140617-N-ZZ999-059 NEWPORT, R.I. (June 17, 2014) Scholars facilitate the “On Strategy” panel discussion for U.S. Naval War College (NWC) students and distinguished guests during the 65th annual Current Strategy Forum (CSF) at NWC in Newport, Rhode Island. As NWC’s capstone academic event, the two-day forum brings together distinguished guests and students to explore issues of strategic national importance. This year's theme, "American Grand Strategy and Sea Power: Challenges and Choices," focused on challenging assumptions and undertaking a strategic assessment of the future. “On Strategy” panel members included: Moderator, Michael Pavkovic, NWC professor and chair of strategy and policy; Hal Brands, historian, author and faculty member of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy; Aaron Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University; and John Maurer, NWC professor of sea power and grand strategy.