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Former Defense and Energy Secretary
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December 18, 2006
| Speaker: | James R. Schlesinger, Senior Adviser, Lehman Brothers; Former Secretary of Defense; Former Secretary of Energy |
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| Presider: | John Deutch, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Former Undersecretary of Energy; Former Director of Central Intelligence |
Audio
Listen to Energy and U.S. Foreign Policy Task Force Chairs John Deutch and James Schlesinger discuss the task force report National Security Consequences of U.S.Oil Dependency.
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December 18, 2006
| Speaker: | James R. Schlesinger, Senior Adviser, Lehman Brothers; Former Secretary of Defense; Former Secretary of Energy |
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| Presider: | John Deutch, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Former Undersecretary of Energy; Former Director of Central Intelligence |
Video
Watch Energy and U.S. Foreign Policy Task Force Chairs John Deutch and James Schlesinger discuss the task force report National Security Consequences of U.S.Oil Dependency.
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October 12, 2006
News Release
America’s dependence on imported energy increases its strategic vulnerability and constrains its ability to pursue foreign policy and national security objectives, finds a Council-sponsored Independent Task Force. “The lack of sustained attention to energy issues is undercutting U.S. foreign policy and U.S. national security,” says the report.
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October 12, 2006
| Speakers: | James R. Schlesinger, Senior Adviser, Lehman Brothers; Former Secretary of Defense; Former Secretary of Energy; Task Force Chair David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations; Task Force Director |
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| Presider: | John Deutch, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Task Force Chair |
Transcript
Energy Task Force cochairs John Deutch and James Schlesinger discuss a new Independent Task Force report on the national security consequences of U.S. oil dependence.
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October 12, 2006
| Speakers: | John Deutch, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Task Force Chair James R. Schlesinger, Senior Adviser, Lehman Brothers; Former Secretary of Defense; Former Secretary of Energy; Task Force Chair David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science & Technology, Council on Foreign Relations; Task Force Director |
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Members of the CFR Task Force on oil dependency discuss their recently released report with members of the press.
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October 2006
Task Force Report No. 58
Task Force Report
This report argues that the lack of sustained attention to energy issues is undercutting U.S. foreign policy and national security.
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March 30, 2004
| Authors: | Thomas R. Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company James R. Schlesinger, Former Defense and Energy Secretary |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
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March 2004
Task Force Report No. 43C
Task Force Report
Written a year after U.S. and coalition forces went to war with Iraq, a time when American officials faced questions about U.S. staying power, this timely report strongly urges President Bush and senior members of Congress to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to Iraq.
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March 2004
| Authors: | Thomas R. Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company James R. Schlesinger, Former Defense and Energy Secretary |
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Must Read
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June 2003
Task Force Report No. 43B
Task Force Report
With mounting costs to American lives and treasure in Iraq, and success there so clearly tied to American staying power and the coherence of U.S. strategy, the Bush administration must sharpen and deepen its commitment to making Iraq a better and safer place. As a first step, the authors argue that the president should set the direction for his administration by making a major foreign policy address to the nation, explaining the importance of seeing the task through, as well as the costs and risks of U.S. engagement in postwar Iraq.
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June 2003
| Authors: | Thomas R. Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company James R. Schlesinger, Former Defense and Energy Secretary |
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Must Read
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March 2003
Task Force Report No. 43
Task Force Report
Written before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, this report accurately predicted that winning the peace in Iraq would be a far greater challenge than winning the war. The report says that this challenge falls largely on President Bush, who must make clear to the world that the United States is prepared to stay the course for the multibillion-dollar, multiyear commitment of U.S. troops, civilian personnel, and other resources that will be needed to achieve a lasting peace.
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March 12, 2003
| Speakers: | Gordon R. Sullivan |
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May 5, 2000
| Speakers: | James R. Schlesinger, chairman, The Nixon Center Advisory Counci Edwin J. Feulner, The Heritage Foundation C. Fred Bergsten, Institute for International Economics Nicholas R. Lardy, The Brookngs Institution Greg Mastel, New America Foundation Phillip Crane, member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Il) Carla A. Hills, Hills and Company Steve Beckman, United Auto Workers |
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| Welcoming Remarks: | Leslie H. Gelb, president, Council on Foreign Relations |
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February 18, 1997
| Presider: | Karen M. Sughrue, Vice President, Council On Foreign Relations |
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| Panelists: | William H. Webster, Former CIA Director, Reagan & Bush Administrations James R. Schlesinger, Former CIA Director, Nixon Administration R. James Woolsey, Former CIA Director, Clinton Administration The Honorable Morton I. Abramowitz, President, Carnegie Endowment For International Peace |
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