Afghanistan

Basic Questions - Strategic Choices
Please join the New America Foundation and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy in a conference about Afghanistan.
10/29/2009 - 8:00am
10/29/2009 - 1:00pm
Caucus Room
Constitution Ave. and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building
Washington
United States
See map: Google Maps

Agenda

8:00 AM - Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15 AM - Welcome Remarks

Ambassador David Aaron
Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy
RAND Corporation

Michael Rich
Executive Vice President
RAND Corporation

8:30 AM - Keynote Speaker

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
Board Chair
RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy

9:00 AM - Counterinsurgency

Fred Kagan
American Enterprise Institute

Arturo Munoz
RAND Corporation

Paul Pillar
Georgetown University

moderator
Peter David
The Economist

10:00 AM - Counterterrorism

Brian Jenkins
RAND Corporation

Steve Coll
New America Foundation

Terry Kelly
RAND Corporation

Michael O'Hanlon
The Brookings Institution

moderator
TBD

11:00 AM - Containment

Ambassador James Dobbins
RAND Corporation

Christopher Preble
CATO

Stephen Walt
Harvard University

moderator
TBD

12:00 PM - Lunch

introductory remarks
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
CMEPP Board Member

remarks
Senator Carl Levin
Chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services

1:00 PM - Adjourn