A nation must think before it acts.
Date : Thu., February 12, 2009 9:00 am to 4:45 pm Category : FPRI in D.C.
The Obama Administration will face numerous challenges to U.S. national security. Among these, several stand out for their potential as “showstoppers,” where, if the challenge is not met, the U.S. may suffer a strategic loss of capability:
In this conference, our objective is to set forth clearly the actions needed to sustain America’s defense capability.
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Stephen BiddleCommentator
Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Roger D. CarstensCommentator
Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Michael HorowitzModerator
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, and Senior Fellow, FPRI
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Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, Marine Corps Combat Development Cmd.
Mackenzie EaglenCommentator
Senior Policy Analyst for National Security, Heritage Foundation
Christopher PrebleCommentator
CATO Institute
Michael P. NoonanModerator
Director - National Security Program
Keynote
USMC, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command
John HillenIntroduction
Member - FPRI Board of Trustees
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Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Senior Principal Researcher, RAND Corporation
Frederick W. KaganCommentator
Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Mackubin Thomas OwensModerator
Editor -
Associate Dean, U.S. Naval War College
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
Ralph PetersCommentator
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Hon. Thomas A. SchweichCommentator
Visiting Professor of Law and Ambassador in Residence, Washington University in St. Louis
Frank G. HoffmanModerator
Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, Marine Corps Combat Development Cmd.
Thu., February 12, 2009