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POSTPONED Defense Project Series: The Basics of Strategic Net Assessment, A Conversation with DoD Strategist Jim Baker

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The Defense Project presents a seminar with Jim Baker, the Director of the Department of Defense's Office of Net Assessment, who will provide an overview of the office's legacy, mission and core functions, then briefly review the concept of a "net assessment." 

To demonstrate the concept in action, Jim Baker, the Director of the Department of Defense's Office of Net Assessment,  will walk through an imperfect example of how to apply the framework of a net assessment to Eurasian Revisionist Powers, including the trends, asymmetries, assumptions and actions that contribute to such an assessment

This event is closed to the public. Please RSVP below and bring your Harvard ID for check-in at the door.

Date: Time: - Location: Belfer Building - Bell Hall, 5th Floor
Jim Baker, Director of the Office of Net Assessment

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To demonstrate the concept in action, Jim Baker, the Director of the Department of Defense's Office of Net Assessment,  will walk through an imperfect example of how to apply the framework of a net assessment to Eurasian Revisionist Powers, including the trends, asymmetries, assumptions and actions that contribute to such an assessment.

Breakfast snacks will be provided on a first come, first served basis.

Biography

Jim Baker is the Director of the Office of Net Assessment, U.S. Department of Defense.  He is responsible for providing the Secretary of Defense with comparative assessments of the prospects of the military capabilities of the United States relative to other actors, as well as the political, economic and regional implications of those assessments.  He previously served as Strategist and advisor to two Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He holds four graduate degrees, two in engineering disciplines and two in security studies from military institutions.

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