Professor Antulio J. Echevarria II had a distinguished career in the US Army and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the US Army War College Press, which includes Parameters. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College. He holds a doctorate in modern history from Princeton University, and is the author of six books, including After Clausewitz (Kansas 2001), Imagining Future War (2007), Clausewitz and Contemporary War (Oxford 2007), Reconsidering the American Way of War (Georgetown 2014), Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2017), and War’s Logic: Strategic Thought and the American Way of War (Cambridge 2021) as well as more than one hundred articles and monographs on strategic thinking, military theory, and military history. He completed a NATO Fulbright Fellowship in 2000-01, and a Visiting Research Fellowship at Oxford University in 2011-12; he is a Senior Research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and an Adjunct Fellow at the Modern War Institute. He formerly held the US Army War College Elihu Root Chair of Military Studies.
Episode Transcript: Hispanic Heritage Month – Antulio Echevarria
Stephanie Crider (Host)
(Prerecorded Hispanic Heritage Month intro) The US Army War College celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. This year, to observe the occasion, the US Army War College Press recorded a series of interviews showcasing war college leadership, faculty, staff, and students. Listen in to hear their insights, anecdotes, and more.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Department of the Army, the US Army War College, or any other agency of the US government.
This episode’s guest is Dr. Antulio Echevarria, editor-in-chief of the US Army War College Press, which includes Parameters. A retired US Army officer, he’s a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College. He holds a doctorate in modern history from Princeton University and is the author of six books, including War’s Logic: Strategic Thought and the American Way of War, published in 2021. He’s also author of more than 100 articles and monographs on strategic thinking, military theory, and military history.
I’m glad you’re here, Dr. Echevarria. Thank you for being a part of the war college Hispanic Heritage Month podcast series.
(Antulio Echevarria)
Oh, thank you. My pleasure.
Host
Well, let’s just jump right in here. What’s your biggest professional accomplishment to date?
(Echevarria)
Uh, it’s a real tough one. I mean, there are a lot of things. I really take some pride in the books, though, I published. So I think I would probably point to that, though I’ve enjoyed a lot of other aspects of being here at the war college, from teaching to participating in other activities involving the war college. So it’s always personally rewarding to represent the war college when we go to the conferences and things like that as well.
Host
Would you be willing to share a pivotal moment in your life that maybe changed your trajectory or changed your life for the better?
(Echevarria)
The two years I spent at Princeton (University) as a PhD student and residence were pivotal for me. It really opened my eyes to a lot of different perspectives—ones I hadn’t really considered before. I discovered that I really enjoy the academic side of life and reading and trying to understand the historical developments, especially. That was my pivotal moment. I got to meet a lot of really talented, smart people and learn a lot from them.
Host
What are you currently working on that you’re really excited about?
(Echevarria)
Well, right now, working on a project try to analyze the conflict in Ukraine from the strategic level. My particular focus right now is integrated deterrence. There will be other aspects of the conflict that myself and other members of the Ukraine research team, part of (the Strategic Studies Institute or) SSI in the war college, will be looking at. So I’m looking forward to the interviews I’ll be doing abroad and pulling together whatever insights I can on that topic and . . . and writing that study up. That’s my current focus, and I’m really excited about it.
Host
When might that come out? Do you have a feel for that yet?
(Echevarria)
I hope to have a draft completed by December of this year, and then we’ll see what it looks like after it goes through reviews and all of that. So, hopefully, a final product in early spring of next year.
Host
Well, before we go, where can our listeners find out more about you and your work?
(Echevarria)
I would direct them to the author hubs, the part of our press and Digital Commons websites. There’s an awful lot of information there. They can click on signatures. Our signature blog has the links and so on. It’ll get ’em started.
Host
Wonderful. Well, thank you for your time today. This was a real treat.
(Echevarria)
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
The US Army War College celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. This year, to observe the occasion, the US Army War College Press recorded a series of interviews showcasing War College leadership, faculty, staff, and students. Listen in to hear their insights, anecdotes, and more. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the podcast guests and are not necessarily those of the Department of the Army, US Army War College, or any other agency of the US Government.