National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Publications » Security and Defense http://ncusar.org/pubs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:49:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dynamics of Defense Cooperation – 2011 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/10/auspc-defense/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/10/auspc-defense/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:16 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1647 DYNAMICS OF DEFENSE COOPERATION

Chair:            

Ambassador James Larocco - Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; former U.S. Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.

Speakers:

Dr. Joseph Moynihan - Chairman, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; Vice President, Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems.

General Joseph Hoar (USMC, Ret.) - Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command with planning and operations responsibility for 27 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Horn of Africa; Chairman, J.P. Hoar & Associates, a consulting firm engaged in business development in the Middle East and Africa.

Commentators:

Col. David Des Roches (USA) - Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies.

Mr. Bob Sharp - Assistant Professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University.

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TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/10/auspc-defense/feed/ 0 Challenges Facing NATO in Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/10/challenges-facing-nato/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/10/challenges-facing-nato/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:00:23 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1569 John Duke Anthony – Challenges Facing NATO in Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq (.pdf file)

This essay from Dr. Anthony analyzes the multifaceted implications of NATO’s interventions in Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq. It was written for the website of the Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). The ECSSR is one of the GCC countries’ oldest and most productive think tanks and research institutes on public policy issues. A shorter version of this essay was published on the ECSSR website and can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/oQzeAV.

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/10/challenges-facing-nato/feed/ 0 The Intervention in Bahrain through the Lenses of its Supporters http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/06/intervention-in-bahrain/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/06/intervention-in-bahrain/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:00:41 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1447 John Duke Anthony – The Intervention in Bahrain through the Lenses of its Supporters (.pdf file)

This essay from Dr. Anthony analyzes the Gulf Cooperation Council’s response to Bahrain’s request for defense assistance in March 2011. It was written for the website of the Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). The ECSSR is one of the GCC countries’ oldest and most productive think tanks and research institutes on public policy issues. A shorter version of this essay was published on the ECSSR website and can be accessed here: http://t.co/MLsibJx.

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/06/intervention-in-bahrain/feed/ 0 Analyzing Transformational Change in the Arab World http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/04/analyzing-transformational-change-in-the-arab-world/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/04/analyzing-transformational-change-in-the-arab-world/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:39 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1617 On April 13, 2011, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony spoke to members and guests of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs (bcfausa.org) on “Analyzing Transformational Change in the Arab World.” Courtesy of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, the National Council is pleased to make available this video and audio recording of Dr. Anthony’s address.

Dr. John Duke Anthony – Analyzing Transformational Change in the Arab World (.mp3)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2011/04/analyzing-transformational-change-in-the-arab-world/feed/ 0 Oct. 22 Opening Keynote Address: Lieutenant General John Allen – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-john-allen/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-john-allen/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:45:48 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1358 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Lieutenant General John R. Allen − Deputy Commander, United States Central Command.

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]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-john-allen/feed/ 0 Defense Cooperation – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-defense-cooperation/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-defense-cooperation/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:15:09 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1343 DEFENSE COOPERATION

CHAIR:

Secretary William S. Cohen − Chairman and Chief Executive of the Cohen Group; former United States Secretary of Defense (1997-2001).

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman− Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Adjunct Professor in National Security Affairs, Georgetown University.

Mr. Joseph McMillan − Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense.

Mr. Christopher Blanchard − Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs, Congressional Research Service.

COMMENTATORS:

Major General Mohammed Elkeshky − Defense Attaché of Egypt to the United States and Canada.

General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.) – Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command.

VIDEO

TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

SLIDES FROM DR. ANTHONY CORDESMAN (.pdf)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-defense-cooperation/feed/ 0 Regional Security Issues – Evolving Concerns – 2010 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-kathleen-hicks/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-kathleen-hicks/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:45:16 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1323 REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES – EVOLVING CONCERNS

Dr. Kathleen Hicks – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Department of Defense

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]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/10/auspc-kathleen-hicks/feed/ 0 Strategy on Iran http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/04/strategy-on-iran/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/04/strategy-on-iran/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:16:42 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=187 John Duke Anthony – “Strategy on Iran” on Inside The National, Abu Dhabi Al Emirat channel (Emirates TV)


Iran Nuclear Programme 20-March-2010 from Joslyn Massad on Vimeo.

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2010/04/strategy-on-iran/feed/ 0 Defense Cooperation -– Enhancing Regional Security – 2009 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2009/10/defense-cooperation-%e2%80%93-enhancing-regional-security-2009-arab-u-s-policymakers-conference/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2009/10/defense-cooperation-%e2%80%93-enhancing-regional-security-2009-arab-u-s-policymakers-conference/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=90
“DEFENSE COOPERATION –
ENHANCING REGIONAL SECURITY”

Chair: Mr. Christopher Blanchard − United States Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Middle East Policy Analyst, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division;   author and co-author of, among other works, numerous CRS studies for the Congress, including reports on the Gulf Security Dialogue and related U.S. arms sales, U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and regional perspectives on the Iraq conflict.

Speakers:

General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC, Ret.) − former Commander, U.S. Central Command, with responsibility for planning and operations for 27 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Horn of Africa. Upon retirement from his long military career, General Hoar formed J.P. Hoar & Associates, a consulting firm engaged in business development in the Middle East and Africa.

Dr. Colin Kahl − Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East; Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; former Senior Fellow, The Center for New American Security; former Council on Foreign Relations Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mr. Richard J. Millies − Vice President, International Strategy and Business Development, BAE Systems; former Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. Department of Defense; and former Director of Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs.

Commentator:

H.E. Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Mutib Al Rumaihi − Foreign Minister’s Assistant for Follow Up Affairs, State of Qatar; Qatar’s Ambassador to France and non-resident Ambassador to Belgium, the Swiss Federation, Luxembourg, and the European Union (2002-2003); Head of the Government Committee for Delineating Maritime Borders and   the Working Team of the U.N. Security Council (2006-2007); headed the organizing committees of international conferences such as F77, China 2005, New and Restored Democracies 2006, Gulf Summit 2007, Financing Development Summit 2008, Arab Summit 2009, and the Arab and Latin America Summit 2009; former Major General, Qatari Armed Forces.

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TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2009/10/defense-cooperation-%e2%80%93-enhancing-regional-security-2009-arab-u-s-policymakers-conference/feed/ 0 Defense Cooperation – 2008 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/10/defense-cooperation/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/10/defense-cooperation/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:30:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=59 “DEFENSE COOPERATION”

Chair: Rear Admiral Harold J. Bernsen, (USN, Ret.) −  Chairman, Board of Directors, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; President, Board of Trustees of Physicians for Peace; Director, American-Bahraini Friendship Society; former Commander, U.S. Middle East Force; and Director Emeritus, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce.

Speakers: Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman − Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Adjunct Professor in National Security Affairs, Georgetown University; former senior adviser and consultant to the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, State.

Mr. Christopher Blanchard −Middle East Policy Analyst, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service, United States Congress.  Mr. Blanchard has authored or co-authored 13 CRS reports for the Congress, including products on the Gulf Security Dialogue and related U.S. arms sales, U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and regional perspectives on the Iraq conflict.

Mr. Jeffrey C. McCray − Vice President, International Marketing, BAE SYSTEMS. BAE Systems is a major defense contractor, representing the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems.

Ambassador Barbara Bodine − Director of the “Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative” and a Diplomat-in-Residence at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Ms. Bodine’s over 30 years in the US Foreign Service were spent primarily on Arabian Peninsula and great Persian Gulf issues, specifically US bilateral and regional policy, strategic security issues, counterterrorism, and governance and reform.

TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

AUDIO FROM PANEL INTRODUCTION (.mp3)

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman AUDIO (.mp3)

Mr. Christopher Blanchard AUDIO (.mp3)

Mr. Jeffrey C. McCray AUDIO (.mp3)

Ambassador Barbara Bodine AUDIO (.mp3)

AUDIO FROM PANEL Q & A (.mp3)

DR. CORDESMAN’S FULL POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (.ppt)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/10/defense-cooperation/feed/ 0 Revisiting Arab-U.S. Strategic Relations: An Overview and Personal Perspective – 2008 Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/10/revisiting-arab-u-s-strategic-relations-an-overview-and-personal-perspective-2008-arab-u-s-policymakers-conference/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/10/revisiting-arab-u-s-strategic-relations-an-overview-and-personal-perspective-2008-arab-u-s-policymakers-conference/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=51 “REVISITING ARAB-U.S. STRATEGIC RELATIONS: AN OVERVIEW AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE”

General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.) − Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; author, A Time to Lead, Waging Modern War, and Winning Modern Wars; candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States [2004].

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TRANSCRIPT (.pdf)

General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.) AUDIO (.mp3)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/10/revisiting-arab-u-s-strategic-relations-an-overview-and-personal-perspective-2008-arab-u-s-policymakers-conference/feed/ 0 War with Iran: Regional Reactions and Requirements http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/06/war-with-iran-regional-reactions-and-requirements/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/06/war-with-iran-regional-reactions-and-requirements/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=47 John Duke Anthony – War with Iran: Regional Reactions and Requirements (.pdf file)

 

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/06/war-with-iran-regional-reactions-and-requirements/feed/ 0 Gulf-U.S. Relations: Going Where? http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/04/gulf-u-s-relations-going-where/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/04/gulf-u-s-relations-going-where/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=45 John Duke Anthony – Gulf-U.S. Relations: Going Where? (via SUSRIS)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2008/04/gulf-u-s-relations-going-where/feed/ 0 Through a Looking Glass Darkly: Perspectives of the U.S.-Gulf Relationship with the Benefit of Hindsight from the Year Before http://ncusar.org/pubs/2006/12/through-a-looking-glass-darkly-perspectives-of-the-u-s-gulf-relationship-with-the-benefit-of-hindsight-from-the-year-before/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2006/12/through-a-looking-glass-darkly-perspectives-of-the-u-s-gulf-relationship-with-the-benefit-of-hindsight-from-the-year-before/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=35 John Duke Anthony – Through a Looking Glass Darkly: Perspectives of the U.S.-Gulf Relationship with the Benefit of Hindsight from the Year Before (.pdf file)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2006/12/through-a-looking-glass-darkly-perspectives-of-the-u-s-gulf-relationship-with-the-benefit-of-hindsight-from-the-year-before/feed/ 0 Defense and Regional Security in the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf States, 1973-2004 (An Annotated Bibliography) http://ncusar.org/pubs/2006/07/defense-and-regional-security-in-the-arabian-peninsula-and-gulf-states-1973-2004-an-annotated-bibliography/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2006/07/defense-and-regional-security-in-the-arabian-peninsula-and-gulf-states-1973-2004-an-annotated-bibliography/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2006 21:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=33 J.E. Peterson, Defense and Regional Security in the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf States, 1973-2004 (An Annotated Bibliography). Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gulf Research Center, 2006. 575 pages.

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2006/07/defense-and-regional-security-in-the-arabian-peninsula-and-gulf-states-1973-2004-an-annotated-bibliography/feed/ 0 Taking Exception: The U.S. Defense Policy Review Board’s Briefing On Saudi Arabia — Al Jazeerah Interview With Dr. John Duke Anthony http://ncusar.org/pubs/2002/08/taking-exception-the-u-s-defense-policy-review-boards-briefing-on-saudi-arabia-al-jazeerah-interview-with-dr-john-duke-anthony/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2002/08/taking-exception-the-u-s-defense-policy-review-boards-briefing-on-saudi-arabia-al-jazeerah-interview-with-dr-john-duke-anthony/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2002 21:00:23 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=286 John Duke Anthony – Taking Exception: The U.S. Defense Policy Review Board’s Briefing On Saudi Arabia — Al Jazeerah Interview With Dr. John Duke Anthony (.pdf file)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2002/08/taking-exception-the-u-s-defense-policy-review-boards-briefing-on-saudi-arabia-al-jazeerah-interview-with-dr-john-duke-anthony/feed/ 0 The GCC’s 21st Summit, Part Two: Defense Issues http://ncusar.org/pubs/2001/01/the-gccs-21st-summit-part-two-defense-issues/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2001/01/the-gccs-21st-summit-part-two-defense-issues/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2001 21:00:46 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=324 John Duke Anthony – The GCC’s 21st Summit, Part Two: Defense Issues (.pdf file)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2001/01/the-gccs-21st-summit-part-two-defense-issues/feed/ 0 Transformation and Tradition in U.S. Aerospace and Defense Relations with the Mideast: U.S. Government and Private Sector Perspectives http://ncusar.org/pubs/2000/10/transformation-and-tradition-defense-relations/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/2000/10/transformation-and-tradition-defense-relations/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2000 21:00:04 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=884 Transformation and Tradition in U.S. Aerospace and Defense Relations with the Mideast: U.S. Government and Private Sector Perspectives (.pdf file)

Articles from:
Major General Larry G. Smith
Dr. Joseph Moynihan
Mr. Ernest Jackson
Mr. John Hambrie

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/2000/10/transformation-and-tradition-defense-relations/feed/ 0 Pied Pipers and Baghdad: The opposition to Desert Fox http://ncusar.org/pubs/1999/01/394/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/1999/01/394/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 1999 21:00:11 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=394 John Duke Anthony – Pied Pipers and Baghdad: The opposition to Desert Fox (.pdf file). This article appeared in The Providence Journal on Thursday, January 5, 1999.

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/1999/01/394/feed/ 0 Diplomacy, Defense, and Development: Prepared Remarks of Keynote Speakers at the Fifth Annual U.S. Mideast Policymakers’ Conference http://ncusar.org/pubs/1997/09/diplomacy-defense-and-development/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/1997/09/diplomacy-defense-and-development/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 1997 21:00:53 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=881 Diplomacy, Defense, and Development: Prepared Remarks of Keynote Speakers at the Fifth Annual U.S. Mideast Policymakers’ Conference (.pdf file)

Articles from:
The Hon. Robert H. Pelletreau
General J.H. Binford Peay III
Mr. Jan H. Kalicki

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/1997/09/diplomacy-defense-and-development/feed/ 0 Five Pillars of Peace: A Blueprint for Achieving Peace and Stability in the Central Region http://ncusar.org/pubs/1995/10/five-pillars-of-peace-a-blueprint-for-achieving-peace-and-stability-in-the-central-region/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/1995/10/five-pillars-of-peace-a-blueprint-for-achieving-peace-and-stability-in-the-central-region/#comments Sun, 15 Oct 1995 22:00:20 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=1115 General J.H. Binford Peay III – Five Pillars of Peace: A Blueprint for Achieving Peace and Stability in the Central Region (.pdf file)

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/1995/10/five-pillars-of-peace-a-blueprint-for-achieving-peace-and-stability-in-the-central-region/feed/ 0 The Role of the GCC in Defense and Geopolitical Affairs http://ncusar.org/pubs/1989/07/the-role-of-the-gcc-in-defense-and-geopolitical-affairs/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/1989/07/the-role-of-the-gcc-in-defense-and-geopolitical-affairs/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 1989 21:00:05 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/pubs/?p=419 John Duke Anthony – The Role of the GCC in Defense and Geopolitical Affairs (.pdf file).

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/1989/07/the-role-of-the-gcc-in-defense-and-geopolitical-affairs/feed/ 0 The Middle East: Oil, Politics, and Development http://ncusar.org/pubs/1975/01/the-middle-east-oil-politics-and-development/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/1975/01/the-middle-east-oil-politics-and-development/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 1975 22:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=5 The Middle East: Oil, Politics, and Development, ed. by John Duke Anthony. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1975. 109 pages.

]]> http://ncusar.org/pubs/1975/01/the-middle-east-oil-politics-and-development/feed/ 0 Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum http://ncusar.org/pubs/1975/01/arab-states-of-the-lower-gulf-people-politics-petroleum/ http://ncusar.org/pubs/1975/01/arab-states-of-the-lower-gulf-people-politics-petroleum/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 1975 22:00:00 +0000 ncusar http://ncusar.org/wordpress/?p=4 John Duke Anthony, Arab States of the Lower Gulf: People, Politics, Petroleum. Washington, DC: Middle East Institute, 1975. 273 pages.

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