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Historic
events have preceded each of the major reforms to the architecture of
U.S. National Security: the National Security Act of 1947 after World
War II; the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 in the wake of Vietnam and
post-Vietnam uses of force; and the creation of the Department of Homeland
Defense and reorganization of the intelligence community after September
11, 2001. Since the last round of reforms, significant efforts have
been made by various organizations and commissions to analyze the current
structure and operations of the National Security Organization as it
is today. Some have been narrowly focused, others more broad and encompassing.
The next Administration will have no shortage of advice pouring in from
myriad commissions and think tanks, and the purpose of this symposium
is to preview some of those efforts with the intent of better understanding
whether and how reform is possible. This symposium will assemble key
scholars, officials, and practitioners to discuss the prospects of national
security reform. We will also look intently at the key implications
for the Department of Defense and other agencies involved with the security
of our nation and national security policy development for the coming
years.
Day 1
0900-0910
Welcoming Remarks and Introduction
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Director,
Institute for National Strategic Studies
0900 - 1000 Opening Keynote - Strategic Transformation
of National Security Structures - how to institutionalize innovation
and adapt organizations to enhance national security
Dr. Steven Kerr, Senior Advisor, Goldman Sachs
1030 - 1200
Panel 1: Defining the Capabilities: Views from the "Bridge
of the Ship of State"
- System performance
in terms of Behaviors, Efficiency, and Outcomes
- Demands
of the emerging security environment
- Reform trends
and risks and the risks from action and inaction
Moderator:
Ambassador Laura E. Kennedy, Deputy Commandant & International
Affairs Advisor, National War College
Panelists:
The Honorable Robert E. Hunter, Senior Advisor,
RAND
Ambassador Edward "Skip" Gnehm, Jr., Kuwait
Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, The Elliot School of
International Affairs, The George Washington University
Mr. Daniel Benjamin, Director, Center on
the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Mr. G. William Anderson, International Development
Consultant - PPT
1215 -
1330 Keynote Lunch Address: NATO Adaptation and Reform
Introduction: Ambassador Richard Roth, Senior Vice President,
National Defense University
Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, USA, Deputy Chairman
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee
1345 - 1530 Panel 2: The Reform Agenda: Competing Assessments and Recommendations
from the Marketplace of Ideas
- Setting Priorities for Reform
- Correcting missing elements of the system
- Structure and process reforms to better integrate the elements
of national power
- Congressional and executive branch efforts to realign resources
Moderator: Mr. S. John Tsagronis, Senior Director,
National Security Council
Panelists:
The Honorable James R. Locher III, Executive Director,
Project on National Security Reform
Ms. Kathleen Hicks, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic
and International Studies
Dr. Christopher Lamb, Senior Research Fellow, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
Professor Christopher Kojm, Professor of the Practice
of International Affairs, George Washington University
Dr. Gordon Adams, Professor of U.S. Foreign
Policy, American University
1545
- 1730 Panel 3: Preparing Leaders and Strategists for Complex Challenges
(for information on a related event, see National
Security Leadership: Are We Prepared for the Complex Challenges of the
21st Century?)
- Who is creating today's and tomorrow's strategic thinkers?
What is the role of Joint Professional Military Education in fostering
strategic thinking?
- How can we build human capacity to meet national security objectives?
- What shortcomings exist in professional development and education
for military and civilian senior leaders?
- What changes are necessary in career planning and professional
development?
Moderator:
Dr. Mark Mykityshyn, The White Oak Group, Inc
Panelists:
General Richard Myers, USAF (Ret), Colin Powell
Chair for Ethics, Character, and Leadership, National Defense University
Major General Robert Schmidle, USMC, Assistant
Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, Headquarters US Marine
Corps
Dr. Albert
Pierce, National Defense University Center for Ethics and
Leadership
Day 2
0800-0825: Tour of Library Special Collections, Optional
0830 - 1000 Panel 4: Reform Approaches of Allies and Partners
Moderator: Mr. Leo Michel, Senior Research Fellow, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
Panelists:
Mr. Mark Newton, Director, First Secretary, Defence Staff,
British Embassy - PPT+Notes
Mr. Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Visiting Fellow, Europe Program,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (France)
- Paper
PPT
Admiral Christopher Barrie, RAN (Ret), Visiting Professor,
Industrial College of the Armed Forces and former Chief of the Australian
Defence Force - Paper
1015 - 1145 Panel 5: Prospects and Perspectives of Reform
at the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community
- Twenty years ago the Goldwater-Nichols Act forced major changes
in organizational structure and officer career planning for the Department
of Defense. What are the corresponding implications for the Department
of Defense and the Intelligence Community based on the proposed reforms?
- How do we ensure that the process that took a decade to implement
within the Department of Defense can be done more quickly and efficiently
in a new round of reforms?
- What guidance can you offer to the other departments affected
by the reform agendas presented?
Moderator: Dr. Steven E. Meyer, Professor of Political
Science, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Panelists:
Ms. Ellen Laipson, President and CEO, The Henry L. Stimson
Center
Dr. Jeb Nadaner, Director of Strategy, Lockheed Martin
Co
Mr. Frank Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security
Policy Institute, the George Washington University
Mr. Karl Lowe, Director, Joint Advanced Warfighting
Division, Institute for Defense Analyses - Paper
1200
- 1330 Keynote Lunch Address: 21st Century Diplomacy
Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen
Group
1345 - 1430
A View of National Security Reform
Professor Bruce W. Jentleson, Professor of Public
Policy Studies and Political Science, Terry Sanford Institute of Public
Policy, Duke University
1445 -
1615 Panel 6: Prospects and Perspectives of Reform within the Diplomacy
and Development Communities
- What are the implications for the Department of State, Development
Agencies, and the National Security Council if the proposed reforms
are embraced?
- What lessons can you draw from the Department of Defense's implementation
of Goldwater Nichols? What lessons from other reform agendas implemented
at your agency?
Moderator: Mr. Frederick D. Barton, Co-Director,
Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, CSIS
Panelists:
Dr. Mitchell Reiss, Vice Provost for International
Affairs and Professor of Government, College of William and Mary School
of Law
Ms. Gayle Smith, Senior Fellow, Center for American
Progress
Mr. Paul Clayman, Senior Vice President, APCO Worldwide
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Director, Institute for
National Strategic Studies
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