The Brief
- ASU has been selected by the Department of Defense to lead the Strategic Thinkers Program, offering a master’s degree in war and strategy.
- The curriculum features AI war-scenario recreations and field visits to historic battlefields to study the consequences of military decisions.
- Graduates will be assigned to key strategic advisory roles to help guide the future of American defense and national security.
TEMPE, Ariz. – From Tempe to the nation’s capitol, the Department of Defense has tapped Arizona State University to lead its Strategic Thinkers Program, offering a master’s degree in war and strategy.
“It’s our obligation as responsible citizens to study war in its depth, breadth and complexity — with an aim first of all toward avoiding it whenever possible. But then if war becomes necessary to prosecute it successfully and in accordance with the values of our nation,” said ASU Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Shaw.
Before he was an ASU professor, Shaw served as an Army officer and Army strategist.…