Notable Thinking / National Security offers unbiased notes on recent talks given on US national security and geo-political issues. These enhanced, bulletized notes highlight the major points made by the speakers without editorial comment. You, the reader, decide what is important.
Most of these events are also available on the web as video or audio presentations. Links in the blog will take you to the full version, and timeticks in the notes provide indicators where to find specific topics.
Most of these events are also available on the web as video or audio presentations. Links in the blog will take you to the full version, and timeticks in the notes provide indicators where to find specific topics.
About the Blog Editor:
I am a strategic intelligence analyst with significant experience attending and writing up descriptions of seminars and national security and geo-political speeches given by subject matter experts. Over the years, first as a naval intelligence officer and then as an analyst with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, I developed a system of outlining what speakers said and presented. My bulletized notes were designed to enable readers to skim complex materials rapidly. Over 70 examples of my notes can be found on the JHU/APL Rethinking Seminar Series website, which I established and ran for seven years. Speakers in that continuing series were flag officers, authors, academics, journalists, and think tank members who covered a wide range of topics. Therefore, my exposure to so many views has given me a good grounding in geo-political and national security concerns. See my full profile on LinkedIn.
I am a strategic intelligence analyst with significant experience attending and writing up descriptions of seminars and national security and geo-political speeches given by subject matter experts. Over the years, first as a naval intelligence officer and then as an analyst with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, I developed a system of outlining what speakers said and presented. My bulletized notes were designed to enable readers to skim complex materials rapidly. Over 70 examples of my notes can be found on the JHU/APL Rethinking Seminar Series website, which I established and ran for seven years. Speakers in that continuing series were flag officers, authors, academics, journalists, and think tank members who covered a wide range of topics. Therefore, my exposure to so many views has given me a good grounding in geo-political and national security concerns. See my full profile on LinkedIn.
About the Blog:
My Notable Thinking / National Security Blog provides an unbiased assessment of seminars, panel discussions, and other events on national defense and international relations topics. There is no political agenda behind either which events I choose to highlight nor in the information presented from those talks. Readers decide what is important to them. Why do this?
My Notable Thinking / National Security Blog provides an unbiased assessment of seminars, panel discussions, and other events on national defense and international relations topics. There is no political agenda behind either which events I choose to highlight nor in the information presented from those talks. Readers decide what is important to them. Why do this?
The Dilemma: On any given week in the Washington, DC, area there are dozens of different free events presenting the national security insights of prominent thinkers (local or visiting academics; current or former government officials; think tank members or media experts). In solo presentations or panel discussions a wide variety of fresh thinking is on offer. Some of those events may be relevant to your work or your interests. But which ones?
The Problems:
The Problems:
- There are too many of these potentially fascinating events to fit into your schedule.
- The logistics to attend an event may not be manageable (hours or days of travel for a one hour talk).
- Most of these events will not be reported in the media.
- Even if covered in the media, what is “news” to a reporter might not be the tidbit you need to know.
- Transcripts providing exactly what was said are often not available and when they are they can be long, boring and sometimes confusing.
- Events available online either streamed live or archived still require hours of your time just to find out if there is something of interest for you.
Peggy Harlow
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