Tuesday,
October 28th (Day 1) |

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12:00-1:30
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Conference
Introduction:
Richard Leone, Robert Kuttner, John Podesta |
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Introduction: Theodore
C. Sorensen |
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Speaker:
General Wesley K. Clark, USA (Ret.) (via
satellite)
Principles of American National Security in
the 21st Century |
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1:45-3:00
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Panel
1: Is America Safer?: The Bush Doctrine and National
Security
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Chair: Samuel
R. Berger |
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Panelists: |
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Issue
1: Dominance, preemption, wars of choice and unilateralism
– Ivo H. Daalder |
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Issue 2: The impact
of unilateralism on American security – Clyde
Prestowitz |
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Issue 3: Recognizing
the interests of other nations –
Susan E. Rice |
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Issue 4: The impact
of economic policy on national security –
Robert E. Rubin |
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3:15-4:30
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Panel
2: Beyond Regime Change: Winning the Peace
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Chair: Richard
Holbrooke  |
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Panelists:
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Issue 1: The lessons
of Iraq and Afghanistan – Joseph C.
Wilson |
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Issue 2: A strategic
framework for winning the peace –
Flynt Leverett |
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Issue 3: Attacking
the roots of terrorism – Jessica Stern
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Issue 4: Cooperation
and burden sharing with allies and international
organizations – Major General William
L. Nash, USA (Ret.) |
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5:00-6:15
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Panel
3: A Critical Challenge: Stopping the Spread of
the Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons
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Chair: William
J. Perry |
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Panelists: |
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Issue 1: Overhauling
counter-proliferation, and the crisis in North Korea
– Ashton B. Carter |
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Issue 2: Global
non-proliferation tools, and the case of Iran
– Rose Gottemoeller |
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Issue 3: Proliferation
of chemical and biological weapons – Amy
Smithson |
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Issue 4: Combating
proliferation and the new arms race – Wendy
Sherman |
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6:30-7:30 |
Reception |
7:30-9:00 |
Dinner |
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American
Security in an Era of Preeminence |
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Introduction:
David L. Aaron
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Speaker:
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Introduction:
Lawrence Korb
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Speaker:
Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE)
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Wednesday,
October 29th (Day 2)
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7:30-9:00
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Breakfast |
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Homeland
Security Beyond the Beltway |
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Introduction: John
Podesta
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Speaker: Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
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Introduction: Rodney
Slater
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Speaker: Governor
Mark Warner (D-VA)
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9:15-10:30
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Panel
4: Is America Prepared?: Protecting the Homeland
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Chair:
Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA) (subject
to congressional schedule) |
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Panelists: |
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Issue 1: Homeland
security from inside the beltway –
Randall Larsen |
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Issue 2: Hometown
security: Meeting the needs of America’s communities
– Mayor Ed Garza (San Antonio) |
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Issue 3: Preparing
for the worst: Are we ready for a biological, chemical
or nuclear attack? – Margaret A. Hamburg |
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Issue 4: Missing
the mark: Targeting the real terrorists –
Juliette Kayyem |
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10:35-11:50
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Panel
5: America’s Instruments of Power: An Agenda
of Reform
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Chair: Congressman
James A. Leach (R-IA) (subject to congressional
schedule) |
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Panelists: |
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Issue 1: Looking
ahead: Implications for U.S. military force structure,
defense spending and reform – Michèle
A. Flournoy |
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Issue 2: Deploying
the full arsenal: Using America’s military
and diplomatic power –
Lieutenant General
Bernard E. Trainor, USMC (Ret.) |
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Issue 3: Maximizing
our intelligence capabilities: Credibility, cooperation
and organization – James Steinberg
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Issue 4. A more
effective anti-terrorism agenda – Rand
Beers |
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12:00
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Rebuilding
our Alliances |
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Introduction:
Togo D. West, Jr
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Speaker:
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (subject
to Senate schedule)
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