PARTICIPANTS
Gary Roughead, Mike McCord, Roger Zakheim, David Berkey, John Cochrane, John Cogan, James Cunningham, Karl Eikenberry, David Fedor, Paul Gregory, Rick Hanushek, Adele Hayutin, Ken Judd, Hongbin Li, H.R. McMaster, Todd Mahar, Joseph Nye, Stephen Pifer, Daniel Sargent, George Shultz, Kiran Sridar, Tom Stephenson, Jim Timbie.

ISSUES DISCUSSED
Three commissioners of the National Defense Strategy Commission discussed the Commission’s assessment of the current National Defense Strategy. Gary Roughead, Commission’s co-chair and Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Mike McCord, former Department of Defense Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer, and Roger Zakheim, former General Counsel and Deputy Staff Director of the House Armed Services Committee and current Washington Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, offered insights on the Commission’s findings.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Character And Country: The Responsibilities Of American Leadership
The Hoover Institution invites you to a special in-person live taping of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, from 4:30-7:… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Wargaming The Pacific: Lessons From The Naval War College's Interwar Games
This webinar examines the interwar wargames conducted at the U.S. Naval War College before World War II and their foundational role in shaping U.S.… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Ideas Uncorked: Tribal Sovereignty And Economic Freedom
The Hoover Institution in DC hosts Ideas Uncorked: Tribal Sovereignty And Economic Freedom on Thursday, March 26 from 5:00–6:30 pm ET. The event will… Hoover Institution in DC
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