OPEN Echoes OPEN Publications

OPEN ECHOES Episode #16
An audio reading of “NATO’s Enlargement: An Opportunity to Enhance Collective Resilience” by Dr. Richard W. Maass.
Listeners can access the original publication here.
 
OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe.
It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.
OPEN Echoes alternates episodes between compelling interviews with non-NATO subject matter experts, and readings from OPEN's wide range of publications. In this episode, we present an audio recording of the OPEN Publication, “NATO’s Enlargement: : An Opportunity to Enhance Collective Resilience” by Dr. Richard W. Maass.
The reading length is approximately 47 minutes.
Listeners should note that this audio reading does not include the references, images or diagrams included in the original publication. References, images and diagrams can be found in the original publication, which can be accessed and downloaded here.

OPEN ECHOES Episode #15
An audio reading of “The Future of Modeling and Simulation” by Dr. Jose J. Padilla.
Listeners can access the original publication here. 
 
OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe.
It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.
OPEN Echoes alternates episodes between compelling interviews with non-NATO subject matter experts, and readings from OPEN's wide range of publications. In this episode, we present an audio recording of the OPEN Publication, “The Future of Modeling and Simulation” by Dr. Jose J. Padilla.
The reading length is approximately 1 hour and 27 minutes.
Listeners should note that this audio reading does not include the references, images or diagrams included in the original publication. References, images and diagrams can be found in the original publication, which can be accessed and downloaded here.

OPEN ECHOES Episode #14
An audio reading of “What Artificial Intelligence Offers to the Air C2 Domain?” by Dr. Wolfgang Koch.
Listeners can access the original publication here.
 
OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe.
It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.
OPEN Echoes alternates episodes between compelling interviews with non-NATO subject matter experts, and readings from OPEN's wide range of publications. In this episode, we present an audio recording of the OPEN Publication, “What Artificial Intelligence Offers to the Air C2 Domain?” by  Dr. Wolfgang Koch.
The reading length is approximately 51 minutes.
Listeners should note that this audio reading does not include the references, images or diagrams included in the original publication. References, images and diagrams can be found in the original publication, which can be accessed and downloaded here.

OPEN ECHOES Episode #13
An interview with Dr. Lana Obradovic and Dr. Jody Neathery-Castro.
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Dr. Obradovic is Director of the International Studies program, an Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence at University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). She is a faculty member in USSTRATCOM's Strategic Leadership Fellows Program and teaches the Department of Defense National Security Innovation Network “X-Force” capstone and "Hacking for Defense" courses. 
Dr. Neathery-Castro currently serves as the UNO Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Global Engagement. She is a faculty member in the Political Science Department and holds courtesy appointments in International Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Human Rights, and Islamic Studies.
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This OPEN Echoes interview explores:
- The influence of gender on perceptions, behaviors, and decision-making processes in online information and cognitive warfare.
- The utilization of gender by strategic competitors, such as Russia and China, in disinformation and psychological operations.
- The role of advancements in IT and neurocognitive science in shaping the way strategic competitors approach operations.
- The importance of integrating gender perspectives to avoid overlooking vulnerabilities and hinder the effects of strategies.
- The urgency of addressing cognitive warfare, especially in the context of exploiting gender to divide and polarize societies.
- The role of gender stereotypes in distorting public discourse and influencing decision-making.
- The need for increased media literacy and educating the public to recognize fake news and gender stereotypes.
- Recommendations for NATO and the broader audience based on Integrating Gender Perspective in Cognitive Warfare.
- The importance of adopting the Women, Peace, and Security strategy and integrating gender perspectives into cognitive warfare concepts.
- Encouragement for a wider audience, beyond gender advisors, to take an interest in understanding  gender-related cognitive warfare.
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Welcome to OPEN Echoes. OPEN stands for “Other Perspectives Exchange Network.” Our mission is to explore diverse, insightful, and sometimes disruptive viewpoints on matters crucial to NATO.
OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe.
It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.
OPEN Echoes alternates episodes between compelling interviews with non-NATO subject matter experts, and readings from OPEN's wide range of publications.
Today we feature an interview with the two authors of “Integrating Gender Perspective in Cognitive Warfare,"  Dr. Lana Obradovic and Dr. Jody Neathery-Castro. (This publication is available on the OPEN Publications website here.)
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The lightly-edited transcript of this episode’s interview with Dr. Obradovic and Dr. Neathery-Castro follows:
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Dave Summers: I'd like to have you both introduce yourselves individually so that the listeners get used to your voices and we know who's who and then we'll just go through the questions here; and it's more of a jump ball type of thing whoever is more comfortable answering the question is great. If you both want to, that's awesome as well. Lana, why don't you start?
Dr. Lana Obradovic: Hello, I am Dr. Lana Obradovic, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Dave: Jody.
Dr. Jody Neathery-Castro: Hi there. I am Jody Neathery-Castro, also, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement here at University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Dave: I'm wondering who or what inspired or influenced you to write about this particular

OPEN ECHOES Episode #12
An audio reading of “NATO Present and Future Role in the South” by Dr. Haldun Yalçinkayas.
Listeners can access the original publication here. 
 
OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe.
It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.
OPEN Echoes alternates episodes between compelling interviews with non-NATO subject matter experts, and readings from OPEN's wide range of publications. Today we feature an article entitled “NATO Present and Future Role in the South” written by Dr. Haldun Yalçinkayas.
The reading length is approximately 57 minutes.
Listeners should note that this audio reading does not include the references, images or diagrams included in the original publication. References, images and diagrams can be found in the original publication, which can be accessed and downloaded here.

OPEN ECHOES Episode #11
An interview with Dr. Fotios Moustakis
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Dr. Fotios Moustakis is an accomplished Associate Professor in Strategic and Security Studies with over two decades of experience. He specializes in designing and delivering courses on international and maritime security, strategy, and transnational security threats, notably terrorism. During his five-year tenure as a Visiting Professor in Terrorism at the NATO School in Oberammergau, he contributed significantly to the field. Additionally, Dr. Moustakis served as a Senior Associate Member at St Antony's College, Oxford University. In 2009, he established the pioneering blended learning International MA program in Applied Strategy and International Security, tailored for command-level staff at the Hellenic National Defence College, equivalent to the Royal College of Defence Studies. Dr. Moustakis has supervised over two hundred MA dissertations and mentored numerous Doctoral students on strategic and security matters. He is a prolific author with three monographs and multiple publications in esteemed refereed and policy practitioner journals, making substantial contributions to academia. As the Director of the Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy, he has built strong professional and educational networks in maritime security and strategy, fostering collaborations with influential institutions and organizations worldwide. Dr. Moustakis has played a pivotal role in organizing several national-level conferences on critical topics, contributing significantly to security education and knowledge.
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This OPEN Echoes interview explores:
- Influence of Thucydides' "The History of the Peloponnesian War" on understanding leadership and strategy.
- Exploration of leadership in war, nature of power, strategic thinking, and military technologies.
- The crucial role of effective military leadership in managing security challenges like terrorism and the role of disruptive technologies on modern warfare.
- Whether leaders are born or can be developed.
- Involving feedback from military leaders and recognizing different viewpoints.
- A timeline for change influenced by factors like geopolitics and technology advances.
- The evolving nature of military leadership in a rapidly changing world.
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Welcome to OPEN Echoes. OPEN stands for “Other Perspectives Exchange Network.” Our mission is to explore diverse, insightful, and sometimes disruptive viewpoints on matters crucial to NATO.
OPEN Echoes reflects the original thoughts, analyses, and viewpoints shared by academics, thought leaders and non-military experts — spreading ideas, perspectives, and insights across the globe.
It’s our hope that the insights shared in these episodes will help to impact and influence thinking and conversations long after you take off your headphones.
OPEN Echoes alternates episodes between compelling interviews with non-NATO subject matter experts, and readings from OPEN's wide range of publications. In this episode, we interview Dr. Fotios Moustakis.
Dr. Moustakis article, “Future Military Leadership" is available on the OPEN Publications website here.
The lightly-edited transcript of this episode’s interview with Dr. Moustakis follows:
Dave Summers: Fotios, welcome to the Open Echoes Podcast program. So nice to meet you.
Dr. Fotios Moustakis: Thank you very much for the invitation.
Dave: To get started. I'm going to ask you to please just do a short introduction, introduce yourself to our audience. And let them know who you are and what path you took to get to where you are right now.
Dr. Moustakis: Well, first of all, I'm an associate professor in Strategic Studies at the University of Plymouth in the UK, and also at the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, which is part of the British Ministry of Defense.
Actually, I've been in the military education and the university sector, but mainly the military education for over 20 years now because my job actually at 2002, so