Adm. Lisa Franchetti (ret’d) on the future of US military leadership

About this episode

Admiral Lisa Franchetti discusses her military career and the future of US military leadership in a changing global security environment.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti’s career spanned 40 years, nearly half of which was at sea. She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first woman to serve as Chief of Naval Operations and only the second woman to ever be promoted to four-star admiral in the US Navy. When visiting Australia in November, Admiral Franchetti (ret’d) joined Research Fellow Tom Corben on the podcast to discuss: What has changed in the global security environment from the Cold War to now? What do the changes over the past year indicate about the future direction of the US military? What will be the biggest challenge facing the US military over the next 40 years?

People in this episode

Host: Tom Corben

Guest: Admiral Lisa Franchetti

Topics covered

• US military leadership
• global security
• Cold War
• future challenges
• military promotion
• women in the military

Keywords

• military leadership
• Admiral Lisa Franchetti
• US Navy
• global security
• Cold War
• four-star admiral
• women in military
• future challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Navy, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Places: Australia

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