The United States Department of Defense is unlikely to get the sustained funding required to achieve its desired scale and capabilities. Therefore, maintaining costs will be a central challenge for the department. Norm Augustine warned several decades ago about the punishing increases in platform costs, and operating costs have continued to climb. What capital and operational strategies should the department consider? To what extent should the DoD be concerned about deferred costs like veterans鈥� benefits? And how might the Pentagon address political and cultural obstacles to change?
A panel of experts will discuss the future of Afghanistan and US interests in South and Central Asia.
A panel of experts will discuss how the Japanese government should approach domestic political questions, its partnership with America, and Japan鈥檚 role in the world.
Hudson will welcome Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) to discuss their proposal to restore America鈥檚 shipping and shipbuilding industries to help deter Chinese aggression.
