Social Sciences
Liberty and Security in the Age of Terrorism
22 to 24 October 2010
Lexington, United States
The inaugural conference of the Commonwealth Security Studies
Laboratory seeks to address the relationship between security
and liberty, broadly construed. It asks: at what point is one
further increment of security not worth its cost?
The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 30 March 2010.
Enquiries: [email protected]
Web address: http://www.csslab.org
Sponsored by: Commonwealth Security Studies Laboratory
Confirmed speakers for this event include:
Abram N. Shulsky is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in
Washington, DC. Prior to retirement from federal service, he
served as an advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
from 2001 to 2009, dealing primarily with issues related to Iraq
and the Global War on Terrorism. In previous positions with the
federal government, he has served as a consultant on national
security affairs to the Office of Net Assessment in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense (OSD); as the Director of Strategic Arms
Control Policy in the OSD; acting Representative of the Secretary
of Defense to the Nuclear and Space Talks (Defense and Space
Group) with the former Soviet Union; Minority Staff Director of
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and as legislative
assistant to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan with respect to
intelligence issues. Dr. Shulsky is the author of the first edition
of a college text book on intelligence, Silent Warfare:
Understanding the World of Intelligence, and the co-editor, with
Gary J. Schmitt, of the second and third editions.
Bruce Thornton is a professor of classics and humanities at
Fresno State University. He is also a W. Glenn Campbell and Rita
Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at the Hoover Institution and
recipient of the Susan Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship. He is the
author of eight books, and his numerous essays and reviews
have appeared in both scholarly journals and magazines such as
The New Criterion, Commentary, National Review, The Weekly
Standard, and The Claremont Review of Books. He has lectured
at many colleges and universities and at venues such as the
Smithsonian Institute, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the
Army War College, and the Air Force Academy. His latest book,
forthcoming in 2010, is The Anatomy of Appeasement. From
Ancient Greece to the War on Terror.
About the conference:
National security is not an end in itself, but the precondition of
an end more valuable: Americans' common enjoyment of the
"Blessings of Liberty." The appropriateness of measures
designed to defeat enemies abroad and ensure domestic
tranquility must, therefore, be evaluated in light of the end for
the sake of which they are deployed lest our ardor for security
erode the liberties our constitutional regime exists above all to
protect. At what point is one further increment of security not
worth its cost?in terms of resources expended, privacy
surrendered, rights infringed upon, and principles betrayed?
Calibrating security policy in the age of international terrorism is
a difficult task. A theoretical understanding of our regime and
its purposes, no less than a prudential assessment of the threats
that exist to it today, is more important than ever.
The inaugural conference of the Commonwealth Security Studies
Laboratory in the College of Business and Public Affairs at
Morehead State University is devoted to these themes. The
conference committee welcomes the submission of papers
addressing the relationship between security and liberty, broadly
construed. Anticipated topics include the following:
? The nature of Islamic terrorism and the extent of its threat
to the West
? The requirements and limitations of domestic security post-
9/11
? The extent to which the war on terror infringes upon
(and/or justifies infringing upon) civil rights and citizens?
expectations of privacy
? The treatment of detainees and the appropriateness of
coercive interrogation and military commissions
? Religious liberty in the West and home-grown extremists
? Domestic terrorism and anti-Western ideologies
? The appropriateness of a military response to the problem
of terrorism
? The appropriateness of a law enforcement response to the
problem of terrorism
? Civil-military relations in the age of asymmetric warfare
? Citizens' rights (and duties) post-9/11
? Aliens' rights (and duties?) post-9/11
? Political Correctness as an impediment to effective counter-
terrorist policies
? The effect of terrorism and counter-terrorism policies on
the character of the American regime
? The Reagan administration's approach to terrorism
? The Clinton administration's approach to terrorism
? The Bush administration's approach to terrorism
? The Obama administration's approach to terrorism
All papers accepted for presentation at the conference will be
eligible for inclusion in an edited volume published by the
Commonwealth Security Studies Laboratory. Papers will be
selected according to a two-part review process: adjudication by
a panel of three external reviewers followed by an editorial
review. Those selected will have opportunity to revise and
expand their submissions prior to publication.
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Social Sciences
Conference Last Date 30th March 2010
Liberty and Security in the Age of Terrorism
22 to 24 October 2010
Lexington, United States
The inaugural conference of the Commonwealth Security Studies
Laboratory seeks to address the relationship between security
and liberty, broadly construed. It asks: at what point is one
further increment of security not worth its cost?
The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 30 March 2010.
Enquiries: [email protected]
Web address: http://www.csslab.org
Sponsored by: Commonwealth Security Studies Laboratory
Confirmed speakers for this event include:
Abram N. Shulsky is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in
Washington, DC. Prior to retirement from federal service, he
served as an advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
from 2001 to 2009, dealing primarily with issues related to Iraq
and the Global War on Terrorism. In previous positions with the
federal government, he has served as a consultant on national
security affairs to the Office of Net Assessment in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense (OSD); as the Director of Strategic Arms
Control Policy in the OSD; acting Representative of the Secretary
of Defense to the Nuclear and Space Talks (Defense and Space
Group) with the former Soviet Union; Minority Staff Director of
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and as legislative
assistant to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan with respect to
intelligence issues. Dr. Shulsky is the author of the first edition
of a college text book on intelligence, Silent Warfare:
Understanding the World of Intelligence, and the co-editor, with
Gary J. Schmitt, of the second and third editions.
Bruce Thornton is a professor of classics and humanities at
Fresno State University. He is also a W. Glenn Campbell and Rita
Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at the Hoover Institution and
recipient of the Susan Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship. He is the
author of eight books, and his numerous essays and reviews
have appeared in both scholarly journals and magazines such as
The New Criterion, Commentary, National Review, The Weekly
Standard, and The Claremont Review of Books. He has lectured
at many colleges and universities and at venues such as the
Smithsonian Institute, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the
Army War College, and the Air Force Academy. His latest book,
forthcoming in 2010, is The Anatomy of Appeasement. From
Ancient Greece to the War on Terror.
About the conference:
National security is not an end in itself, but the precondition of
an end more valuable: Americans' common enjoyment of the
"Blessings of Liberty." The appropriateness of measures
designed to defeat enemies abroad and ensure domestic
tranquility must, therefore, be evaluated in light of the end for
the sake of which they are deployed lest our ardor for security
erode the liberties our constitutional regime exists above all to
protect. At what point is one further increment of security not
worth its cost?in terms of resources expended, privacy
surrendered, rights infringed upon, and principles betrayed?
Calibrating security policy in the age of international terrorism is
a difficult task. A theoretical understanding of our regime and
its purposes, no less than a prudential assessment of the threats
that exist to it today, is more important than ever.
The inaugural conference of the Commonwealth Security Studies
Laboratory in the College of Business and Public Affairs at
Morehead State University is devoted to these themes. The
conference committee welcomes the submission of papers
addressing the relationship between security and liberty, broadly
construed. Anticipated topics include the following:
? The nature of Islamic terrorism and the extent of its threat
to the West
? The requirements and limitations of domestic security post-
9/11
? The extent to which the war on terror infringes upon
(and/or justifies infringing upon) civil rights and citizens?
expectations of privacy
? The treatment of detainees and the appropriateness of
coercive interrogation and military commissions
? Religious liberty in the West and home-grown extremists
? Domestic terrorism and anti-Western ideologies
? The appropriateness of a military response to the problem
of terrorism
? The appropriateness of a law enforcement response to the
problem of terrorism
? Civil-military relations in the age of asymmetric warfare
? Citizens' rights (and duties) post-9/11
? Aliens' rights (and duties?) post-9/11
? Political Correctness as an impediment to effective counter-
terrorist policies
? The effect of terrorism and counter-terrorism policies on
the character of the American regime
? The Reagan administration's approach to terrorism
? The Clinton administration's approach to terrorism
? The Bush administration's approach to terrorism
? The Obama administration's approach to terrorism
All papers accepted for presentation at the conference will be
eligible for inclusion in an edited volume published by the
Commonwealth Security Studies Laboratory. Papers will be
selected according to a two-part review process: adjudication by
a panel of three external reviewers followed by an editorial
review. Those selected will have opportunity to revise and
expand their submissions prior to publication.
- Call For Papers: Student Association On Terrorism And Security Analysis (satsa) At The Maxwell School Of Syracuse University (applies To Facuty And Students)
I received this from the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. Please note that funding will be made available for travel to the conference for selected papers. The Student Association on Terrorism and Security Analysis (SATSA) at the Maxwell School...
- Monday In Washington June 1, 2014
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- Hearings On The Hill
JAPAN'S RECENT SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS7/27 ? 10:00am, 2118 Rayburn House Office Bldg., House Armed Services Committee Full committee hearing on "Japan: Recent Security Developments." Witnesses: Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian...
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