When Guns and Bombs Fall Short: Human Security Challenges for the Next President
In Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers have been charged with tasks that go beyond the traditional military definition of security: working with civil society and development groups to help rebuild societies and states in the aftermath of war. Elsewhere around the globe, other security challenges go far beyond the usual "guns and bombs" definition. Food shortages cause riots, climate change creates natural disasters that force millions from their homes, and economic crises topple governments. From Washington to Kandahar, soldiers and policy makers are now grappling with the need to address these "human security" issues - which we ignore at the risk of undermining hard-won military victories.
Join an esteemed panel of experts as they discuss the role of human security in ensuring the success of "hard" security policies. They will offer their recommendations to President-Elect Obamat and his administration on how to incorporate human security into policies toward Afghanistan, Iraq, and other conflict zones, and how the military can best work with other public and private agencies to effectively carry out these policies.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
6:00 PM -8:00 PM
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6 PM
Discussion begins at 6:30 PM
SPEAKERS:
- Patricia DeGennaro, World Policy Institute
- Dana Fisher, Columbia University, Author of National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime
- Sakiko Fukada-Parr, The New School
WHERE: The White House Project Penthouse
434 W 33rd Street (between 9th + 10th Avenues)
New York, NY 10001
This event is free and open to the public but space is limited so RSVP is required to secure your seat.
Please RSVP by Monday, November 10 to events@worldpolicy.org or by phone to 212 481 5005 option 2