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 2-12 – Dr. Jean-Yves Haine and Dr. Cynthia Salloum – “Europe- A Strategy for a Regional and Middle Power”

Posted June 4, 2021

As the European Union deals with yet another crisis— the COVID-19 pandemic—it must adopt a grand strategy based on unity, policy, and proportionality:...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-11 – COL Jonathan P. Klug – “The Joint Force and Lessons from 1971”

Posted April 10, 2021

In 1971 Colonel Duane H. Smith analyzed the unified command structure, examined an existing proposal for change, and suggested improvements. He illustrated...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-10 – Dr. W. Andrew Terrill – “Moscow in the Middle East”

Posted April 9, 2021

In 1971 Dr. John R. Thomas documented the involvement of the Soviet Union in the Middle East from the start of the Cold War. Like its name and borders,...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-09 – Dr. Robert Hamilton – “Soviet Reform–Surprisingly Prescient”

Posted March 27, 2021

Writing in 1971, economist Dr. John P. Hardt assessed the trajectory of the Soviet economy arguing the need for reform and evaluating the willingness...

Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 2-08 – COL Jason P. Clark – “US Army Reforms in the Progressive Era”

Posted March 26, 2021

A look back at F. Gunther Eyck’s assessment of reforms enacted under US Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson may reveal as much about the historiography...