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Forging Minds for Future Wars

August 7, 2025
Forging Minds for Future Wars
Forging Minds for Future Wars

Forging Minds for Future Wars

Vice Adm. Peter Garvin and Ryan Evans
August 7, 2025

In a time of rapid change and global danger, how should the warriors of the future be educated? Ryan sat down with Vice Adm. Peter Garvin, president of the National Defense University, to tackle this question — one that cuts to the core of American military power. Garvin offers a frank assessment of how professional military education needs to evolve to prepare leaders for a world defined by great-power rivalry, disruptive technologies (including and especially AI), and dynamic battlefields.

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