The Stanley Reed Political Science and Pre-Law Club will host a live-streamed presentation on “Russia, Iran, China: Is the West prepared for the axis of evil?” with Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges on Monday, Nov. 13, from 9-10 a.m. in Rogers Hall in the Winchester Center. The event will also be accessible via Zoom. The presentation is open to the public and may be accessed by clicking the link below at the time of the event.
Hodges, the former commanding general of U.S. Army Europe (2014-2017), currently serves as NATO senior mentor for logistics, consults for several companies on Europe, NATO and the European Union and is co-author of the book, “Future War and the Defence of Europe,” published by Oxford University Press.
He has a regular media presence on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, BBC, Times Radio, ZDF, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Deutsche Welle, The Daily Telegraph and other media on NATO, U.S. and European security, the Russian war against Ukraine, the greater Black Sea region, geopolitical issues and regional security, governance, human rights and other topics.
Hodges was most recently senior advisor to Human Rights First, a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to joining Human Rights First, he held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
A native of Quincy, Fla., General Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army.
After his first assignment as a lieutenant in Garlstedt, Germany, he commanded infantry units at the company, battalion and brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division, including the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include chief of operations for Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2005-2006) and director of operations, Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009-2010).
General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions. From 2012-2014 he served as commander, NATO Allied Land Command in İzmir, Turkey. His last military assignment was as commanding general, United States Army Europe in Wiesbaden, Germany,from 2014 to 2017.
He retired from the U.S. Army in January 2018 and lives today with his wife in Frankfurt, Germany.
For further information, contact Dr. Eric Schmidt, associate professor of political science at 270-852-3236 or eric.schmidt@kwc.edu.