Showing posts with label Dr. Thomas Mahnken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dr. Thomas Mahnken. Show all posts

Friday, August 15, 2008

"It's all about balance," - Dr. Thomas Mahnken

reiterating what Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said upon releasing the 2008 National Defense Strategy. Dr. Mahnken, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, joined us today on the DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable to discuss the 2008 NDS and its emphasis on balancing planning and resources between traditional warfare and irregular warfare.

On the call with us was Andrew Lubin of Get the Gouge, Jim Dolbow of the Unofficial Coast Guard Blog, Jason Sigger of the Armchair Generalist, Paul McCleary of Ares, Colin Clark with DoD Buzz, and Greg Grant of NextGov.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

"Secretary Gates really is trying to build some bridges here ... " Dr. Thomas Mahnken

Dr. Thomas Mahnken, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning, joined us for the DoD Bloggers Roundtable today to speak about the Minerva project, Secretary Gates' outreach effort to academia.

Joining us on the call today was a mix of university professors, bloggers and online journalists. David Betz from Kings College in London, England who blogs at Kings of War, Sharon Wienberger from Danger Room, Cori Dauber a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Grim from Blackfive, Greg Grant with Next Gov, Matt Armstrong of Mountain Runner, and Steve Corman a professor at Arizona State University and blogs at COMOPS Journal.