Academic Year 2024-25 Theme

The Human and the Machine: Leadership on the Emerging Battlefield

The academic year 2024-2025 is designed to delve into the intricate relationship between human agency and technological innovation in contemporary warfare. The theme will explore how leaders may effectively navigate the complexities of modern battlefields, where technological disruptions and advancements in autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and cyber technologies are reshaping the dynamics of conflict.

Throughout the year, the Dean will host fireside chats, podcasts, and other events that examine this topic through the lenses of different academic disciplines.  The goal of the annual intellectual theme is to bring the West Point community together in a shared intellectual experience by encouraging interdisciplinary discourse and research. The theme shapes events over the year and works best when faculty, staff, and cadets are inspired by how their current interests can be framed with the theme in mind.

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