Global Security Forum in Brief

Global Security Forum 2011, CSIS’ annual security conference, tackled a range of critical security challenges confronting the United States and the world—from regional security and defense policy to geostrategic trends and technological change.

Each on the record session includes:

• Full video recording available from links below or on iTunes.
• Full audio recording available from links below or on iTunes.
• Transcript
• "In a Nutshell" summary. 

Select sessions feature short video highlights, including:

• Short interviews with GSF panelists from the Small Screen Sessions series.
• "Video Nutshell" highlights summarizing sessions in under 5 minutes.

To access information and content for each session, please folow the links below.

You can download all the GSF 2011 audio or video from our collections on iTunes U.

2011 AGENDA
June 8, 8:00 am to 2:30 pm

Plenary Session: 8:00–9:15 a.m.

The Future of War

Keynote Address by

William J. Lynn III
Deputy Secretary of Defense

A "Video Nutshell" is available for this event.

Morning Sessions: 9:30-11:00 a.m.

I. Tectonic Shift: Security Implications of the New Energy Landscape

John B. Hess, Chairman and CEO, Hess International
Philip R. Sharp, President, Resources for the Future
Michael Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and Development

Moderator: Frank Verrastro, Senior Vice President and Director, CSIS Energy and National Security Program

II. Crisis Simulation: Asia

This session was off the record, therefore no transcript or recordings were made.

Richard L. Armitage as Secretary of Defense, Former Deputy Secretary of State
J.D. Crouch II as National Security Advisor, Former Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
Michael V. Hayden as Director of National Intelligence, Former Director of Central Intelligence
Peter Pace as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jeffrey Smith as Secretary of State, Former General Counsel to the Central Intelligence Agency

Moderator: Victor Cha, Senior Advisor and Korea Chair, CSIS

III. Vulnerability Assessment: Lessons from Four Cyber Events

Robert L. Deitz, Former Senior Councilor to Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Judith Miller, Former General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense
Franklin Miller, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council
Robert J. Giesler, Former Director of Information Operations and Strategic Studies, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Moderator: Jim Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program
Introduction: Adriane Lapointe, Visiting Fellow, CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program

Mid-Day Sessions: 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

I. The New Security Dynamic in the Mediterranean

General James L. Jones, Former National Security Advisor

Moderator: Craig Cohen, Vice President for Research and Programs, CSIS

Introduction by: Admiral Guido Venturoni, former Chairman, NATO Military Committee

Discussants:
Dr. Stephen Flanagan, Senior Vice President and Henry A. Kissinger Chair, CSIS
Dr. Jon Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Middle East Program

A Small Screen Session is available for this event.

II. Final Frozen Frontier: Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Thinking on the Arctic

Amb. Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States
Amb. Jonas Hafstrom, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States
Amb. Wegger Strømmen, Ambassador of Norway to the United States
Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Deputy Foreign Minister of Greenland

Moderator: Heather Conley, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Europe Program

III. Discussing Geostrategic Trajectories

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former National Security Advisor

Moderator: Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS

A "Video Nutshell" is available for this event.

Afternoon Sessions: 1:00-2:30 p.m.

I. Lessons from the Last Budget Drawdown

The Honorable David S.C. Chu, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
General Ronald R. Fogleman, Former Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
The Honorable Sean O’Keefe, Former Secretary of the Navy
General Gordon R. Sullivan, Former Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Moderator: Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Introductory Briefing by David Berteau, Senior Advisor and Director, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

II. A Perilous Course? The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Partnership

Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institute

Moderator: Craig Cohen, Vice President for Research and Programs, CSIS

III. ‘Deradicalization’: Oasis or Mirage?

Christopher Boucek, Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Stephen R. Kappes, Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
The Honorable Frances Fragos Townsend, Former Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combatting Terrorism
Maj. Gen. Douglas Stone, Former Commanding General, Task Force 134 (Detainee Operations) in Baghdad, Iraq

Moderator: Rick “Ozzie” Nelson, Director, CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program

A Small Screen Session interview is available for this event.

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