cover Art

Follow Our Podcast

Recent Episodes

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-03 – Dr. Christopher J. Bolan, COL Jerad I. Harper, and Dr. Joel R. Hillison – “Diverging Interests- US Strategy in the Middle East”

Posted February 4, 2021

Today, two-thirds of soldiers depart the US Army with a disability rating. Unfortunately, some soldiers are exploiting a generous disability system...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-02 – Dr. Andrew Bell – “Civilians, Urban Warfare, and US Doctrine”

Posted February 3, 2021

The novel coronavirus is only the latest in a series of global crises with implications for the regional order in the Middle East. These changes and...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-01 – Dr. Raymond A. Millen – “Stability Operations in WW II - Insights and Lessons”

Posted January 4, 2021

The stability achieved by the US military in the European Theater of Operations after D-Day was the direct result of good military governance concurrently...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 1-09 – Dr. Tim Hoyt and Pamela M. Holtz – “Challenging Prevailing Models of US Army Suicide”

Posted December 15, 2020

Statistics behind reported suicide rates in the military are often insufficiently analyzed and portray a distorted picture of reality. Several models...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 1-10 – Mr. Jody Prescott – “Gender Blindness in US Doctrine”

Posted December 15, 2020

US military Joint and Army civil affairs doctrine have failed to consider the operational relevance of gender, posing a risk to mission accomplishment...