Dr. Isaiah (Ike) Wilson
April 13, 2026
Topic: Why America Keeps Winning Battles—and Losing the Peace
Dr. Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III is a retired U.S. Army colonel, former Department of Defense senior civilian executive, and a scholar-practitioner of national security and strategy. He is the founder and CEO of Wilson W.i.S.E. Consulting, where he advises leaders on security, governance, and institutional resilience, and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University.
Dr. Wilson previously served as President of the Joint Special Operations University and has spent decades working at the intersection of military power, diplomacy, and civic legitimacy. His current work focuses on the role of soft power, trust, and democratic credibility in sustaining American influence in an era of great-power competition. He is also the host of The Civic Brief podcast and author of the Substack Compound Security, Unlocked.