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Monday, September 15 2008, 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
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National security experts will speak at Cornell College this fall as part of a National Security Network’s “Around the Country” series. The National Security Network, based in Washington, D.C., is a foreign policy organization dedicated to strengthening public understanding and support of international relations, global affairs, and national security.
National security experts who will visit Cornell include:
Monday, Sept. 15: Dr. James Ludes is the executive director of the American Security Project. He was formerly a legislative assistant for defense and foreign policy for Senator John Kerry from 2002-2006. Prior to that he was editor-in-chief of National Security Studies Quarterly and has co-edited two books, Attacking Terrorism and Twenty-First Century Weapons Proliferation.
Monday, Oct. 6: Daniel Benjamin is an expert on European affairs, terrorism, and American foreign and security policy at the Brookings Institute. He served for more than five years on the National Security Council staff, including as director for transnational threats.
Monday, Oct. 27: Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham is a lawyer and army intelligence officer with more than 26 years experience. He was the first officer who served with the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants to publicly criticize the operations of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
All events are held in Hedges Conference Room in The Commons on the Cornell College campus at 3:30 p.m.
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Location: Cornell College, Mount Vernon |
