Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Senior Fellow

At A Glance:

Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr. is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute.

Biography

Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr. is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and president of Solarium LLC, a consulting firm. In 1995 he founded the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, which he led for 21 years. His service at CSBA was preceded by a 21-year career in the US Army.

Dr. Krepinevich has served in the Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment, and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. He has also served as a member of the National Defense Panel, the Defense Science Board Task Force on Joint Experimentation, the Defense Policy Board, the Congressional National Defense Strategy Commission, the Army Special Operation Command’s Advisory Board, the Army Science Board, and as chairman of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel.

Dr. Krepinevich has taught on the faculties of West Point, Georgetown University, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and George Mason University.

His most recent book, The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers, was released in March 2023. He also authored The Last Warrior: Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern Defense Strategy; 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century; and The Army and Vietnam.

Among his recent works are “The Eroding Balance of Terror,” and “The New Nuclear Age,” both published in the journal Foreign Affairs, and “Modernizing the Nuclear Triad: Decline or Renewal?” published by Hudson Institute.

A graduate of West Point and the Naval War College, Dr. Krepinevich holds an MPA and PhD from Harvard University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

In 2020, Dr. Krepinevich received West Point’s Distinguished Graduate Award.

Events
27
July 2023
Past Event
The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
Featured Speakers:
Timothy A. Walton
Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.
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27
July 2023
Past Event
The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers

Please join Hudson Senior Fellows Timothy A. Walton and Andrew Krepinevich for a discussion of Dr. Krepinevich’s latest book, The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers.

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Featured Speakers:
Timothy A. Walton
Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.
Field artillery cannoneer emplaces M777A2 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 21.1, at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 26, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Michael Jefferson Estillomo)
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Field artillery cannoneer emplaces M777A2 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 21.1, at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 26, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Michael Jefferson Estillomo)