7: Adm. Sandy Winnefeld, USN ret. on fundamental changes needed to win Great Power Competition

The Department of Defense has begun the difficult process of swinging its attention from counterinsurgency to great power competition. The most recent evidence of that shift is the 2021 Annual Threat Assessment of the U-S Intelligence Community. Admiral Sandy Winnefeld (USN ret.) is former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s my guest this week to look at how well the Department is positioned to manage the challenges of Great Power competition presented by competitors who have not rested on their laurels over the past two decades.  Is the Department's current trajectory up to the task, or is fundamental change needed?

Photo: Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers a question from the press after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced a change in U.S. missile defense deployment during a Pentagon press briefing, March 15, 2013. Hagel told reporters that the Department of Defense would increase missile defense investments in Alaska to counter the threat from North Korea.(DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)(Released)