“It was not possible to turn the country into a modern democracy, but creative diplomacy and force might have overcome terrorism", says the American statesman, Henry Kissinger, The Economist, August 25, 2021
Segment 1 : Military, security, US, NATO, allies : failures, lack of unity, purpose in the mission?
Segment 2 : Who will fill the void after August 31st? Turkey, Russia, China, Iran, GCC
Segment 3 : What are the threats? Is Democracy a mirage?
Biography : Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. He joined CEPA in February 2018. A native of Quincy, Florida, Lt. General Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry. After his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Karlstadt, Germany, he commanded Infantry units at the Company, Battalion, and Brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division, including Command of the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include Chief of Operations for Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2005-2006) and Director of Operations, Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009-2010). General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions to include Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander, NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir, Turkey). His last military assignment was as Commanding General, United States Army Europe (Wiesbaden, Germany) from 2014 to 2017. He retired from the U.S. Army in January 2018.
Previous episodes with Lt.General Ben Hodges :
Episode 12 : NATO 2030 : https://anchor.fm/mediterranean-sustainable/episodes/Episode-12--NATO-2030-e10u6ql
Episode 10 : The Black Sea...or a Black hole? (our most possible episode!) : https://anchor.fm/mediterranean-sustainable/episodes/Episode-10--The-Black-Sea---or-a-Black-Hole-ev8sai
