Past Events

The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) event calendar is expansive. Through reflection and examination, past NWC events may still highlight our educational and research position in the naval community and the wider defense audience.

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U.S. Naval War College Past Events

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Issues in National Security: "The Arctic"

Tuesday, May 04, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Virtual Event

The 'Issues in National Security' lectures represent current political, military, economic, and social issues that challenge strategists and concern citizens therefore the lectures are tailored to the spouses and significant others of U.S. Naval War College students, staff, and faculty.

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Issues in National Security: "Climate Change and National Security"

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Virtual Event

The 'Issues in National Security' lectures represent current political, military, economic, and social issues that challenge strategists and concern citizens therefore the lectures are tailored to the spouses and significant others of U.S. Naval War College students, staff, and faculty.

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Lectures of Opportunity: "Lessons from the Partner Force"

Monday, April 26, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

In 2014, northeastern Syria might have been the last place you would expect to find a revolution centered on women's rights. And yet that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever heard of.

Money arranged so the shadow looks like a military tank.

Economic Warfare Begins at Home by Jonathan Kirshner

Friday, April 16, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

he experience of Inter-war France well illustrates this. By the late 1920s France had Europe’s most powerful army, much of the world’s gold, and was an active and aggressive practitioner of economic warfare.

Luce Hall in the spring time with yellow flowers.

U.S. Naval War College 2021 Women, Peace, and Security Symposium

Wednesday, April 14-15, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

The primary aim of the 2021 Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Symposium is to facilitate the implementation of DoD’s WPS Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan by sharing diverse methods, experiences and ideas from people who are actively engaged in implementing the WPS agenda.

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Lectures of Opportunity: "A Grand Strategy of Democratic Solidarity"

Friday, April 09, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

The overarching question of this century is whether the United States and other democracies can preserve a system predicated on the dominance of liberal governments and liberal ideas, or whether the world will see illiberal regimes and coercive practices ascendant.

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Lectures of Opportunity: "Teaching Ethics at the War Colleges"

Thursday, April 08, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

Lectures of Opportunity offers U.S. Naval War College (NWC) students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to learn more about national and international socio-political subjects that may be of relevance to the NWC community.