2020 Issues in National Security Lecture: Walter Berbrick on the Arctic Ocean region
Channel: U.S. Naval War College
Date: 2020-05-27

Join Professor Walter Berbrick speaking at the Issues in National Security (INS ) Lecture Series, Tuesday, May 26th from 4:30 – 5:35 p.m. In his lecture, he will address the topic "The Arctic Ocean Region and the Future of American Power" for 45 minutes and then take questions.
 
A graduate of the U.S. Naval War College, Dr. Walter Berbrick holds an M.A. from Salve Regina University and doctorate from Northeastern University. He currently serves as an associate professor in the War Gaming Department, founding director of the Arctic Studies Group, and co-lead scholar of the Newport Arctic Scholars Initiative at the U.S. Naval War College. He founded and teaches in the college’s first area of study for the Arctic Region and is the coauthor of the forthcoming book “Newport Manual on Arctic Security.” He is a former international affairs fellow and current term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.  He served as senior advisor to the Special Representative for the Arctic Region at the Department of State and served for 10 years in the U.S. Navy.

About the Lecture Series
 
The Issues in National Security lectures were specifically designed to offer scholarly lectures to the spouses, partners and significant others of military/civilian employees assigned to the Naval War College and Naval Station Newport and its tenant activities, Foundation members and local-area retirees or active/reserve personnel. Participation has always been voluntary, and neither reading assignments nor written requirements have been required. Four lectures were held prior to the series being suspended due to the pandemic.