When: Friday, January 10, 2020, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Where: The Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
What: As the Department of Defense reorients its outlook to confront the challenge of great power competition, the Army must modernize and adapt to deter conflict and, if necessary, defend U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific. With 36 nations home to more than half the world’s population, several of the world’s largest militaries, and five nations allied with the United States, the security environment of the Indo-Pacific represents a significant challenge for the Army. Following years of counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East, the Army must overcome this challenge if it is to carry out the vision of the National Defense Strategy.
In fall 2019, Brookings hosted Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, deputy commanding general of Army Futures Command, to discuss the new Army Modernization Strategy and how the Army is changing to face near-peer competitors. Now, on January 10, Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon will engage Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy in a wide-ranging conversation on how a modernized Army will operate in the Indo-Pacific..
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