A nation must think before it acts.
Date : Mon., October 15, 2007 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Category : FPRI in D.C.
On October 15, 2007, FPRI’s Program on National Security held a conference on American civil-military relations, hosted and co-sponsored by the Reserve Officers Association in Washington, D.C. Mackubin T. Owens, Frank G. Hoffman, Michael P. Noonan, and Robert Feidler, director of Strategic Defense Education at the ROA, served as panel moderators. In attendance were more than 100 individuals from academia, government, NGOs, the media, the military, and the public; nearly 300 individuals from several continents participated by live webcast. Overall, most participants seemed to agree that American civil-military relations were troubled even before the Iraq war, which conflict has only exacerbated frictions. FPRI thanks W.W. Keen Butcher, Robert L. Freedman, Bruce H. Hooper, and Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. for their support of this conference. The views expressed herein are those of the speakers and should not be construed to represent any agency of the U.S. government or other institution.
Professor of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago
Thomas E. RicksMilitary Correspondent, Washington Post
Elizabeth StanleyAssistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Mackubin Thomas OwensNaval War College and Senior Fellow, FPRI
Senior Fellow, Center for Technology and National Security, National Defense University
Nadia SchadlowSenior Program Officer, Smith Richardson Foundation
A. Heather CoyneSenior Program Officer, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, United States Institute for Pe
Frank G. HoffmanSenior Fellow, FPRI
Chair, House Armed Services Committee
Senior Fellow, FPRI
Peter FeaverAlexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science, Duke University
Richard KohnProfessor of History, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
Michael P. NoonanDirector - National Security Program
Visiting Professor, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College (on
Gregory NewboldUSMC (ret.)
Peter HegsethVets for Freedom
Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthyUSMC (Ret.) and Executive Director, ROA
Venue
Reserve Officers Association
Wed., August 29, 2012