FSF 2020: Covid-19 and the Military- June 4

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are pleased to have hosted the 2020 Future Strategy Forum, an initiative to connect scholars who research national security with its leading practitioners. Future Strategy Forum: Cooperation and Conflict in the Time of Covid-19 featured a virtual keynote discussion with the Hon. Michèle Flournoy on June 2nd, followed by three panels over three days exploring how Covid-19 will impact national security. 

Covid-19 and the Military explored how the pandemic has affected military readiness, ongoing operations, and civil-military relations, and assess how long-lasting these impacts might be. The panel included Dr. Risa Brooks, Ms. Pam Campos-Palma, Ms. MacKenzie Eaglen, and Dr. Mara karlin and was moderated by Dr. Alice Friend. Their discussion ranged from the utility of the Defense Production Act, to the role of the military, and to current challenges domesitc issues pose to US leadership. You can watch the full panel at the link above. 

This panel is part of our FSF program. You can learn more about FSF here. 

Click below for our other events:
Tuesday, June 2 at 9 am: Covid-19 and National Security with the Hon. Michèle Flournoy
Wednesday, June 3 at 1 pm: Covid-19 and Grand Strategy
Friday, June 5 at 1 pm: Covid-19 and Democracy and Governance