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Your Ideas Matter: The Making of Marine Strategic Planning and the Future of War

Maybe you've already heard about the Marine commandant's new planning guidance. Maybe you haven't. If you care about how strategy at the service level can work at its best, then you should take a close look. This episode digs into how tough questions from Congress, hard-hitting and public writing by servicemembers, and bold thinking by senior leaders all interacted to create an important document that will chart the way ahead for the Marine Corps.

The core of this episode is a conversation with Chris Brose, the former staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the current head…

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