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Security Dialogues

The Security Dialogues is a multimedia project intended to foster and facilitate a broad conversation about the U.S. Armed Forces in the future, in their many dimensions. Specific topics include the Ground Forces Dialogue and a Rotorcraft Focus Area.

Themes

  • Strategy Roles and Missions - Perspectives on future threats and their implications for the roles and mission of U.S. ground forces.
  • Acquisition and Industrial Base -Perspectives on the acquisition process, industrial base concerns and challenges, and the relationship between the Department of Defense and the private sector in an era of declining defense budgets.
  • US Military Capabilities - Dialogue on future US capabilities, including the integration cyber, robotics, and other technologies, and on maintaining flexibility for lower-priority missions.
  • Foreign Perspectives - International views on future US military capabilities and their role in bilateral, regional, global matters, as well as the relevance of these capabilities in others’ strategic and security decision-making.
  • Other Issues - Views on small foot print approaches, global posture, improving cooperation with key partners, and more . . .
     

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DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane
July 30, 2014
Commentary
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May 21, 2014
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The Future of European Collective Defense
October 16, 2014

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To the Warsaw NATO Summit and Beyond: The Value of U.S. Alliances in the 21st Century
June 29, 2016
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Seven Ways to Make the LRS-B Program a Success
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October 27, 2015
On Demand Event
The Future of European Collective Defense
October 16, 2014
On Demand Event
The Challenges of Complex Acquisition Efforts
September 5, 2014
On Demand Event
Maintaining Military Readiness Under Budget Controls
July 17, 2014
On Demand Event
Future Vertical Lift: The Next Generation of Rotorcraft
June 4, 2014
Commentary
Whither Carrier On Board Delivery?
May 21, 2014
On Demand Event
"The Future Army," featuring U.S. General David G. Perkins
April 29, 2014
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