Military and Technology Innovation

U.S. Naval War College

Fall 2023

Fierce debate surrounds whether and how emerging technologies such as cyberspace, unmanned systems, and hypersonic weapons will change the character of war in the twenty-first century. This course takes a deep dive into the relationship between technological innovation and modern military force. Rather than assume that “innovation” is always advantageous, we interrogate its causes and consequences. We also examine critical challenges adn opportunities for making the social and technical changes required to successfully integrate new technologies into the armed forces—from bridging the valley of death between prototypes and production to balancing the tradeoffs between advanced capabilities and legacy platforms.

Military Power and Effectiveness

Brown University

Spring 2023

What is military power, and how do states translate it into effectiveness in war? This course seeks to explain why some states develop highly effective militaries and others cannot or fail to do so. Students survey key concepts and theories of military effectiveness, apply them to historical and contemporary issues in the use of military force, and learn about the various factors that determine military performance at all levels of war—tactical, operational, and strategic.

Holloway Group

U.S. Naval War College

Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2022, Spring 2023

The Holloway Group at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) is a part-time student elective program that students take for three trimesters. Working closely with NWC faculty, the joint U.S. students conduct data collection, wargaming, research, and analysis on specific scenario-based problems. Scenarios involve a variety of access denial challenges and joint maritime conflict, all enabled by sophisticated military technology. The group maintains direct contact with the full range of relevant intelligence and operational commands to ensure project currency and to provide feedback to these commands.