Scheduled Seminars | Discussions | Admin Details
Rethinking Future Elements of National and International Power is the focus of the fourth series of professional seminars produced by JHU/APL. This year’s sponsors will be the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy and the US Navy.
Video, audio, and notes files from the most recent seminar (14 August) by Mr. John McLaughlin (JHU/SAIS) on Future Challenges for American Intelligence have been posted on the Archives page. Video postings and announcements about upcoming seminars are announced to the contact list.
This year's series will address topics such as
- How can the US and her allies:
- Deter and dissuade potential adversaries from taking action?
- Prevent escalation and/or bring conflicts to a rapid conclusion?
- What elements of national and international power might be used?
- Diplomatic? Information? Military? Economic?
- Other elements?
- How do ethics, religion and culture fit in with other elements of power?
- What should be done to the interagency to improve its capability as identified in an examination of roles played by:
- State Department, Commerce Department, USAID, other US agencies?
- NATO, WTO, UN, World Bank, NGOs, others international agencies?
- An examination of the use of bilateral vs. multilateral agreements
- An examination of various concepts of future grand strategy using all elements of national power
Scheduled Seminars
WEDNESDAY, 10
SEPTEMBER 2008
Andrew S. Natsios
Distinguished Professor in Practice of Diplomacy
Mortara Center For International Studies
Georgetown University
(Former Administrator, USAID)
USAID / Foreign Assistance and
National Power
Marriott Residence Inn, Arlington, VA
6:00 - 8:00PM
From
2001 to 2006, Mr. Natsios served as Administrator of the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) which is the lead US
government agency doing international economic development and
humanitarian assistance. During this period he managed USAID’s
reconstruction programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan which
totaled more than $14 billion over four years. (biography)
During the Rethinking Seminar, Mr. Natsios will discuss
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USAID:
formation, history, operations, and goals
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How "foreign assistance" relates
to "security assistance" (FMF,
etc.) and "development assistance"
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What mechanisms exist to
de-conflict security assistance and development assistance
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Past USAID programs: what works and what doesn't
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Current major goals and shifts in
goals
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Relationships to State, DOD and
other agencies
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Where do DOD's PRTs start and leave
off vs what USAID does
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What are the friction points
between DoD, State, AID, NGOs? How have they been creatively
resolved?
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Where are the areas for
possible improvement in terms of coordination or mission
accomplishment?
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What mechanisms exist to
benchmark and incorporate "lessons learned" into future
cooperative endeavors?
RSVP by COB Wednesday, 3 September 2008
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Contact List
Future speakers in this series
will be announced to the
contact list as soon as details are confirmed.
If you wish to be added to the contact list, please go to the new on-line
registration webpage, create a short profile, and after you
login, select ADD ME
TO THE CONTACT LIST. If you sign up for an upcoming seminar,
you will automatically be added to the contact list.
On-Line Registration
To improve the efficiency of the registration process, we ask those planning to attend a seminar to use the on-line
registration application. The first time you reply you will be
asked to create a short profile which will ensure the accuracy and
increase the speed of your future registrations. See the Login
Page for more information. You can also use this system to
have your name added to the contact list.
Discussion
Opportunity
You now have the opportunity to
comment on topics covered by our speakers using the new on-line
discussion capability. Visit the Discussions page and comment on any of the talks after each
is posted on the web. You may also address comments made by
others.
Admin & Contact Details
No charge for the Seminar itself
Location: Marriott Residence Inn, Pentagon City, 550 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, VA
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Metro stop: Pentagon City
Free parking:
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Along Army-Navy Drive (at meters -- free only after 6:00PM)
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Across Army-Navy Drive for those w/ Pentagon parking passes
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Limited below hotel. Tell guard you are attending the Rethinking Seminar
Light supper buffet will be available for $10 approximately 30 minutes before each Seminar
Dress is uniform of the day or civilian casual
Contact Information: For any difficulties with
the on-line registration system or other
questions, please contact Peggy Harlow, Johns Hopkins
University / Applied Physics Laboratory at peggy.harlow@jhuapl.edu (240-228-7427)
If you have a question for the speaker but cannot attend:
If you cannot attend a seminar but have a specific question for the speaker, please send it to us before the day of the event and we will try to have it answered during the evening’s Q&A session. Incoming questions may be consolidated or edited as appropriate. |
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