Show of Force

"Shall.We.Play.A.Game?" Wargames is not just a rad movie from the 1980's anymore! It is a profession that is alive and well and, YES - there are women that do it.  Caitlin Jamison is a Wargame Designer at the National Defense University in Virginia, and she joins us today to talk about the value of wargames, where they stand today, and why it's fundamental that we get more women into this niche line of work.

Caitlin recommends these links if you would like to learn more about the WoW (no, not World of Warcraft, you nerds...)

Connections conference FREE and open to the public:

https://connections-wargaming.com/ (https://connections-wargaming.com/)

PAXsims - online blog about wargaming run by long time wargamers (conveniently the home page currently has a post on diversity in wargaming):

https://paxsims.wordpress.com/ (https://paxsims.wordpress.com/)

CASL website for internship info (I am actually the intern coordinator now, we are figuring out if we can do fall virtual internships rn, TBD):

https://casl.ndu.edu/About/Internships/ (https://casl.ndu.edu/About/Internships/)

The Educational Wargaming Cooperative - new effort to bring together educational wargamers; this is mostly for practitioners, but a great place to find institutions that do wargaming for development or career leads:

https://eduwargaming.org/members (https://eduwargaming.org/members)

The ICONS program at START does exercise development and always takes a lot of interns (I was a START intern, but not with ICONS)

CNA wargaming:

https://www.cna.org/centers/cna/operational-warfighting/wargaming (https://www.cna.org/centers/cna/operational-warfighting/wargaming)

RAND wargaming:

https://www.rand.org/topics/wargaming.html (https://www.rand.org/topics/wargaming.html)

War on the Rocks has a lot of articles on wargaming:

https://warontherocks.com/tag/wargames/ (https://warontherocks.com/tag/wargames/)

The Art of Wargaming by Peter Perla:

https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Perlas-Wargaming-Professionals-Hobbyists/dp/1471033732/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=art+of+wargaming&qid=1593885641&sprefix=art+of+warga&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Perlas-Wargaming-Professionals-Hobbyists/dp/1471033732/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=art+of+wargaming&qid=1593885641&sprefix=art+of+warga&sr=8-1)

Today we are joined by the co-Founders and co-Directors of the inaugural West Coast branch of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS), Jasmine Sturdifen and Nomsa Ndongwe.

 

Instagram & Twitter handle: @wcapswestcoast, LinkedIn - group and a page

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-launch-women-of-color-advancing-peace-and-security-west-coast-tickets-109435482474 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-launch-women-of-color-advancing-peace-and-security-west-coast-tickets-109435482474) OR https://bit.ly/30OJtWT (https://bit.ly/30OJtWT)

Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) (Please contact WCAPS West Coast if you want to join their leadership team!)

WIIS West Director of Professional Development Brianna Hartley and I discuss systemic racism as a national security threat.

 

Music by The Hominoids from their latest album Monster of Meekong

Cover by C. Goodwin

We are finally here! In episode one, Lila talks to her brother, Eli Green, Navy veteran, intellectual, and essential worker in the time of COVID-19.  Join us for a jovial time with some heavy subject matter.  Pull up your brain and stay a spell.

Music by The Hominoids from their latest album Monster of Meekong

Cover by C. Goodwin