Andrew J. Bacevich / America's War for the Greater Middle East: Consequences, Lecture #2
Thu 8 Oct
Event Overview
Since the promulgation of the Carter Doctrine in 1980, the Greater Middle East has been the site of continuous American military engagement. In the decades that followed, U.S. forces invaded, occupied, garrisoned, bombed, raided, or otherwise made their presence felt in well over two dozen countries with a predominantly Muslim population. The Tanner lectures will take stock of this undertaking, which continues today with no end in sight.
This event is co-sponsored with the Office of the President and the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. Please note that the Tanner Lecture includes two lectures and two associated discussion sessions. All events are free and open to the public.
1st Lecture: Wednesday, October 7, 5:30-7pm
1st Discussion: Thursday, October 8, 10am-12pm
Responses by Joe Felter, Senior Research Scholar, CISAC & Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Tamara Cofman Wittes, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings Institution
2nd Lecture: Thursday, October 8, 5:30-7pm
2nd Discussion: Friday, October 9, 10am-12pm
Responses by Gregg Jones, foreign correspondent and investigative journalist; and David Luban, University Professor in Law and Philosophy at Georgetown University Law Center
Speaker
Andrew J. Bacevich graduated from West Point and Princeton, served in the army, became an academic, and is now a writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of a dozen books, among them "American Empire," "The New American Militarism," "The Limits of Power," "Washington Rules," and "Breach of Trust." He is currently writing a military history of "America’s War for the Greater Middle East," scheduled for publication in 2016. Full Bio
RESPONDENTS
Gregg Jones is a foreign correspondent and investigative journalist who career has spanned more than thirty years and five continents. The recipient of numerous awards and a Politzer Prize finalist, janes has covered wars, revolutions, and insurgencies, and is the author of three critically acclaimed nonfiction books about war and armed conflict: "Last Stand at Khe Sanh" (Da Capo Press, 2014); "Honor in the Dust" (NAL/Penguin, 2012); and "Red Revolution" (Westview Press, 1989). Full Bio
David Luban is University Professor in Law and Philosophy at Georgetown University Law Center. Currently he is a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. Luban has written widely on just war theory, professional ethics, international crime law, and human rights. His most recent book, "Torture, Power, and Law" (Cambridge University Press) won the American Publishers Association's 2015 PROSE Award for scholarly excellence in philosophy. He has held visiting chairs at the Fordham, Stanford, and Yale Law Schools and the U.S. Naval Academy's Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. Full Bio
Event Location
LECTURE: Encina Hall, Bechtel Conference Room / DISCUSSION: Oksenberg Room, Encina Hall
