Updated: 23 November 2005
Tuesday, 15 November
0745-0845 Registration - Room 107, Eisenhower Hall
0845-0855 Administrative Remarks - Baruch Auditorium, Eisenhower Hall
0855-0900 Welcome and Opening Remarks - Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Senior Vice President, National Defense University
0900-1000 Opening Keynote: U.S. Policy Toward Africa - Honorable Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
1015-1145 Panel 1: Africa's Security Challenges
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What unique challenges does Africa face (i.e., geography, environment, history) and how do these impact regional and global security? | ||||||
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Do Africans/Europeans define African security threats differently than the Americans? How so? | ||||||
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What are the most pressing regional security threats and what role do you see for the U.S. in mitigating or eliminating those threats? | ||||||
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Where do security challenges in and of Africa fit in the overall U.S. strategic calculus and global priorities? | ||||||
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What
are other key countries (EU, China, India, and others) doing in Africa
that impacts regional security and U.S. interests? Moderator:
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1145-1200 Break
1200-1330 Luncheon
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Speaker:
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1330-1345 Break
1345-1515 Panel 2: Energy and Security
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What is the relative importance of African oil and gas production to U.S. energy consumption? | ||||||||
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What is Africa's role in the global market? Is it likely to increase or decrease in the future? | ||||||||
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How is the development and increased consumption of petroleum products by China and India affecting the competition for African oil and the political landscape? | ||||||||
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What are positive and negative political, economic, and social consequences of African energy production? | ||||||||
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Are there models of good management of energy resources in Africa that have resulted in overall improvement of economic, social and security conditions? | ||||||||
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What are the vulnerabilities of the energy infrastructure and what are the prospects for disruption of oil and gas flow from Africa? | ||||||||
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How
could governments (regional and non-regional), international organizations
and energy companies support Africa's effort to enhance energy security? Moderator:
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1515-1530 Break
1530-1700 Panel 3: Public Health and Security
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How will the HIV/AIDS pandemic affect Africa over the long-term? Do we have policies in place to deal with the projected decrease in military and police forces, laborers, skilled workers and leaders, and increase in the number of AIDS orphans? | ||||||
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Are we striking the right balance between prevention and treatment efforts? Can treatment programs be sustained over the long term? | ||||||
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What are the risks of social unrest associated with giving certain sectors of the population (military, government officials) access to treatment while others have more limited access? | ||||||
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How can the U.S., Western governments and international organizations influence the leadership in African countries to make the fight against HIV/AIDS a national priority? | ||||||
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What
gaps exist in our ability to identify, understand and combat pandemics
like Ebola or the Marburg virus, and how might these gaps impact our
ability to deploy U.S. or other forces in or from an affected region? Moderator:
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Wednesday, 16 November
0810-0830 Optional Tours of NDU Library Special Collections, Marshall Hall or National War College, Roosevelt Hall
0845-1030 Panel 4: Terrorism and Transnational Threats - Cause and Enablers
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What factors in various African countries impede or enhance the development of violent extremism and terrorism? | ||||||||
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Do certain religious movements in Africa foster extremism and terrorist activity? | ||||||||
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What role do other transnational threats such as organized crime have in providing resources and financing for terrorist organizations? | ||||||||
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To what extent are ungoverned territories and porous borders exploited to develop new bases for terrorist operations and training? | ||||||||
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What
success have we had in enhancing or developing indigenous African
capabilities to counter terrorism and/or extremism? Moderator:
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1030-1045 Break
1045-1215 Panel 5: Peacekeeping and Conflict Prevention Efforts - What progress are we making?
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How have U.S. military commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq affected our security cooperation activities, particularly the training of African militaries? | ||||||||
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What kinds of security cooperation and military training programs are other countries conducting in Africa? What are their impacts on African security and U.S. interests? | ||||||||
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Have we struck the right balance between devoting resources to military training and peacekeeping forces like ACOTA and GPOI, and devoting resources to other non-military programs to prevent conflict? | ||||||||
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How can the U.S., the U.N. and the G-8 coordinate their policies and programs to improve peacekeeping and conflict prevention and avoid duplication of efforts? | ||||||||
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What are the best roles for AU and African regional organizations and how can they be strengthened? | ||||||||
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Are
there successful regional programs that could serve as a model for other
African regional organizations? Moderator:
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1215-1230 Break
1230-1400 Luncheon - Honorable Salim Ahmed Salim, Special Envoy of the African Union for the Peace Talks in Darfur, former Secretary General of the Organization for African Unity
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Has there been progress in the development of good governance, transparency and democratization in Africa? Where and why? |
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Is democratization possible without good governance and transparency? |
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How can the U.S. and other non-African countries and organizations be of most help? |
1400-1415 Break
1415-1545 Panel 6: Enhancing African and U.S. Security
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Does the U.S. have a comprehensive and resourced strategy that is focused on the relevant security challenges we face in Africa? | ||||||||
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Given the policy priorities of the U.S. government, what are our realistic strategy options? | ||||||||
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How can we most effectively influence positive outcomes in Africa? Should the U.S. focus its resources on developing bilateral relations with key states, working through regional organizations such as ECOWAS or partnering with other major powers, international organizations and NGOs? | ||||||||
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What
other countries are having an impact on African security and how do these
efforts affect U.S. interests? Moderator:
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Updated: November 23, 2005
