Current Strategy Forum: "The Agile Navy: Maximizing Maritime Power in the Information Age"

Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, delivers a keynote address during the 69th annual Current Strategy Forum held at U.S. Naval War College (NWC).
Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, delivers a keynote address during the 69th annual Current Strategy Forum held at U.S. Naval War College (NWC). As NWC’s capstone academic event, the two-day forum brings together distinguished guests and students to explore issues of strategic national importance. This year’s theme is “Technology, Innovation and Strategy.” (U.S. Navy photo by Edwin L. Wriston/Released)

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Event Information

Tuesday, June 11-12, 2019
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

U.S. Naval War College

Participation is by invitation only.

This Years Theme and Focus

The Current Strategy Forum (CSF), which builds upon the research conducted through a series of workshops and conferences over the past 24-months, will consider issues related to the resurgence of "Great Power Competition" between peer and near-peer competitors around the globe. Sponsored by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, this event will bring over 500 invited guests, faculty members and students to the college's Newport, Rhode Island campus to spend two days taking a detailed look at the maritime strategies of the United States, China and Russia. Implications on force structure and operating concepts will be identified and discussed.

Current Strategy Forum Webcast

Current Strategy Forum 2019, Day 1
8:30 a.m. EDT to 4 p.m. EDT, June 11
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/20282

Current Strategy Forum 2019, Day 2
8 a.m. EDT to 4:45 p.m. EDT, June 12
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/20285

About Current Strategy Forum

This year marks the 70th annual CSF at the U.S. Naval War College. The first CSF was held on May 9, 1949 under the title “Round Table Talks.” This initial event offered an opportunity for the nation’s public servants, scholars and senior military officers to join the college faculty and students to discuss the future strategy of the United States. Over the years, CSF has expanded to include a cross section of America’s civilian and military leadership to encourage a wide-ranging debate on national and international security.

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