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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Lectures of Opportunity: "The Outlaw Ocean"

Thursday, December 17, 2020
12:00 p.m.
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There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation.

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Lectures of Opportunity: "American Honor"

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
12:00 p.m.
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The American Revolution was not only a revolution for liberty and freedom, it was also a revolution of ethics, reshaping what colonial Americans understood as "honor" and "virtue."

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U.S. Naval War College Town Hall on Zoom

Friday, December 11, 2020
12:30 p.m.
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Friday, December 11th, U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President, along with special guests will host the fifteenth NWC Town Hall on Zoom.

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Lectures of Opportunity: "Exiting from Hegemony"

Thursday, December 10, 2020
12:00 p.m.
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In Exit from Hegemony, Cooley and Nexon explore three processes that have eroded U.S. leadership: exit from above via great-power challengers, exit from below via weaker states leveraging the availability of new patrons, and exit from within via counter-order movements and political parties.

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Issues in National Security: "Robots That Swim, Fly and Crawl"

Tuesday, December 08, 2020
4:30 p.m.
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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.