EMC Chair 2015 | Panel Discussion: Power Projection
Channel: U.S. Naval War College
Date: 2015-03-31

EMC Chair Symposium on Maritime Power and International Security
March 25, 2015

Projecting power appears increasingly difficult in theaters like the Western Pacific and greater Indian Ocean, where local powers field low-cost weaponry to exact a high price from deployed naval forces. Devising methods and hardware for piercing anti-access defenses, keeping up adequate numbers of platforms to sustain combat losses and prevail, and firming up alliances with local powers are only some of the challenges inherent in twenty-first-century power projection. Power projection also unfolds in new domains such as cyberspace, where local defenders can oppose stronger outsiders operating in their environs, while the United States can harness cyber operations of its own to strike at these antagonists. To make sense of these trends, the panel will consider how the future operating environment affects force planning, future contingency planning, and opportunities to chart a path for future maritime forces.

Moderator:
- Dr. James Holmes, U.S. Naval War College
 
Panelists:
- Bryan McGrath, Hudson Institute
- Dr. Thomas X. Hammes, National Defense University
- Erik Gartzke, University of California San Diego

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