Miscellaneous
The future of Army research for pandemic preparedness Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, discusses anticipating emerging viruses and developing vaccines and treatments for broad groups of viruses in advance Improving platforms and capabilities for the Pentagon Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, discusses the necessity for the Defense Department to focus on China as a relatively near-term threat The importance of civic education to national security Suzanne Spaulding, senior advisor for homeland security in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains how knowledge of civics from a historical perspective strengthens the national security community