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home > the cfr think tank > research projects > John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Staff: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies |
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December 1, 1996 - Present
Meetings
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: Sprinting to the Finish
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Kori Schake, Principal Deputy Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State |
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: Counterterrorism Under the Next President-Lessons from New York City
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Richard A. Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism, New York City Police Department |
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: Statecraft in the Middle East
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Dennis B. Ross, Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute |
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: Trends in the U.S.-China Security Relationship
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: Planning for Future Military Conflicts
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Thomas G. Mahnken, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Planning, U.S. Department of Defense |
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: The Next Attack in the Homeland - How to Respond
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Henry A. Crumpton, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Counterterrorism Office, U.S. Department of State |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: An Assessment Intelligence Reform
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Mark Lowenthal, President, The Intelligence & Security Academy, LLC |
| William E. Odom, Adjunct Professor, Yale University |
John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda: The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speakers: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: U.S. Intelligence and 911
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Amy Zegart, University of California Los Angeles |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: New Nuclear Interactions
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speaker: | Stephen Peter Rosen, Olin Institute for Strategic Studies |
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| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Council on Foreign Relations |
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John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: What Kind of Military Transformation?
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speaker: | Frederick W. Kagan, American Enterprise Institute |
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| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Council on Foreign Relations |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: Intelligence Reform - A View from the Eye of the Storm
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speaker: | Deborah Barger, Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence |
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| Presider: | Richard K. Betts, Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
12:00 - 2:30 p.m.
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: Transformational Diplomacy
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speaker: | John Hillen, U.S. Dept. of State |
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| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: The Challenge of American Primacy
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speakers: | William C. Wohlforth, Dartmouth College |
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| Stephen Brooks, Dartmouth College | |
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: The Integrated Power Concept and Its Implications in Iraq
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speakers: | Larry Korb, Center for American Progress |
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| Robert Boorstin, Center for American Progress | |
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: Intelligence and Policy - A Broken Relationship
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speaker: | Paul Pillar, Georgetown University |
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| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
John J. McCloy Roundtable on Setting the National Security Agenda: U.S. First Strike Capability
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Speakers: | Keir Lieber, Notre Dame University |
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| Daryl G. Press, University of Pennsylvania | |
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
Dying to Win
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Robert A. Pape, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago |
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | A.J. Bacevich, Director of the Center for International Relations,, Boston University |
Iraq: Can We Eat Soup with a Knife?
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | John Nagl |
They Still Don't Get It: The Danger of Ignoring Reality in the War on Terrorism
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Michael Scheuer |
Lying in International Politics
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Eric Alterman, Professor, Brooklyn College, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress |
The Road to-and-from 9/11
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Philip D. Zelikow, Executive Director, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States |
The Case Against American Empire
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow, Independent Institute |
The Evolving Security Roles of American Forces in Iraq
Related Projects: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda, John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speakers: | Gary Anderson, Science Applications International Corporation |
| Francis "Bing" West, GAMA Corporation |
Contact Victoria Thompson at (212) 434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org
Roundtable on the Navy's Evolving Role in War on Terror
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Albert Konetzni Jr. |
Contact Victoria Thompson at (212) 434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org
John J. McCloy Roundtable with General James T. Hill
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | James T. Hill |
Contact Victoria Thompson at (212) 434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org
John J. McCloy Roundtable with Lt. General William Odom
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | William E. Odom, Hudson Institute |
Contact Victoria Thompson at (212) 434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org
Terrorism After Al Qa'ida
Related Projects: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda, John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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| Speaker: | Paul Pillar, National Intelligence Council |
Contact Victoria Thompson at 212-434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org
New Bases and Allies for Old? The Pentagon’s Plans for Future Global Military Posture
Related Project: John J. McCloy Roundtable Series on Setting the National Security Agenda
| Presider: | Richard K. Betts |
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Contact Victoria Thompson at 212-434-9668 or vthompson@cfr.org
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
+1-212-434-9627
gsamore@cfr.org
Sebastian Mallaby
Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for
Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
smallaby@cfr.org
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Deputy Director of Studies Administration
+1-212-434-9753
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