1998
EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM
“NATO
2010: A STRATEGIC VISION”
February 10-11, 1998
AGENDA
Report on the proceedings of the 1998 European Symposium
Tuesday,
February 10, 1998
0730-0845
Registration - Eisenhower
Hall (Building 59)
0845-0900
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - Eisenhower Hall, Baruch Auditorium
0900-1000
SESSION KEYNOTE: Vice Admiral Ian D.G. Garnett,
United Kingdom Navy; Deputy
Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic -
1000-1030
BREAK
1030-1230
Panel I: “The European and Global Strategic Situation in 2010”
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The Core: The Honorable
Joris Michael Vos; Ambassador of
the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, Royal Netherlands Embassy
- Stabilizing
Europe: Mr. Christopher N.
Donnelly, Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs, Office of the
Secretary General of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NATO
and Out of Area Considerations: The
Middle East Threat Environment 1998-2010: Dr.
Geoffrey Kemp; Director, Regional Strategic Programs, The
Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom
- Transnational
Threats: Mr. Winston P. Wiley; Associate
Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
MODERATOR: Colonel Walter A. Vanderbeek, U.S. Army, Senior Military Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
1245-1445
LUNCHEON (Marshall Hall, Room 155)
SPEAKER:
His Excellency Yuli M. Vorontsov; Ambassador,
Embassy of the Russian Federation - “European Security Architecture: NATO-Russia”
INTRODUCED
BY: Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles; Vice President, National Defense University
1500-1700
Panel II: “The Future Strategic Tasks and Purposes of the Alliance
- NATO Conventional Force Structure and Power Projection
Capability: Major General Henry A.
Kievenaar, Jr., U.S. Army; Principal
Director, European and NATO Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (International Security Affairs), Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Peace Support
Operations in the Balkans: Admiral
Leighton W. Smith, U.S. Navy (Retired); Leighton
Smith Associates & Senior Fellow, Center for Naval Analyses
-
Western Security Actions in the Mid-East and the Persian Gulf:
Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill; Belfer
Lecturer in International Security, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University
MODERATOR:
Mr. Gregory Craig; Director, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
1700-1800
RECEPTION (Atrium, Marshall Hall)
Wednesday,
February 11, 1998
0800-0900
SESSION KEYNOTE: Admiral T.
Joseph Lopez, U.S. Navy Commander-in-Chief, United States Naval Forces
Europe, and Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe -
"Southern Region Challenges and Strategic Approach"
INTRODUCED BY:
Rear Admiral Thomas Marfiak; Commandant,
National War College, National Defense University
0900-0930
BREAK
0930-1130
Panel III: “European Military and Defense Agenda For NATO”
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The Strategic Rationale For Defense Preparedness:
Dr. Richard L. Kugler; Distinguished Research Professor, Institute for National Strategic
Studies, National Defense University
- The
Integration of New Members: Dr. Andrzej Karkoszka; Former
Secretary of State at the MOD, First Deputy Minister of National Defense, Poland
- WMD
Threats, the Southern Region and the Mediterranean: Dr. W. Seth Carus; Visiting Fellow, Counter Proliferation Center, Institute for National
Strategic Studies, National Defense University
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The Role of NATO in European Security Architecture:
Dr. Ronald D. Asmus; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Canadian
Affairs
MODERATOR:
Mr. David Gompert; Distinguished Research Professor; Institute for National Strategic
Studies, National Defense University
1145-1345
LUNCHEON (Marshall Hall, Room 155)
INTRODUCED BY: Dr Hans Binnendijk; Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
1400-1600
Panel IV: “New Dimensions in the Transatlantic Bargain?”
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European View of the U.S. Role in the Alliance: Brigadier
General Dr. Klaus Wittmann; Defense
Advisor, German Delegation to North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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European Attitudes Toward NATO Out-of-Area Operations:
Mr. François Heisbourg; Senior Vice President, Matra Defense (Strategic Development), Paris
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Sharing Responsibility: Mr.
Helmut Sonnenfeldt; Guest Scholar, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
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European View of Future Power-sharing Within the Alliance: Professor
Michael Clarke; Director, Centre
for Defence Studies, Kings College, London
MODERATOR:
Dr Hans Binnendijk; Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense
University
1615-1700
Symposium Synopsis Discussions
-
Ambassador James W. Swihart; Senior Fellow; Institute for National Strategic Studies, National
Defense University
-
Brigadier General Peter N.
Schmitz; Defense Attaché, Embassy of
Germany
MODERATOR:
Dr Hans Binnendijk; Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense
University
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