Today’s podcast is an interview with General (Ret.) Joseph Votel. General Votel is recently retired from the United States Army after a 39 year career. The last position he held was as the Commander of US Central Command from March 2016 to Ma

Battlefield Next Episode 0: Battlefield Next Podcast Coming Soon

Jan 14th, 2020 2m 29s

Battlefield Next is a podcast created and hosted by the US Army JAG Corps’ Future Concepts Directorate. The Future Concepts Directorate (FCD) is the JAG Corps’ think tank, and one of four directorates of the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Cent

Battlefield Next Episode 3: Interview with Mr. Fred Borch

Jan 13th, 2020 29m 57s

On today’s podcast we have an interview with Mr. Fred Borch about the historical events that shaped the practice of operational law by judge advocates into the robust practice area we know it as today: national security law. Mr. Borch is a Pr

Battlefield Next Episode 2: Interview with Professor Claire Finkelstein

Dec 4th, 2019 23m 48s

On today’s podcast, we have an interview with Professor Claire Finkelstein from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Professor Finkelstein is the founder and director of the Center for Ethics and Rule of Law at University of Pennsylvania

Battlefield Next Episode 1: Interview with General (Ret.) Joseph Votel

Oct 23rd, 2019 15m 39s

Today’s podcast is an interview with General (Ret.) Joseph Votel. Our interview covers a number of topics including integration of judge advocates during the planning/operations process, gaining a commander's trust, leadership, and professiona