We know that the next few episodes are a little bit of inside baseball. But one of the things we like to do at War Room is highlight the innovative means and methods by which the U.S. Army War College develops strategic leaders. Episodes like this inform incoming resident students of the options available to them during their academic year as well as give insights to listeners who may never get to see the inner workings of senior joint professional military education (JPME). Host Darrell Driver sits down with the directors of three such opportunities: Doug Douds, director of the Advanced Strategic Art Program (ASAP), Richard Lacquement, director of the National Security Policy Program (NSPP) and Celestino Perez, director of the Carlisle Scholars Program (CSP). Their conversation examines the unique opportunities each of these immersive programs affords participants as they continue their growth towards becoming better critical thinkers, trusted advisers and strategic thought leaders in the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational environment.
For more information on each of the programs you can contact the directors.
Dr. Doug Douds (ASAP) douglas.douds@armywarcollege.edu
Dr. Richard Lacquement (NSPP) richard.lacquement@armywarcollege.edu
Dr. Celestino Perez (CSP) celestino.perez@armywarcollege.edu
We’re looking for people who are willing to suck the marrow out of this year’s opportunity to be here at the Army War College.
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Douglas Douds is a Professor and Military Historian with the U.S. Army War College’s Advanced Strategic Art Program (ASAP).
Richard Lacquement was the first Dean of the School of Strategic Landpower at the U.S. Army War College. He is currently a Research Professor of the Military Profession in USAWC’s Strategic Studies Institute and is the Director of the National Security Policy Program (NSPP).
Celestino Perez is an Associate Professor at the U.S. Army War College. He serves as the Chair of Executive and Strategic Leadership and as the Director of the Carlisle Scholars Program. Tino teaches policy, strategy, civil and interstate wars, and military ethics. Trained as a political theorist, he has published in Armed Forces and Society, Peace Review, Journal of Military Ethics, and Perspectives on Politics, as well as professional pieces in Joint Force Quarterly, Military Review, Strategy Bridge, and War on the Rocks.
Darrell Driver is Professor in the Department of Military, Strategy, Planning and Operations at the U.S. Army War College.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
Photo Description: The AY24 Advanced Strategic Art Program (ASAP) participates in its opening staff ride following GEN U.S. Grant’s 1863 campaign to seize Vicksburg, open the Mississippi River for the United States, and split the Confederacy.
Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo