Wednesday Seminars, Fall 2003
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| September 17 | Steven Simon, Senior Analyst, Rand. Topic: "Update on the War on Terror" |
| September 24 | Robert Rotberg, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard; Director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Belfer Center, Harvard. Topic: "When States Fail: Causes and Consequences" |
| October 1 | Mike Doran, Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations. Topic: "The Conspiracy between the United States and the Shi'ites to Control the Persian Gulf and Destroy Islam" |
| October 8 | Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT. Topic: "European Union Security and Defense Policy" |
| October 15 | Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs Nuclear Threat Initiative. Topic: "Securing Nuclear Materials in Russia and Beyond" |
| October 22 | Jennifer Leaning, Professor of International Health, Department of Population and International Health, Harvard University. Topic: "The Role of the Military in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Current Issues and Challenges in Afghanistan and Iraq" |
| October 29, | Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development, Battelle; Vice Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy. Topic: "Critical Challenges for the United States: The Fast War and Slow Peace" |
| November 5 | Paul Bracken, Professor of Management and Political Science, Yale University. Topic: "The Structure of the Second Nuclear Age" |
| November 12 | Jennifer Lind, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science, MIT; Visiting Fellow, Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College. Topic: "Continuity and Change in Japanese Security Policy: Testing Theories of International Relations" |
| December 3 | Martha Crenshaw, Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor of Global Issues & Democratic Thought, Department of Government, Wesleyan University. Topic: "Why the United States is a Target for Terrorism" |