Roundtable Series on National Security Affairs
Director: Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
July 2007 - Present
This series focuses on issues, primarily military, that affect American national security. The series begins withan early focus on the war on Iraq, and later roundtables examine issues relating to the transformation of the American armed forces to cope with warfare in the information age.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
The State of the Armed Forces in 2011
Speakers: Captain Melissa Bert, USCG, Council on Foreign Relations
Colonel Willard Buhl, USMC, Council on Foreign Relations
Colonel Kathryn Burba, USA, Council on Foreign Relations
Colonel Chad T. Manske, USAF, Council on Foreign Relations
Captain Bradley S. Russell, USN, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
September 28, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with H.R. McMaster
Speaker: Brig. Gen. H.R. McMaster, U.S. Army
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
May 24, 2011
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with General Martin Dempsey
Speaker: General Martin E. Dempsey, USA, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
March 18, 2011
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Report from Kabul: The Diplomatic Front
Speakers: Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan
Mark Sedwill, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
September 29, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
The State of Armed Forces in 2010: A Conversation with the New Council on Foreign Relations Military Fellows
Speakers: Colonel Randy George, USA, Council on Foreign Relations
Colonel Blaine Holt, USAF, Council on Foreign Relations
Captain Stacy A. Pedrozo, JAGC, USN, Council on Foreign Relations
Colonel Daniel D. Yoo, USMC, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
September 16, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Miltary Planning in a Time of Austerity
Speaker: James N. Mattis, U.S. Joint Forces Command
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
May 26, 2010
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Afghanistan in 2010: A Situation Report
Speaker: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
January 26, 2010
Roundtable Meeting
Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Future of American Strategy
Speaker: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations
November 4, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The Status of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2009
Speakers: Colonel Bjarne M. Iverson, USA, Military Fellow, U.S. Army, CFR
Colonel John R. Parker, USMC, Miltary Fellow, U.S. Marine Corps, CFR
Captain Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza, USN, Military Fellow, U.S. Navy, CFR
Presider: Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security, CFR
September 16, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
The War in Afghanistan: A Report from the Front Lines
Speaker: John Agoglia, Former Director, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
April 1, 2009
Roundtable Meeting
Transition 2008: Tasks at Hand for the Department of Defense
Speaker: Eric S. Edelman, U.S. Department of Defense
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
December 9, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
The History--and Future--of the Iraq War
Speakers: Francis "Bing" West, Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly
Colonel Peter R. Mansoor, Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair of Military History, The Ohio State University
Presider: Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
September 10, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
Special Operations Forces and the Future of the War on Terror
Presider: Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Michael Vickers, Assistant Secretary for Special Operations, Low-Intensity Conflict, and Interdependent Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense
June 16, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
The Plight of the Iraqi Translators
Speakers: Kirk Johnson, The List: Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies
Owen O. West, U.S. Marine Corps (Reserve)
"Alex", Iraqi Interpreter and Adviser
Presider: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
June 12, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
How to Reorient the Armed Forces for the 21st Century
Presider: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Lt. Col. John Nagl, U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, U.S. Army
February 8, 2008
Roundtable Meeting
General Petreaus Reports: An Insider's Perspective
Presider: Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Colonel Peter R. Mansoor, Executive Officer to Commanding General, Multinational Force Iraq, U.S. Army
September 13, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Iraq: A Front-Line Assessment
Presider: Max Boot, Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: David Kilcullen, Senior Counterinsurgency Adviser to General David Petraeus, U.S. Department of State
July 9, 2007
