Pritzker Military Library | Front and Center

6/4/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
LeMay: The Life & Wars of General Curtis LeMay
General Curtis LeMay was a monster, a belligerent and remorseless murderer. He was a patriot of the first order, a forward-thinking visionary who created the ...

5/7/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
Mexico: The Way Forward
With over 7,000 people killed since the beginning of last year, drug-related violence is spiraling out of control in Mexico, and martial law has been declared in Ciudad .

The Global Economic Crisis: <br/>What Does It Mean for U.S. National Security?

4/2/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Global Economic Crisis:
What Does It Mean for U.S. National Security?
As recent history has shown, economic turmoil can have unexpected consequences. While democracy in the United States narrowly emerged unscathed from the ...

3/5/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
Pakistan: Challenges, Threats, and Opportunities
In recent years, Pakistan has assumed a major role in the international scene. But as a relatively new country - albeit one with ancient traditions - how is ...

The First 100 Days: <br />What Challenges Face the New Commander-in-Cheif?

2/5/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
The First 100 Days:
What Challenges Face the New Commander-in-Cheif?
President Barack Obama has laid out a bold domestic agenda to address the economy and other challenges at home, but what kind of impact is he looking to ...

12/4/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
An Update on the Guard and Reserve
The last several years have presented unprecedented challenges for the Reserve components of the U.S. Military and the National Guard. How are they handling ...

11/6/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
Congratulations, You Won... What Now? U.S. Presidential Election Special
By November 6th, the votes will be cast, and the results will be in - after eight years, the United States will have a new President. But after all of the pomp and

10/2/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
Tuskegee Airmen
They were America's first black military pilots, fighting Nazis in Europe and Jim Crow at home. On this special presentation of Front & Center, John Callaway sits ...

9/4/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: At Home & Abroad
Their missions range from the deserts of Iraq to the wetlands of the United States, involving construction support in war zones and protection for our water ...

6/26/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
Elizabeth Samet
In Prof. Elizabeth D. Samet's English class at West Point, cadets discuss the poetry of Wilfred Owen and Randall Jarrell, and read books ranging from the ...

5/29/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Politics of Defense & National Security: Where do the U.S. Presidential Candidates Stand?
As the 2008 presidential election nears, all of the major candidates have taken steps to burnish their credentials on national security in the eyes of the electorate ...

4/24/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Two Koreas: What is the Way Forward?
North Korea recently threatened to turn South Korea into a "sea of fire", and reduce its neighbor to "ashes". After the apparent progress of last fall's six-nation ...

3/27/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
Israel: A Strategic Review
With the Iraq war a key focal point in the presidential primaries, Israel garners few headlines. Yet the strategic interests of this long-time American partner are critical ...

2/28/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
High Schools, Military Academies & JROTC: On Target, or Off the Mark?
What role should the US military have in over 3200 high schools across the United States? How does the City of Chicago maintain and support the largest and ...

1/31/2008

Front & Center with John Callaway
The War on Terror: Progress or Regression?
As we approach the 5th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, where do America and her allies stand in the "Long War" in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world...