Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security

Game Changers in 21st Century Warfare

by Caroline Baxter, Elise Labott, Jennifer Kavanagh, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Susan Hennessey, Sylvie Lanteaume, Cortney Weinbaum, Elsa B. Kania, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, et al.

In October 2018, RAND hosted a forum on national security that honors the legacy of Roberta Wohlstetter, a military analyst who worked at RAND from its creation in 1948 until 1965. Panelists discussed the events, capabilities, technologies, and methodologies that demand new concepts for national security and defense.

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  • Highlights

    Highlights from the 2018 Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security: Gamechangers in 21st Century Warfare.

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    Highlights

    Oct 24, 2018

    Caroline Baxter, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Jennifer Kavanagh, Cortney Weinbaum, Yuna Wong, Christine Wormuth, Kimberly Kagan, Melissa Rowe

  • Opening Remarks

    Caroline Baxter presents opening remarks at the 2018 Robert Wohlstetter Forum on National Security.

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    9:38

    Opening Remarks

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    Caroline Baxter

  • First Panel: Fighting a Disinformation War

    The first panel of the 2018 Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security: "Fighting a Disinformation War."

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    59:53

    First Panel: Fighting a Disinformation War

    Oct 24, 2018

    Elise Labott, Jennifer Kavanagh, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Susan Hennessey

  • Second Panel: Technology as a Battlefield Game Changer

    The second panel of the 2018 Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security: "Technology as a Battlefield Game Changer".

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    58:25

    Second Panel: Technology as a Battlefield Game Changer

    Oct 24, 2018

    Sylvie Lanteaume, Cortney Weinbaum, Elsa B. Kania, Stacie Pettyjohn

  • Third Panel: The Uncertain Future of Warfare

    The third panel of the 2018 Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security: "Third Panel: The Uncertain Future of Warfare".

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    53:14

    Third Panel: The Uncertain Future of Warfare

    Oct 24, 2018

    Nadia Bilbassy, Yuna Wong, Cherie Emerson, Lara Schmidt

  • Keynote Conversation and Closing Remarks

    The keynote conversation of the 2018 Roberta Wohlstetter Forum on National Security featuring Christine Wormuth and Kimberly Kagan.

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    55:04

    Keynote Conversation and Closing Remarks

    Oct 24, 2018

    Christine Wormuth, Kimberly Kagan, Melissa Rowe

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