CLARKSVILLE, TN − The Institute for National Security and Military Studies (INSMS) at Austin Peay State University took a leading role in advancing global scholarship on defense and democratic security this summer by co-hosting a high-level academic workshop on military cultures in democracies in Potsdam, Germany.
Developed and directed in close cooperation with the Bundeswehr Center of Military History and Social Sciences (ZMSBw), the event marked a major step forward in a multi-year research initiative that is shaping international discourse on comparative military cultures.
“As democracies confront a rising axis of authoritarian threats, understanding our military cultures — what unites us and what divides us — becomes vital to strategic cooperation,” INSMS Director Dr. Rich Mifsud said. “This workshop represents a pivotal step in building that understanding.”…