Risk and Military Planning

Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Speakers
Max Boot

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Janine Davidson

Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

Theo Farell

Head of the War Studies Department, King's College London

Presider
John A. Nagl

Headmaster, The Haverford School; Former President, Center for a New American Security; Visiting Professor, King's College London

Experts discuss managing risk in military planning, the effects of sequestration on defense, and tradeoffs between risk and available resources.

This session is part of a CFR symposium, Risk and Strategy for the Changing World, which was made possible by the generous support of Rita E. Hauser, and organized in cooperation with King's College London.

Top Stories on CFR

Defense and Security

Challenges Facing the U.S. Military, With John Barrientos and Kristen Thompson

Podcast
John Barrientos, a captain in the U.S. Navy and a visiting military fellow at CFR, and Kristen Thompson, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a visiting military fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to provide an inside view on how the U.S. military is adapting to the challenges it faces.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, John P. Barrientos and Kristen D. Thompson April 23, 2024 The President’s Inbox

Myanmar

The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s Junta
The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick April 22, 2024 Asia Unbound

Egypt

Can Egypt’s Economic Overhaul Stave Off Crisis?
International lenders have pumped tens of billions of dollars into Egypt’s faltering economy amid the war in the Gaza Strip, but experts say the country’s economic crisis is not yet resolved.

In Brief by Noah Berman April 17, 2024