Roundtable on U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy
Director: Stephen Biddle, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
October 2006 - Present
This roundtable series focuses on issues that influence U.S. defense policy, such as the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, civil-military relations, and debates about the transformation of the U.S. military and the future of warfare. It is made possible by the generous support of Roger Hertog.
Meetings
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The Transition in Afghanistan: The View from the Theater
Speakers: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs
November 21, 2011
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The Obama Administration’s National Security Record at Midterm: A View from the Loyal Opposition
Speaker: Peter Feaver, Duke University
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
January 28, 2011
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Winning Hearts and Minds: Communications and Public Diplomacy in Afghanistan
Speaker: David B. Ensor, U.S. Embassy, Kabul
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
January 12, 2011
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Wartime Civil-Military Relations
Speaker: Eliot A. Cohen, The Johns Hopkins University
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
November 10, 2009
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Operation Cast Lead in Gaza
Speaker: Brigadier General Itai Brun, Israeli Defense Forces; Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military Studies
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
February 25, 2009
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The Future of Counterinsurgency and the Design of the American Military
Speaker: Colonel Gian Gentile, USA, United States Military Academy West Point
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
January 26, 2009
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Lebanon and the Future of Warfare
Speakers: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
Jeffrey A. Friedman, Kennedy School of Government
Presider: Major General David A. Fastabend, USA, U.S. Department of Defense
December 16, 2008
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Surge Dynamics and Stability in Iraq
Speakers: J.B. Burton, Executive Officer, Deputy Undersecretary of the Army; Second Brigade Combat Team, First Infanty Division
Brigadier General Falah Kanbar, Former Commander, First Brigade, Sixth Division, Iraqi Army
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
December 3, 2008
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The El Salvador Model of Counterinsurgency
Speaker: Todd Greentree, Visiting Scholar, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
September 23, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Iraq and Afghanistan: Meeting the Challenges of Modern COIN
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defense Staff, British Ministry of Defence
July 31, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Assessing Iraq Reconstruction
Speaker: Stuart W. Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
June 23, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Technology in Counterinsurgency-Defeating IEDs
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)
April 30, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Difficult Transitions: Why Presidents Fail in Foreign Policy at the Outset
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Kurt M. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Center for New American Security
March 5, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
New Faces of Battle: Private Contractors, Child Warriors, and Robot Soldiers
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Peter W. Singer, Director, 21st Century Initiative, The Brookings Institution
January 9, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
A New Phase in Iraq?
Presider: Kay King, Vice President, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
December 5, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Do We Exaggerate the Threats of Terrorism and Proliferation?
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: John Mueller, Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, Ohio State University
November 16, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Air and Land Power After Iraq
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Charles J. Dunlap, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
October 1, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Managing the Consequences of Failure in Iraq
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Daniel L. Byman, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
June 25, 2007
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Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy
Speakers: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
May 21, 2007
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Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Rumsfeld Era
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Richard H. Kohn, Professor and Chair, Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
February 26, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
The New Way Forward in Iraq
Presider: Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Stephen J. Hadley, The White House
January 19, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
U.S. Grand Strategy and the Long War
Speaker: Peter Douglas Feaver, National Security Council
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
October 18, 2006
Saudi Arabia on the Edge
American Force
The Struggle for Egypt
