Broadcast Appearance - Perry World House
The Serious Business of War with Ash Carter
On this episode of The Global Cable, we sit down with Ash Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2015 to 2017. A Philadelphia native, he trained as a physicist before starting his career with government. As Secretary of Defense, he built bridges between the military and Silicon Valley, opening Pentagon outposts in American tech hubs and establishing the Department’s first Defense Innovation Board.
In conversation with our host and his former chief speechwriter John Gans, Secretary Carter shares his thoughts on how to make decisions about new technology, what he’s learned about management from running the world’s biggest organization, and what he’s reading right now – the answer might surprise you.
Music & Produced by Tre Hester.
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“The Serious Business of War with Ash Carter.” Broadcast Appearance, October 18, 2019, posted by “Perry World House”.
The Author
Ash Carter
- Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
- Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs
- Faculty Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Former United States Secretary of Defense (2015-2017)
Expertise:
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Military strategy
- NATO
- U.S. foreign policy
- International Security & Defense
- Afghanistan war
- Chemical & biological weapons
- China & security
- Democracy
- Homeland security
- National security economics
- Preventive defense
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
- China nuclear issues
- India nuclear program
- Iran nuclear program
- North Korea nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear terrorism
- Russia nuclear program
- Science & Technology
- Science & Technology Policy
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Policy Brief
- Quarterly Journal: International Security
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Policy: The Case for No First Use
Discussion Paper
- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Why the United States Should Spread Democracy
On this episode of The Global Cable, we sit down with Ash Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2015 to 2017. A Philadelphia native, he trained as a physicist before starting his career with government. As Secretary of Defense, he built bridges between the military and Silicon Valley, opening Pentagon outposts in American tech hubs and establishing the Department’s first Defense Innovation Board.
In conversation with our host and his former chief speechwriter John Gans, Secretary Carter shares his thoughts on how to make decisions about new technology, what he’s learned about management from running the world’s biggest organization, and what he’s reading right now – the answer might surprise you.
Music & Produced by Tre Hester.
The Author
Ash Carter
- Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
- Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs
- Faculty Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Former United States Secretary of Defense (2015-2017)
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Military strategy
- NATO
- U.S. foreign policy
- International Security & Defense
- Afghanistan war
- Chemical & biological weapons
- China & security
- Democracy
- Homeland security
- National security economics
- Preventive defense
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
- China nuclear issues
- India nuclear program
- Iran nuclear program
- North Korea nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear terrorism
- Russia nuclear program
- Science & Technology
- Science & Technology Policy
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Policy Brief - Quarterly Journal: International Security
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Policy: The Case for No First Use
Discussion Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Why the United States Should Spread Democracy
