USMC 3/26-27/01 agenda

Fletcher-IFPA Security Conference: Expeditionary Solutions fro a Gordian World

Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 26-27, 2001

Agenda

Monday, March 26, 2001
Working Together to Thwart Aggression

7:00 — 8:00 AM – Conference Registration and Informal Reception

8:15 — 8:30 AM – Opening Remarks

Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Lieutenant General Bruce B. Knutson, Jr., USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command

8:30 — 9:45 AM – PANEL 1

The Emerging Global Security Setting

What will be the scope and nature of conflict in the decades ahead?
What will be the major sources of instability and conflict?
Who will be the leading actors?
What are the implications of emerging threats for U.S. strategy, modernization, transformation, force structure, and force mix?

Moderator:

Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.

Panel Members:

Mr. Arnold L. Punaro, Senior Vice President and Deputy Director for Federal Business Development, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Brigadier General (Sel) Michael E. Ennis, USMC, Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps -

Dr. Christopher Harmon, Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University

Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.

Dr. Richard H. Shultz, Jr., Director, International Security Studies Program, and Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

9:45 — 10:15 AM – Break

10:15 — 11:45 AM – PANEL 2

America’s Approach to Regional Security and U.S. Interest: Historical and Current Perspectives

How and with whom has the U.S. conducted engagement activities, including interventions, forward presence, and crisis response?
How has the U.S. dealt with problems of gaining regional access?
How has the U.S managed the use of force, including missions, objectives, constraints, and exit strategies?
Is our current national security structure adequate to balance CINC requirements in and among the regions of major importance?
How do conflicts in cyberspace affect the U.S. approach to regional security?

Moderator:

Major General Clifford L. Stanley, USMC, Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC)

Panel Members:

Major General James N. Soligan, USAF, Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans, U.S. Southern Command

Dr. Nancy J. Walker, Director, Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, Dean, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and former Ambassador to Korea

Mr. Michael Vatis, former Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Bio

12:00 — 1:15 PM – Luncheon and Address

Mr. James B. Steinberg, former Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

1:30 — 3:00 PM – PANEL 3

Engagement through Alternative Instruments

What other mechanisms are available — diplomatic, political, social, cultural, and educational?
Who are the other "expeditionary actors," including nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, and other groups?
How can such groups be utilized by expeditionary military forces?
How can effective levels of coordination be achieved between military and other expeditionary elements?

Moderator:

Dr. Richard H. Shultz, Jr.

Panel Members:

Dr. Peter Ackerman, Board of Overseers Chairman, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Ambassador Robert B. Oakley, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Mr. Roy Williams, former Director, Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA)

Mr. Robert MacPherson, Assistant Director, Land Mines and Security, Emergency Group Program, CARE

3:00 — 3:15 PM – Break

3:15 — 5:00 PM – PANEL 4

Non-U.S. Perspectives

What are the perspectives of non-U.S. actors, including other states and international organizations?
What are their positions on security and multilateral operations?
Who should contribute to expeditionary operations?
What role do such actors believe the U.S. should play?
What are their perspectives on such issues as international mandates, force protection, rules of engagement, information sharing, and coordination efforts?

Moderator:

Major General Donald R. Gardner, USMC (Ret.), CEO Marine Corps University Foundation

Panel Members:

Major General Noboru Yamaguchi, JGSDF, Defense and Military Attaché, Defense Section, Embassy of Japan

Brigadier Timothy M. Gregory, Chief of Staff, British Defence Staff and Assistant Defence Attaché, British Embassy

Rear Admiral Jorge Oscar Pedro Lopez, Argentine Naval Attachè, Embassy of the Argentine Republic

Colonel Mohammed Alqubaisi, Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

General (Ret.) Daudi Rerimoi arap Chepkonga Tonje, former Chief of the General Staff, Kenyan Armed Forces

Major General H. Cameron Ross, Director General, International Security Policy, National Defence Headquarters, Canada

6:00 — 9:00 PM – Reception, Dinner, and Keynote Address

Expeditionary Solutions for a Gordian World

General James L. Jones, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps

Tuesday, March 27, 2001

Agile Expeditionary Forces

7:00 — 8:00 AM – Conference Registration and Informal Reception

8:15 — 9:45 AM – PANEL 5

Developing and Employing Agile Expeditionary Forces

Given the emerging security environment and new technologies, what are the challenges for Service efforts to organize, equip, and train forces to conduct or support expeditionary operations?
What contributions does each Service provide to support global engagement, forward presence, crisis response, and deterrence?
What are the immediate priorities for developing and employing agile expeditionary forces?

Moderator:

Dr. Charles M. Ferguson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Marine Corps University

Panel Members:

General Eric K. Shinseki, USA, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

Vice Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, U.S. Navy

Lieutenant General Donald G. Cook, USAF, Vice Commander, Air Combat Command

General James L. Jones, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps

9:45 — 10:15 AM – Break

10:15 — 11:45 AM – PANEL 6

Expeditionary Forces in Coalition and Multinational Operations

What are the general challenges to building and maintaining a multinational coalition, including consent, coordination, public opinion/constituencies of support, planning, timeliness, information access/sharing, and civil-military relations?
What are the military opportunities and limitations, including force-size, distance, time, use of force/mandates, finances/logistics, doctrinal issues, and intelligence?
What are the conditions for success should non-consensual and impartial enforcement measures ( UN chapter VII and NATO article 5) become necessary to utilize?
What should be the U.S. role in multinational operations; when should the United States lead, support, or simply enable?

Moderator:

Lieutenant General Emil R. Bedard, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policy and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps

Panel Members:

Lieutenant General Emil R. Bedard, USMC

Lieutenant General Peter J. Cosgrove, AC, MC, Chief of Army, Australian Defence Force; formerly Commander, International Force East Timor

Brigadier General Kjell Grandhagen, Chief Press and Information Branch, Defence Headquarters, Norway

Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (Ret.), former Commanding General of the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR)

12:00 PM — 1:15 PM – Luncheon and Address

Representative John P. Murtha (D-PA), Ranking Democratic Member, House Appropriations Defense
S ubcommittee

1:30 — 3:00 PM – PANEL 7

Interagency Architectures and Operations

What interagency architecture works best for national decision-making and for coordination of expeditionary forces on-scene?
What are the alternatives to the present interagency structure?
How should the U.S. manage change — staying the course, synchronizing the effort, building momentum — within the interagency structure?
What interagency issues must be dealt with in the development of agile forces for the early twenty-first century?

Moderator:

Dr. Charles M. Perry, Vice President and Director of Studies at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., Vice President of National Security Planning Associates, Inc.

Panel Members:

Admiral James M. Loy, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

Mr. Leonard R. Hawley, former Deputy Assistant Secretary,Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Mr. Michael Rolince, Section Chief, International Terrorism Operations Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mr. George Callahan, Anti-Terrorism Program Coordinator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region One

3:00 — 3:15 PM – Break

3:15 — 4:45 PM – PANEL 8

Developing Expeditionary Leaders and the Expeditionary Mindset for an Uncertain World

How can we develop leaders who can operate in the face of uncertainty?
What is the importance of character and intellectual agility?
To what extent does the "American Way of War" — use of overwhelming force in pursuit of national interests — contrast with the future role of expeditionary forces.
What challenges must be overcome on the ground in a multinational, interagency effort?
Is there inherent tension between policy makers and those in the military who must execute the strategy?

Moderator:

Lieutenant General Bruce B. Knutson, Jr., USMC

Panel Members:

Dr. Michael Useem, Professor of Management, Director for the Center of Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Carnes Lord, Professor of Strategy, Strategic Research Department, the Center for Naval Warfare Studies, Naval War College

Dr. Frederick Kagan, Assistant Professor of Military History, U.S. Military Academy at West Point

General Alfred M. Gray, USMC (Ret), 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps

4:45 — 5:00 PM – Closing Remarks

Lieutenant General Bruce B. Knutson, Jr., USMC

Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.

Fletcher-IFPA Security Conference: Expeditionary Solutions fro a Gordian World

Cambridge, Massachusetts March 26-27, 2001

Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 26-27, 2001