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Elective 1A – Strengthening Maritime Security

Ms. Maryruth Belsey Priebe, aXXelerate
Ms. Carrie P. Compton, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Alvaro J. Martinez, Argentinian Navy*
Captain Junko Kawashima, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Moderator: Captain Andrea H. Cameron, U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval War College

The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the 11th iteration of its Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium onboard Naval Station Newport, Dec. 16-17.

The symposium, themed “Rethinking Global Security in a Complex World,” aimed to broaden understanding of complex global security challenges and the critical importance of gender perspectives across the continuum of national and international security.

The views presented by the faculty or other guest speakers do not reflect official positions of the Naval War College, DON or DOD.