Texas Tech University

United States National Security Policy and Military Strategy: Understanding the Environment for Contemporary Warfare

15 September - 16 September 2010
Overton Hotel and Convention Center - Lubbock, Texas

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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

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8:15 AM-8:30 AM Opening Remarks: Ambassador Tibor Nagy, Vice Provost for International Affairs, Texas Tech University

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    8:30 AM-10:00 AM Session 1: An Assessment of Contemporary Warfare and US National Security and Military Policy

    Moderator: Colonel (Ret) Dave Lewis, Texas Tech University


    • Dr. Scott Douglas , Professor, Strategy and Policy Department, Naval War College


    • Dr. Carland Phillips , Professor of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University


    • Dr. Gawdat Bahgat , Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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    10:30 AM-12:00 PM Session 2: Applying Quantitative Analytical Tools to Contemporary Military Challenges

    Moderator: Dr. David Lektzian, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University


    • Dr. Lara Dugan , Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland


    • Dr. Kim Elliott , Visiting fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics


    • Dr. Paul Hensel , University of North Texas

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    12:00 PM-1:00 PM Lunch: Reception/Break/Other


    • Dr. Steven M. Presley , The Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological & Chemical Threats

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    1:30 PM-3:00 PM Session 3: Qualitative Assessments of Contemporary Warfare

    Moderator: Dr. Ron Milam, Department of History, Texas Tech University

    • Colombia: Turning Defeat into Victory in Contemporary Warfare
      Dr. Tom Marks , Professor of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism, College of International Security Affairs (CISA), National Defense University

    • An Assessment of the War in Iraq
      Dr. Dale Andrade , US Army Center of Military History

    • An Assessment of the War in Afghanistan
      Dr. Kalev Sepp , Naval Postgraduate School

    • An Assessment of the Security Situation in Pakistan
      Dr. David H. Gray , Associate Professor, Fayetteville State University

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    3:30 PM-5:00 PM Session 4: Bridging the Gap between Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Understanding Contemporary Warfare

    Moderator: Dr. Dennis Patterson, Chair, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University


    • Dr. Thomas Lynch , Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University


    • Curtis Johnson , Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies


    • Dr. Michael Mihalka , Professor of Political Science, School of Advanced Military Studies

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    6:30 PM-8:30 PM Banquet: Keynote Speaker: Lieutenant General David W. Barno, Center for a New American Security

      Thursday, September 16th, 2010

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      8:20 AM-8:30 AM Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Lawrence Schovanec, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas Tech University

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        8:30 AM-10:00 AM Session 5: Understanding the Environment for Contemporary Warfare: Looking through New Lenses

        Moderator: Dr. Laron Williams, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University

        • Developing New Lenses: Means and Will in War
          Col. (Ret.) Dave Lewis , Texas Tech University

        • Understanding How Non-State Actors Fight and Defeat Foreign States in War
          Dr. Nori Katagiri , Assistant Professor of International Security Studies, Air War College

        • Understanding Strategic Communication as a Counterterrorist Tool
          Dr. Larry A. Valero , Associate Professor of Security Studies, University of Texas at El Paso

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        10:30 AM-12:00 AM Session 6: International Law and Contemporary Warfare: Challenges and Precedents

        Moderator: Walt Huffman, Dean Emeritus, Texas Tech University Law School


        • Professor Laurie Blank , Director, International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Emory University Law School


        • Professor W. Hays Parks , Law of War Chair, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense


        • Professor Richard Rosen , Director, Military Law Center, Texas Tech University Law School

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        12:00 PM-1:00 PM Lunch: Dr. Stephen Maxner - The Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tech University

        • The Vietnam Center and Archive
          Dr. Stephen Maxner , Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University

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        1:30 PM-3:00 PM Session 7: Roundtable Discussion: Developing New Ideas and Strategies for Contemporary Warfare

        Moderator: Dr. Dennis Patterson, Chair, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University


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