Rethinking the War on Terrorism - webcast - Gen'l Zinni on now!

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http://www.wws.princeton.edu/pcpia/webcasts.html

The following events will be webcast live. All other events will be available for viewing the week following the Colloquium.

Friday | Saturday


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Friday, April 8, 2005

10:30am - 12:00pm

Keynote Address
Beyond Rhetoric: Towards a Palestinian-Israeli Peace
Dr. Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi, Secretary-General, the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH)

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1:00pm - 2:30pm

U.S. Public Diplomacy Toward the Arab/Muslim World: Winning - or Losing - Hearts and Minds?

Moderator: Amb. Edmund Hull, Diplomat in Residence, Princeton University
Panelists:

Hady Amr, MPA '91, Managing Partner, Amr Group
Nadia Bilbasey, Washington correspondent, Al-Arabiya TV
Amb. Theodore Kattouf, MCF '83, CEO, AMIDEAST
Description: Why have US efforts at public diplomacy in the Arab and Muslim world largely failed? Do we understand the current challenge, and can we deploy an effective response? What are the current policies, what is wrong with them, and what should we do better? What are the most innovative new policies governments could adopt to better represent American policy to foreign publics. Furthermore, what role should non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and educational institutions play?

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3:00pm - 4:30pm

Keynote Address
Winning the War on Terrorism
Gen. (ret.) Anthony Zinni, former commander of U.S. Central Command

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5:00pm - 6:30pm

Re-Securing the Homeland: Is the Patriot Act the Right Solution for Homeland Security?

Moderator: Keith E. Whittington, Associate Professor of Politics and Acting Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University
Panelists:

Nat Hentoff, Columnist, The Village Voice
Stuart S. Taylor, Jr., Columnist, National Journal
John Yoo, Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Description: Following the attacks of September 11th, 2001, a host of laws and regulations were developed to increase homeland security. These policies now have a track record of over three years. What have their actual effects been? Have they been effective? At what cost? Have they undermined their own goals, or have they made us safer? Are civil liberties groups correct to denounce these laws as undermining basic rights? Looking to the future, which of these measures should remain in effect, how can their potential negative effects be minimized, and what more is needed?

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Saturday, April 9, 2005

9:00am - 10:15am

Government Networks: Comparing and Coordinating Approaches to Terror

Moderator: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Panelists:

Sidney J. Caspersen, Director, New Jersey Office of Counter-Terrorism
Christopher Kojm, MPA '79, John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University and former Deputy Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission
Amb. Thomas Stelzer, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna)
Lee S. Wolosky, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Description: While in news conferences national governments clash over efforts to combat terrorism, on the level of implementation government officials increasingly cooperate with their counterparts abroad to share intelligence, coordinate police action, and track terrorist finances. What is the extent of this cooperation, and how effective is it? How do such networks form consensus and handle issues of disagreement? How can they be made more effective? What broader implications to these networks have for multilateralism and global governance?


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10:30am - 12:00pm

Measuring Success in Combating Terrorism

Moderator: Alan B. Krueger, Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Princeton University
Panelists:

Larry C. Johnson, CEO and Co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC
Raphael Perl, Senior Analyst for terrorism policy, Congressional Research Service
Peter Probst, former CIA Officer, International Terrorism Expert
Description: How do we know when we've won the war on an "ism?" What indicators will allow us to objectively measure success against an intangible concept, especially one often prone to political manipulation? How can empirical methods be applied to assess the various costs and benefits of policies aimed at fighting terrorism? How have our efforts measured up so far and what benchmarks can we set for the future?


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1:00pm - 2:30pm

Keynote Address
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Giora Eiland, Israeli National Security Advisor


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2:45pm - 4:15pm

Regional Approaches to Terror

"Global" terrorism is often discussed in the abstract. Indeed, the rhetoric surrounding the "war on terror" suggests a general conflict that occurs both everywhere and nowhere. In reality, the use of terror tactics is often closely linked to localized politics and ideologies. How are different regions responding to terror? What local differences must be accounted for, and what broad lessons can be learned?

Beyond Al-Qaeda: Terrorism in the Arab Civil War

Moderator: Michael Doran, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
Panelists:

Col. Thomas F. Lynch, III, CENTCOM
Michael Young, Daily Star
Michael Rubin, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

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4:30pm - 6:00pm

Preparing for the Road Ahead: How Do We Ready a New Generation?

Moderator: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Panelists:

Michael Beckmann, Director, Presidential Management Fellows Program, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Diane Castiglione, Director of Recruitment, U.S. Department of State
Frederick P, Hitz '61, former Inspector General of the CIA
Joan Timoney, Vice President for Programs, Partnership for Public Service
Description: For the United States, the launch of Sputnik catalyzed the training of a generation of leaders to manage the Soviet challenge. After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. faces new challenges and threats. How should future public leaders be educated to address the "terror" problem? What skills and knowledge do they need? How can we motivate and mobilize these students in adequate numbers to serve? How can the government attract and place the right people for the right government jobs? As the Woodrow Wilson School is about to celebrate its 75 th Anniversary, what is the role of it and other public affairs schools in meeting this new challenge?

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1. Zinni just got a long and hearty applause!

I hope some of you can watch it.