Mr. Brokaw recalls a meeting with Gen. Martin Dempsey in Iraq.
The New York Times | February 5, 2019
By Tom Brokaw, Opinion
To the Editor:
Re “The General and His Tweets,” by Carol Giacomo (Editorial Observer, Feb. 2):
The tweets about leadership by Martin Dempsey, the retired Army general, reminded me of a meeting I had with him in Iraq, where […]
The Duke Chronicle | November 6, 2018
By Xinchen Li
Gen. Joseph Dunford—chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—delivered a talk Monday night about the U.S. military in a time of geopolitical strain.
As the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and the nation’s highest-ranking and senior-most military officer, Dunford said his responsibility is to ensure the U.S. military is […]
National Public Radio | November 5, 2018
By Mary Louise Kelly
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
A wasteful deployment of overstretched soldiers and Marines – that is one reaction to President Trump’s decision to send U.S. troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. And that reaction comes from a former chairman of the joint chiefs, retired General Martin Dempsey. He is […]
Washington Post | November 2, 2018
By Greg Jaffe and Dan Lamothe
President Trump’s decision to send as many as 15,000 troops to the southern border has drawn sharp and unusual criticism from former military leaders, who have called the deployment “wasteful” and raised worries that the president might be using the military as a political tool […]
Business Insider | August 10, 2018
By John Haltiwanger
President Donald Trump’s call for the Department of Defense to create a new branch of the military dubbed the “Space Force” continues to face opposition from former and current military officials.
The latest example came from former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, who on Friday […]
Reuters | May 9, 2018
By Phil Stewart
The United States risks greater isolation and unpredictability in its anti-Iran drive after President Donald Trump opted to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal despite warnings from European allies, advisers and even some fellow Republicans, experts say.
Trump said on Tuesday he was withdrawing the United States from the […]
BRINK | May 3, 2018
Interview with David Gillespie
An interview with Gen. Martin Dempsey, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Ori Brafman, Lecturer at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Berkeley professor Ori Brafman come from very different backgrounds. One is a 41-year veteran of […]
SBNATION | April 24, 2018
By Mike Rutherford
When the FBI’s probe into college basketball turned the sport on its head last fall, NCAA president Mark Emmert promised “significant changes” were on the way. This is the week we find out what those changes are going to look like.
In October, Emmert announced the formation of the Commission on College […]
NPR | April 20, 2018
Interview by Ailsa Chang
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with retired Gen. Martin Dempsey about President Trump’s proposal for an Arab Force in Syria, and U.S. efforts to get the Saudis and other Arab nations to fund and man a joint military force in the past.
Washington Post | March 29, 2018
By Jena McGregor
‘Radical Inclusion’ co-authors Ori Brafman (left) and Gen. Martin Dempsey (Photo courtesy of Saskia Potter)
The first time Ori Brafman met Martin Dempsey, the author and leadership adviser found himself on the four-star general’s office computer pulling up images of the Burning Man festival — the event in the Nevada desert each […]