September 19, 2025 | Foreign Podicy

Avoiding Strategic Insolvency: How the Pentagon Manages Risk

Bradley Bowman

CMPP Senior Director
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
September 19, 2025 Foreign Podicy

Avoiding Strategic Insolvency: How the Pentagon Manages Risk

Bradley Bowman

CMPP Senior Director
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow

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America’s military faces extraordinary threats — and when resources lag, missions can fail. Guest host Bradley Bowman is joined by Krista Auchenbach of CSIS to discuss her forthcoming report, alongside Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, as they unpack how presidents convey orders, how the Pentagon manages risk, and how to avoid a dangerous ends-means mismatch.

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