Roundtable on U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy
Director: Stephen Biddle, Adjunct 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
Roundtable Meeting
A New U.S. Defense Strategy for a New Era
Speaker:
Barry M. Blechman, Cofounder and Distinguished Fellow, Stimson CenterPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Conflict Trends and Future Warfare
Speaker:
David Kilcullen, Chief Executive Officer, Caerus AssociatesPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, George Washington University; Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
AirSea Battle, An Analyst's View
Speaker:
Captain Jan van Tol, USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary AssessmentsPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Roundtable Meeting
Cutting the Defense Budget
Speaker:
Michael O'Hanlon, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings InstitutionPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The Transition in Afghanistan: The View from the Theater
November 21, 2011
This meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The Obama Administration’s National Security Record at Midterm: A View from the Loyal Opposition
Speaker:
Peter Feaver, Duke UniversityPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Winning Hearts and Minds: Communications and Public Diplomacy in Afghanistan
Speaker:
David B. Ensor, U.S. Embassy, KabulPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Wartime Civil-Military Relations
Speaker:
Eliot A. Cohen, The Johns Hopkins UniversityPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Operation Cast Lead in Gaza
Speaker:
Brigadier General Itai Brun, Israeli Defense Forces; Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military StudiesPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The Future of Counterinsurgency and the Design of the American Military
Speaker:
Colonel Gian Gentile, USA, United States Military Academy West PointPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Lebanon and the Future of Warfare
Speakers:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations, Jeffrey A. Friedman, Kennedy School of GovernmentPresider:
Major General David A. Fastabend, USA, U.S. Department of DefenseThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
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 ArmyPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The El Salvador Model of Counterinsurgency
Speaker:
Todd Greentree, Visiting Scholar, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins UniversityPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defense Staff, British Ministry of Defence
12:45-2:00 p.m. - Meeting
This meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Assessing Iraq Reconstruction
Speaker:
Stuart W. Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq ReconstructionPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Technology in Counterinsurgency-Defeating IEDs
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)This meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Difficult Transitions: Why Presidents Fail in Foreign Policy at the Outset
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Kurt M. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Center for New American SecurityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
New Faces of Battle: Private Contractors, Child Warriors, and Robot Soldiers
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Peter W. Singer, Director, 21st Century Initiative, The Brookings InstitutionThis meeting is not for attribution.
Presider:
Kay King, Vice President, Washington Program, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Meeting
This meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Do We Exaggerate the Threats of Terrorism and Proliferation?
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
John Mueller, Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, Ohio State UniversityThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Air and Land Power After Iraq
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Charles J. Dunlap, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air ForceThis meeting is not for attribution.
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Daniel L. Byman, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
This meeting is not for attribution.
Speakers:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
This meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Rumsfeld Era
Presider:
Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Richard H. Kohn, Professor and Chair, Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense, University of North Carolina Chapel HillThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
The New Way Forward in Iraq
Presider:
Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Stephen J. Hadley, The White HouseThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
U.S. Grand Strategy and the Long War
Speaker:
Peter Douglas Feaver, National Security CouncilPresider:
Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
This meeting is not for attribution.
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