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WHY THIS SYMPOSIUM? The United States military faces
significant strategic challenges in the years and decades ahead. Among other things, it will continue to transform the force
by integrating interagency capabilities into joint operations while, contemporaneously, engaging in active combat operations.
The focal point of this inaugural symposium
is to discuss and debate the kind of strategic leadership needed to succeed in the 21st
century strategic environment. How, from a first-principles perspective, can
our national security community contribute to ongoing efforts to address the array of security challenges faced by the U.S.?
One such first-principle is the education
and development of our future strategic leaders. This symposium seeks to engage leadership and stakeholders
from a variety of domains, including DoD’s Senior Level Colleges (SLCs), in a robust dialog about the qualities
strategic leaders will need in order to be successful.
We will also discuss how to prepare
strategic leaders to both engage, and thoughtfully address, emerging national security challenges and other uncertainties
in the years and decades to come.
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