With the United States, Israel, and Iran engulfed in war, the implications of one of the decade’s most consequential geopolitical crises extend far beyond the Middle East. Derek Bisaccio will examine how the conflict could reshape global defense markets, accelerate military modernization, and intensify strategic competition in the years ahead.
Dr. Nagl, General John J. Pershing Professor of Warfighting Studies at the U.S. Army War College, brings both combat experience and deep scholarship to this urgent conversation. In his recent presentations, Dr. Nagl has posed a sobering question: If it is 1938 again, and this time the Czechs are fighting back, what should we do to prepare? This forum will challenge us to grapple with that very question.
Dr. Stan Veuger, Senior Fellow in economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will share insight on the complex world of tariffs before and now during the second Trump Administration. I expect he may be editing his slides the morning of the talk. Dr. Stephen Miller (no, not that Stephen Miller!), UNLV Professor of Economics, will bring the tariff issues closer to home with remarks about the impact to Nevada from the current/future (maybe) tariffs.
Take a deep breath and hold on tight, this is going to be a challenging year for the United States and the world. With deference to the 1982 film of the same name, our program is aptly named “The Year of Living Dangerously.” Precarious and perilous security situations are abundant across the globe.
As we near the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States our NATO allies, and much of the world has been both horrified by ongoing brutality of the Russian assault and inspired by the resilience of President Zelensky, Ukrainian warfighters, and most notably, the Ukrainian people.
