Indiana Council on World Affairs, Inc.(ICWA)
Since 1955
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Our September 15th, 2010 Program will be:
2010-2011 ICWA Distinguished Speakers Program
Presents
“The Longest War:
U.S. Policy and the Future of Afghanistan”
Andrew M. Exum
Fellow, Center for New American Security
Washington, DC
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
The Marten House Conference Center
(Just East of St. Vincent Hospital)
1801 West 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Andrew Exum is a Fellow with the Center for a New American Security. He is a native of East Tennessee and served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 2000 until 2004. He led a platoon of light infantry in Afghanistan in 2002 and a platoon of Army Rangers in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Most recently, Exum served as an advisor on the CENTCOM Assessment Team and as a civilian advisor to Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan. He is the author of one book, This Man’s Army: A Soldier’s Story from the Frontlines of the War on Terror (Gotham, 2004) and has published opinion pieces in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Guardian and many other newspapers. Exum studied classics and English literature at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University of Beirut. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London and founder of the counterinsurgency blog Abu Muqawama.
Please welcome Mr. Exum to Indianapolis.
The Program:
Since 1955 ICWA's Distinguished Speakers has brought some of the world's best minds to Indianapolis for a dinner presentation to discuss international topics of interest. The program is held at The Marten House Hotel and conference center located at 1801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 (Just east of St. Vincent Hospital).
This program is typically held on the third Wednesday of the month September-May, except December. Advanced reservations are required to attend the dinner. Please see invitation posted on this page for reservation instructions. They may differ slightly for each speaker. Please be prompt with your reservation. We cannot accomodate reservations made after the deadline posted in the invitation.
The price of the dinner program for members is $24 and their guests, $30 for non-members. The public is welcome to attend the talk only portion of the program for $3 (members), $4 (non-members).
The program begins with a short reception from 5:30-6:15pm. Dinner is from 6:15-7:15pm. The program begins at 7:15pm. If you are not attending the dinner please remain in the lobby area until the end of dinner.
Recent Past Programs:
- Ian Vazquez, Cato Institue. "Time to end the international War on Drugs.
- Amb. Jean M. Wilkowski. “Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in US Foreign Service.”
- Michael Kraig, Stanley Foundation, “The US Role in a Changing Global Order.”
- Michael G. Smith, Purdue University, “The Russian GeorgianWar: Origins,Meanings And Prospects for the USA.”
- Larry Birns, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, “The United States’ Foreign PolicyTowards Latin America."
- Lt. Gen. Carol A. Mutter, US Marines, Ret., “US Defense Policy and the Transition to a New Administration.”
- David S. Mason, Butler University, “The End of the American Century.”
- Juan Manuel Solana, Mexican Consulate, “US-Mexican Relations.”
- Sean Meyer, Union of Concerned Scientists, “Nuclear Weapons: National Security Asset or Liability.”
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