Rethinking Future Elements of National and International Power was the focus of  the fourth series of professional seminars produced by JHU/APL.  The sponsors were the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy and the US Navy.  The 2007-2008 series addressed topics such as:

• How can the US and her allies:
  • Deter and dissuade potential adversaries from taking action?
  • Prevent escalation and/or bring conflicts to a rapid conclusion?
• What elements of national and international power might be used?
  • Diplomatic?  Information?  Military?  Economic?
  • Other elements?
• How do ethics, religion and culture fit in with other elements of power?
• What should be done to the interagency to improve its capability as identified in an examination of  roles played by:
  • State Department, Commerce Department, USAID, other US agencies?
  • NATO, WTO, UN, World Bank, NGOs, others international agencies?
• An examination of the use of bilateral vs. multilateral agreements
• An examination of various concepts of future grand strategy using all elements of national power

2007-08 Seminars

• Dr. Mary Habeck (24 Oct)  Understanding Jihadist Ideology
   
• Dr. Nate Lewis (16 Nov)  Powering the Planet
   
• Mr. John Rendon (14 Dec)  Strategic Communications
   
• Mr. Joe Purser (9 Jan)  Joint Operational Environment
   
• Ms Michèle Flournoy (25 Feb)  Changing the Interagency
   
• Dr. Keith Payne (18 Mar)  Deterrence & Dissuasion
   
• Mr. Michael L. Smith (30 Apr)  Peace & Stability Ops
   
• Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (21 May)  NATO: Current & Future Issues
   
• Mr. David F. Davis (30 June)  UN: Past, Present & Future
   
• Dr. James Narel (16 July)  NGOs & National Power
   
• Mr. John McLaughlin (14 Aug) Challenges for Intelligence
   
• Mr. Andrew Natsios (10 Sep) USAID & National Power
   

Previous Series Archives

• Rethinking the Principles of War
  (2004-2005)

• Rethinking the Future Nature of Competitions & Conflict (2005-2006)

• Rethinking the Relation Between Economics, Resources, Technology and National and International Security (2006-2007)
   
• List of All Past Speakers & Topics

New Seminar Series

The fifth Rethinking Seminar Series will be sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy and the US Navy.  Seminars will focus on Rethinking the Foundations of the National Security Strategy and Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR.)  

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