War on the Rocks

Understanding Risk and Redefining Readiness

Jul 10, 2023

29:28

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Can Do Attitude in the Military

3min

The Can Do Attitude and the Long Term Implications of Readyness

5min

The Cost of a Regional Contingency

4min

The Challenges to Cultural Change

5min

The Importance of Understanding Risk

3min

The Importance of Illuminating Relationships

3min

How to Measure Strategic Readyness From the Demand Side

3min

Aaron sat down recently with Kimberly Jackson, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness and Gen. David Berger, who is handing over the reins as commandant of the Marine Corps on the day that this podcast is published. The conversation focused on the article "Readiness Redefined: Now What?," which was published on the site on June 12th. The three discussed how to think about readiness and how to fuse data to answer tough questions about where and when to take risks