Miscellaneous
In honor of Veterans' Day, this week's topic is “National Security” and we explore the question, “How far should the U.S. go to advance its ‘national security interest’?” Our first guest was Steven Dean, who served as an enlisted Marine and then a Marine officer for eight years, eventually leaving the service as a Captain. He went on to serve another 25 years in the FBI, transitioned to the private sector, and recently retired. Our second guest was Jason Smith who also recently retired, but as a Lieutenant Colonel after a 20 year career in the Marines. While on active duty, Jason deployed to Pakistan in support of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, and later to Iraq, Liberia, and Oman in the Marine Reserve. He serves currently as the Dean of Health Sciences and Public Safety at Everett Community College and teaches a summer course here at UW on the role of the military in international development and humanitarian assistance.