Join the Center for Security Studies for a special event in honor of the new book Resourcing the National Security Enterprise: Connecting the Ends and Means of US National Security. The book is co-edited by two SSP adjunct professors, Dr. Sue Bryant and Dr. Mark Troutman, and features chapters from three other SSP faculty members.

In a panel conversation, the authors will discuss how national security and defense actually work in Washington DC, and the process of taking theories and resolutions and turning them into action and boots on the ground. This is the book the authors and editors wish they had when they were in graduate school, and former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster has called it "a must-read for practitioners and students in the areas of strategic studies and public policy."

Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions, and light refreshments will be provided beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Event Details

This event is open to current Georgetown community members and alumni in person, and to the public virtually. Alumni who attend in person will be required to register according to Georgetown's visitor vaccination protocol.

Requests for accommodations due to a disability or medical condition should be sent to the securitystudies@georgetown.edu no later than Tuesday, April 19.

Speakers

Dr. Sue Bryant (SFS'89), Executive Director of Strategic Education International and SSP Adjunct Professor
Michael Linick, Senior Defense and Political Science Researcher at The RAND Corporation and SSP Assistant Adjunct Professor
Dr. Tom McNaugher, former SSP Director of Graduate Studies
Geoffrey Odlum (SFS'89), President of Odlum Global Strategies
Dr. Rebecca Patterson, SSP Associate Director and Professor
Dr. Mark Troutman, Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Education International and SSP Adjunct Professor

About the Book

Resourcing the National Security Enterprise: Connecting the Ends and Means of US National Security

Considering the national security enterprise from the standpoint of strategic resourcing is neither simple nor straightforward. To succeed requires a multidisciplinary approach; a group of writers with substantial background knowledge on such diverse and byzantine topics as the Department of Defense acquisition system, the President’s budget submission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Preparedness Frameworks; as well as a basic understanding of macroeconomics. Further, the development of a cohesive and logical narrative is difficult because the framers’ intended checks and balances among the executive and legislative branches effectively preclude the possibility of seamless integration among national security priorities.

Each chapter in this book was written by a practitioner with decades of experience working resourcing issues in Washington. Their perspectives are informed by the cultures of the agencies in which they have worked and the positions they have held. Many currently teach in D.C. based graduate degree programs in a variety of disciplines from strategy to economics to organizational leadership. Thus, this book is intended as a theoretically grounded yet practical guide for those who seek to understand the inner workings of the American federal government.

Resourcing the National Security Enterprise: An SSP Faculty Book Talk