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The Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professorship at UNC-Chapel Hill presents: Is Peace Imminent? The Military and Geopolitical Dimensions of Trump, Putin, and the Ukraine War.
Lieutenant General (retired) Ben Hodges is the former Commanding General of US Army Europe (2014-2017). He now serves on the International Advisory Board of the New Strategy Center in Romania, the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland and the Renew Democracy Initiative, based in New York City. Furthermore, he is an Advisory Board member of Atlantik Bruecke, Arthur Burns Fellowship, Razom for Ukraine, Veterans Help Group, and Spirit of America.
Hodges consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union, and he is co-author of the book, Future War and the Defence of Europe, published by Oxford University Press. From 2022 to the end of 2024 he served as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Furthermore, General Hodges was most recently a Distinguished Fellow with Globsec in Slovakia, as well as a Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in the United States. Prior to joining Human Rights First, he held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington D.C.
Hodges has a regular presence on US and international media. He offers insight and analysis on NATO, US and European security, the Russian War against Ukraine, the greater Black Sea and Baltic Sea Regions, the Israel-Hamas war, the recent US Election and its implications for Transatlantic Security, human rights, and other related geostrategic topics.
Dr. Klaus Larres discusses with Lau, Frankenberger, and Rathke the causes of and possible solutions for the rise of the European far right.
Originally recorded on 6 March 2024.
The Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professorship at UNC-Chapel Hill presents: Is Peace Imminent? The Military and Geopolitical Dimensions of Trump, Putin, and the Ukraine War.
Lieutenant General (retired) Ben Hodges is the former Commanding General of US Army Europe (2014-2017). He now serves on the International Advisory Board of the New Strategy Center in Romania, the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland and the Renew Democracy Initiative, based in New York City. Furthermore, he is an Advisory Board member of Atlantik Bruecke, Arthur Burns Fellowship, Razom for Ukraine, Veterans Help Group, and Spirit of America.
Hodges consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union, and he is co-author of the book, Future War and the Defence of Europe, published by Oxford University Press. From 2022 to the end of 2024 he served as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Furthermore, General Hodges was most recently a Distinguished Fellow with Globsec in Slovakia, as well as a Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in the United States. Prior to joining Human Rights First, he held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington D.C.
Hodges has a regular presence on US and international media. He offers insight and analysis on NATO, US and European security, the Russian War against Ukraine, the greater Black Sea and Baltic Sea Regions, the Israel-Hamas war, the recent US Election and its implications for Transatlantic Security, human rights, and other related geostrategic topics.
Dr. Klaus Larres discusses with Lau, Frankenberger, and Rathke the causes of and possible solutions for the rise of the European far right.
Originally recorded on 6 March 2024.
