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Why Change the Military?

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The Aspen Institute

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Partner:: Aspen Institute
Location:: The Aspen Institute
Aspen, CO
Event Date:: 07.03.08
Speakers:: Lloyd Howell,; Robert Kaplan,; Adm. Gary Roughead,; James Steinberg
Tags:: military

Summary: Why Change the Military? New Adversaries, New Technologies, and a New Generation of Soldiers

A panel discussion at the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival featuring Admiral Gary Roughead, Jim Steinberg, Robert Kaplan and moderated by Lloyd Howell.

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Lloyd Howell

Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. serves as Booz Allen Hamilton's U.S. Government Capability Development Leader for Organization and Strategy (OS) and focuses on the organization design, organizational efficiency, strategic human capital, learning systems, and change management service offerings, supporting a variety of civil, Department of Defense, and security clients. He has supported the Department of Education, National Archives, Commerce, U.S. Air Force, Internal Revenue Service, Small Business Administration, and the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. On behalf of the Firm, Mr. Howell has supported the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Lincoln University, Children's Hospital, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. He also serves on the United Negro College Fund Special Program board.

Robert Kaplan

Robert D. Kaplan is a correspondent for The Atlantic, where he has reported for the magazine from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. He also serves as a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. His books include Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground; Imperial Grunts; Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus; The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War; An Empire Wilderness: Travels Into America's Future; The Ends of the Earth; The Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite; and Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History, all of which grew out of Atlantic articles. He has been writing as a foreign correspondent for more than twenty years.

Adm. Gary Roughead

Admiral Gary Roughead is the 29th chief of Naval Operations. Previously, he served as commandant for the United States Naval Academy, chief of legislative affairs for the Department of the Navy and deputy commander for the US Pacific Command. He is one of only two officers to have commanded the Fleets in the Pacific and Atlantic, and he was commander of the US Fleet Forces, where he was responsible for ensuring Navy forces were trained, ready, equipped and prepared to operate around the world, where and when needed. He has received numerous awards, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.

James Steinberg

James Steinberg is the dean and J.J. "Jake" Pickle Regents Chair in Public Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, he was vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution. He served as deputy national security adviser to President Clinton and has also served in the State Department as chief of staff, director of the policy planning staff, and deputy assistant secretary for analysis in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He is the author of many books and chapters on foreign policy and national security topics, including Protecting the Homeland 2006/2007 and An Ever Closer Union: European Integration and Its Implications for the Future of U.S.-European Relations.

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01 hr 12 min 08 sec

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01.: Introduction

03 min 50 sec

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02.: Changing Military

02 min 45 sec

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03.: New Idea of Battlefield

02 min 17 sec

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04.: Intertwined Civilian and Military

01 min 37 sec

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05.: New Military Technology

01 min 09 sec

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06.: Integration of Military Divisions

04 min 17 sec

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07.: Demographics

01 min 55 sec

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08.: Transformations from Large Ground Forces

07 min 49 sec

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09.: Recruitment and Retention

03 min 58 sec

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10.: Greater Responsibility for Younger Officers

04 min 28 sec

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11.: Adapting to New Technology

02 min 28 sec

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12.: Multi-Generational Personnel

02 min 40 sec

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13.: Proper Size of Forces

04 min 27 sec

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14.: Role of Civilians

08 min 36 sec

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15.: Diversity of Young Generation

02 min 06 sec

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16.: Q1: Revival of Universal Draft

02 min 52 sec

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17.: Q2: Sharing With Allies and Public Diplomacy

05 min 13 sec

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18.: Q3: Suicide Bombers and the President

03 min 09 sec

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19.: Q4: Military Procurement and China's Cyber Militia

04 min 25 sec

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20.: Q5: Straits of Hormuz and Eligibility for Service

02 min 04 sec

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The New Multi-Generational Military

03 min 06 sec

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Lloyd Howell and Robert Kaplan discuss the changes that Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers have made to the makeup of the armed forces.

Kaplan and Howell believe that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have also galvanized a transformation.
The Symbiotic Relationship of Military and NGOs

02 min 41 sec

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Robert Kaplan and Admiral Gary Roughead address the recent military cooperation with NGOs for humanitarian relief.

Although both sides may harbor negative stereotypes, Kaplan credits the "learning process" for this symbiotic relationship.
Questioning the Likelihood of a Universal Draft

02 min 32 sec

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The panel weighs in on the unlikelihood of a universal draft replacing the current all-volunteer military.

Kaplan believes that a draft would undermine the army's current "elite warrior force" who have been trained in increasingly complex technologies.
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