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MIT Security Studies Program

Contemporary Military Topics
LtCol Tom Gordon
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Contact: Joli Divon Saraf, E40-477, x8-7608, joli@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies

The Military's Role in Disaster Relief Operations
LtCol Tom Gordon
This seminar will consist of a series of talks on the military’s role in international Disaster Relief operations by the Military Fellows and experts in the field. Speakers will draw on their experiences in operations in Bangladesh and Haiti to highlight important lessons learned with respect to Joint, Civilian-Military, and host nation relationships within a multinational disaster response.
Tue Jan 18, 12-02:00pm, E40-496

Table Top Exercise on Disaster Relief Operations
LtCol Tom Gordon
Building on the morning seminar, the military Fellows will lead a table top exercise to demonstrate the complexities of a multinational disaster response. Challenges associated with coordination, communication, and cooperation will be highlighted through a guided scenario.
Tue Jan 18, 03:30-05:00pm, E40-496

Documentary Film: ‘Countdown to Zero’
Professor Stephen Van Evera
Wed Jan 26, 12-02:00pm, E40-496

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Since the first atomic bomb exploded in 1945, scientists and world leaders have grappled with the apocalyptic dangers and paradoxes posed by nuclear weapons. Lucy Walker's documentary presents an unblinking look at humanity's lethal predicament. The film outlines current threats posed by a growing list of nuclear-armed states and weighs the prospects for global disarmament, soliciting insights from a gallery of world leaders and policy experts. A half hour of discussion, led by an SSP faculty member, will follow the film. Bring your own lunch. Popcorn will be served.
Contact: Joli Divon Saraf, x8-7608, joli@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies

U.S. Defense Process: A discussion of the Department of Defense from Policy to Planning to Programming and Budgets
LtCol John Price USAF
Tue Jan 25, 10am-12:00pm, E40-496

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

This interactive seminar is intended to provide the “101” on the system that produces our national defense. It will focus on the structure and interaction of three major processes of the Joint Strategic Planning Process (JSPS), the Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES), and the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System. The discussion will promote a basic understanding of how billions of dollars get translated into the platforms, posture, programs and people that comprise the defense portion of national security.
Contact: Joli Divon Saraf, x8-7608, joli@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies


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