Military leaders to discuss national security in changing environments March 31

The 2009 Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series College Program will come to campus Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1, for a panel discussion on “U.S. National Security in the Changing Domestic and International Environments.”

The program will feature panelists from the U.S. Army and National Guard. Admission to the event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Both sessions will run 6:15 p.m. - 9 p.m. in Moore Hall 106.

Panelists will discuss various aspects of military and government policy, as well as several major contemporary national security issues. Panelists this year include:

March 31: Security Challenges, Reassessment and Preparedness

• Lt. Col. Hal Lamberton, U.S. Army National Guard
  • Evolving National Security Challenges for the United States
• Col. Bob McLaughlin, U.S. Army
  • Counterinsurgency: Emerging Doctrine in the Fourth Generation Warfare
• Lt. Col. Irene Glaeser, U.S. Army
  • The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Homeland Security:
    Enforcing U.S. Laws while Preserving U.S. Heritage

April 1: National Security in a Transformed Global Community

• Col. Fred Taylor, U.S. Army
  • Building Respect for the Rule of Law in Developing Countries: Selected Cases
• Andrew Stewart, Department of the Army
  • The Evolution of U.S. Grand Strategy: Historical Trends and Contemporary Geopolitics

For more information, contact Dr. Kalu Kalu, associate professor of Political Science and Public Administration, at 244-3695 or kkalu@aum.edu.

March 12, 2009