Video archives of the conference are now available. Browse the Agenda to
choose which section of the conference you would like to watch and then choose
your connection speed.
The files below are presented in Windows Media format, we also have the files
available in Quicktime format.
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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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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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