Note: The 2009 Current Strategy Forum was held at the Hyatt Regency Newport due to renovation activities at the Naval War College.
2009 marked the 60th consecutive Current Strategy Forum conducted by the Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Annual forums are designed to provide an opportunity for exchange of views among outstanding scholars and leaders from across industry, government and the military. As the Navy focuses on current operations, it also must also look beyond the horizon. The Navy must support our nation's national security objectives even as new challenges and threats emerge to threaten the global system.
The 2009 forum presented the perspective of the nation's leading experts on how the Navy can both meet future challenges and identify opportunities to promote a more stable world.
The 60th Current Strategy Forum explored:
- The Challenges created by the long-term economic, demographic and geopolitical trends that impact U.S. national security
- The Strategic Opportunities that the United States will encounter in a rapidly changing geostrategic environment
- The Influence the United States and the maritime services will have in securing a more stable and peaceful world
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Speaker: The Honorable Raymond Mabus, Secretary of the Navy
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Keynote Address
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Speaker:Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations
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Keynote Address
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Speaker: Anne-Marie Slaughter, U.S.Department of State
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Keynote Address
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Speaker: Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute
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Keynote Address
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Speaker: General James T. Conway, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Panel 1
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Description:Strategic Challenges and Opportunities
Speakers: Stephen Walt, Harvard University
G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University
Mitchell Reiss, The College of William and Mary
Moderator: Jonathan Pollack, U.S. Naval War College
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Panel 3
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Description:The Strategy of Influence
Speakers: Michael Doran, New York University
Thomas Fingar, Stanford University
Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland
Moderator: Nikolas Gvosdev, U.S. Naval War College
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Panel 4
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Description:Hard Power, Soft Power, and Smart Power
Speakers: Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution
Thomas G. Mahnken, Johns Hopkins University
Patrick M. Cronin, National Defense University
Moderator: Robert Rubel, U.S. Naval War College
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