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CNAS 2012 Annual Conference
Jun 13, 2012
8:45am
to
6:00pm
Willard InterContinental Hotel
Washington, DC
Rethinking U.S. Security: Navigating a World in Transition
The Center for a New American Security's 2012 annual conference, "Rethinking U.S. Security: Navigating a World in Transition," took place in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
Agenda:
8:45-8:55 a.m.: Welcome
Nathaniel Fick, CNAS
8:55-9:45 a.m.: Keynote Address: The Asia-Pacific Century
The Honorable Dr. Kurt Campbell
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
9:45-11:00 a.m.: National Security Strategy for the Next Decade
Moderators:
Dr. Kristin Lord & Richard Fontaine, CNAS
Speakers:
Dr. Peter Feaver, Duke University
Dr. Robert Kagan, The Brookings Institution
Dr. Colin Kahl, CNAS
Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University
11:15-11:30 a.m.: Getting Afghans into the Lead
Moderator:
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, The Washington Post
Speaker:
Major Fernando Lujan, USA, CNAS
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Reintegrating Veterans into Their Communities
Moderator:
Nathaniel Fick, CNAS
Speakers:
Phillip Carter, Caerus Associates
Dr. Margaret Harrell, CNAS
Lieutenant General James Terry Scott, USA (Ret.),
Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
12:45-1:45 p.m.: Networking Lunch
2:00-2:30 p.m.: 1lt Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA Fellowship Presentation
Speaker:
Dr. John Nagl, CNAS & U.S. Naval Academy
2:30-3:15 p.m.: Economics and Security
A conversation with
The Honorable Robert Zoellick, World Bank
Moderator:
Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations
3:15-4:30 p.m.: Responsible Defense in a Changing World
Moderators:
Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) & Dr. Nora Bensahel, CNAS
Speakers:
The Honorable Michèle Flournoy, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
The Honorable Dr. Dov Zakheim, Center for Strategic and International Studies
4:45-6:00 p.m.: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East after the Arab Spring
Moderator:
Dr. Andrew Exum, CNAS
Speakers:
Kim Ghattas, BBC
Dr. Bruce Jentleson, Duke University
Michael Singh, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Dr. Tamara Wittes, The Brookings Institution
6:00-6:05 p.m.: Closing Remarks
Richard Fontaine, CNAS
6:05-7:30 p.m.: Cocktail Reception
Location:
Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
CNAS is grateful to the following sponsors for their generous support of this event:
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