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The
United States faces many daunting national security challenges in the
coming years, some not traditionally viewed as security issues, to include
redistribution of economic power; international political flux; globalization
of communications and information; energy and environmental security;
fragile states and ungoverned spaces; transnational terrorism; the changing
character of war; and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
America's new leaders must respond to these challenges with a comprehensive,
in-depth understanding of the issues, decisive, yet collaborative action,
and strategic patience.
The Institute for National Strategic Studies has identified eight global
trends driving tomorrow's complex security environment. These trends
represent challenges and in some cases opportunities for America's civilian
policymakers and military leaders. These trends amount to a paradigm
shift and policymakers may increasingly find themselves operating in
terra incognita. To shed light on this emerging global environment,
the Institute for National Strategic Studies has produced a seminal
volume, Strategic Global Assessment, which details these driving
trends, assesses them in regional context, and finally, offers a number
of pathways for American policymakers to deal with them. Featured speakers
will include military officers, government officials, and experts from
research institutes. The symposium will be held at the National Defense
University, Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington on 7-8 April 2009.
The program is open to the public. Participants are
expected from government, business, universities, and research institutes
from the United States and abroad. Registration will take place in Room
1105 of Abraham Lincoln Hall. All panels will be conducted in the new
Lincoln Hall auditorium. Lunches will be held in Room 155 of Marshall
Hall.
Day 1
0900-0910
Welcoming Remarks and Introduction
LtGen Frances C. Wilson, USMC, President,
National Defense University
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin,
Director,
Institute for National Strategic Studies
0910 -
1000 Opening Keynote Address
Ms. Michéle
A. Flournoy, Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy
1030 - 1200
Panel 1: Adapting to Global Challenges Part I
- The Global
Re-Distribution of Economic Power
- Political
Flux in a Non-polar World
- The Impact
of the Information Revolution
Moderator:
Dr. Stephen Flanagan, Senior Vice President, Center
for Strategic and International Studies
Panelists:
Dr. Robert Madsen, Senior Fellow, Center for International
Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research, The Eurasia
Group
Mr. Kim Taipale, Executive Director, Center
for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy
1215 -
1330 Keynote Lunch Address: The Future of Pakistan - U.S.
Relations
Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to
the United States
Introduction by: Mr. Joseph McMillan, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
1345 - 1530 Panel 2: Adapting to Global Challenges Part II
- Energy and the Environmental Insecurity
- Fragile States and Ungoverned Spaces
- Transitional Movements and Terrorism
Moderator: Dr. Michael Klare, Five Colleges Professor
of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College
Panelists:
Dr. Richard Andres, Senior Research Fellow, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
Dr. James Schear, Director of Research, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
Mr. Mark Stout, Joint Advanced Warfighting Division,
Institute for Defense Analyses
Mrs. Linda Robinson, Booz Allen Hamilton
1545
- 1730 Panel 3: Adapting to Global Challenges Part III
- The Changing Character of War
- The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Moderator:
Dr. Brad Roberts, Researcher, Institute for Defense Analyses
Panelists:
Rear Admiral Chris Parry, Royal Navy (Ret), formerly
Head, Development, Concepts & Doctrine Centre, UK Ministry of Defence
Dr. Thomas X. Hammes, Colonel, USMC, (Ret)
Ms. M. Elaine
Bunn, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic
Studies
Dr. David Kilcullen, Senior Fellow, The EastWest
Institute
Day 2 -
continued
0800-0825: Tour of Library Special Collections, Optional
0830 - 1000 Panel 4: Assessing Complex Regional Trends
Part I
- Greater
Middle East
- South Asia
- Russia/Eurasia
- East and
Southeast Asia
Moderator:
Professor James Clad, Near East South Asia Center
Panelists:
Dr. Judith S. Yaphe, Senior Research Fellow, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
Dr. Timothy Hoyt, Professor, Strategy and Policy Department,
Naval War College
Dr. Eugene Rumer, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for
National Strategic Studies
Dr. Phil Saunders, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for
National Strategic Studies
1015 -
1145 Panel 5: Assessing Complex Regional Trends Part II
- Europe
- Africa
- The Americas
Moderator: Dr. Steve Brent, Chair, Department of
Economics, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Panelists:
Mr. Leo Michel, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National
Strategic Studies
Ambassador Mark Bellamy, Director, Africa Center
for Strategic Studies
Colonel John Cope, USA (Ret), Senior
Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies
1200
- 1315 Keynote Lunch Address:
The Honorable James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary,
U.S. Department of State
1325-1400 Featured Address: Containing Iran's Rise
Mr. Robert Baer, Author and
former CIA Officer
Introduction by: Ms. Kimberly Dozier, Correspondent,
CBS News
1400-1440 Challenges and Opportunities for American Policymakers
Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Director of Policy Planning,
U.S. Department of State
Introduction: Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin, Professor, National
War College
1455 - 1635
Panel 6: Recalibrating American Power
- America's Contributions to Global Security
- Alternative Force Structures and Resource/Budget Constraints
- National
Security Reform
- Cooperation with Allies and Coalition Partners
- Competitive
Strategies for U.S. Engagement
Moderator: Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken,
Dr. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, The
Brookings Institution
Dr. Christopher Lamb, Senior Research Fellow, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Director, Institute
for National Strategic Studies
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