6. Brent Ziarnick: A Spacepower Marathon: Maximizing Total National Spacepower

In this episode, Senior Fellow Peter Garretson interviews spacepower theorist Dr. Brent Ziarnick. In this marathon discussion, they cover the origins of Space Force, the foundations of spacepower theory, the founding and curriculum of the Space Force's Schriever Scholar Strategy Seminar, "bluewater" and "brownwater" philosophies of spacepower, the criticality of rank and reserves to agility and boldness, the military utility of heavy re-usable lift like Starship, the possibility of Space Force Astronauts, the grand destiny of American spacefaring, strategic will, and what the Space Force must "be prepared to" do.

Schriever Scholars Strategy Seminar

airuniversity.af.edu/ACSC/Display/Article/1688…

youtube.com/watch?v=GMOmjh-v358

Space Force Journal (SFJ) and Dr. Ziarnick's Guide to Spacepower

spaceforcejournal.org/a-practical-guide-for-sp…

Book: Developing National Power in Space

amazon.com/Developing-National-Power-Space-The…

Strategic Vision and Futures

thehill.com/opinion/national-security/460469-t…

Bluewater & Brownwater Spacepower Philosophies & the Battle for the Soul of the Space Force

thehill.com/opinion/national-security/458509-t…

ndiatvc.org/images/downloads/SMDWG_September_2…