Maritime Security: Confronting New & Non-Traditional Challenges in the Age of Austerity

On February 13, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted two panels of distinguished speakers on Maritime Security. The Commandant of the Coast Guard also gave a detailed keynote address detailing the status of the Coast Guard. 

Representatives from the US Coast Guard, the US Navy, and the National Security Council discussed the underlying strategy used to develop the 2013 Maritime Security budget.  The panels focused on:

• The Current and Future Strategic Maritime Environment 
• Identifying, Prioritizing, and Coordinating Necessary Maritime Capabilities

Video and audio versions of the panels are available from the CSIS website. Condensed, bulletized notes can be downloaded from www.NotableThinking.com. All notes are in PDF format.

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DoD Budget Austerity and the New Strategic Guidance

On January 11th Dr. Lani Kass, former Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke at the Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory Rethinking Seminar Series. Dr. Kass addressed many questions relating to how DoD could plan to do more with less as will apparently be expected given the anticipated budget and the recently released Strategic Guidance which is pivoting the American focus more toward the Pacific region.

Condensed, bulletized notes for Dr. Kass’ talk are available on the JHU/APL Rethinking Seminar website as well as audio and video versions of the event.  Notes on this talk and other recent geo-political events are also available through the www.NotableThinking.com.  All notes are in PDF format.

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